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The Rossellini Collection is a collaboration between Istituto Luce Cinecittà, CSC - Cineteca Nazionale, Cineteca di Bologna and Coproduction Office which sees the enhancement and enrichment of Roberto Rossellini key works by all the recents improvements of the newest digital restoration technologies.

The first film restored, MACHINE TO KILL BAD PEOPLE (La Macchina Ammazzacattivi) premiered in Cannes Classics in 2011 and was screened at the Lumière Festival in Lyon (France). The second film of the series, INDIA MATRI BHUMI, was presented Out of Competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

The films, the heart and soul of Rossellini's work involved in the Collection are: ROME, OPEN CITY (Roma città aperta), PAISAN (Paisà), GERMANY YEAR ZERO (Germania anno zero), WAYS OF LOVE / AMORE (L'Amore), STROMBOLI (Stromboli terra di Dio), MACHINE TO KILL BAD PEOPLE (La Macchina Ammazzacattivi), THE FEAR (La Paura), JOURNEY TO ITALY (Viaggio in Italia), INDIA MATRI BHUMI, INTERVIEW WITH SALVADOR ALLENDE (Intervista a Salvador Allende: La forza e la ragione), ITALY YEAR ONE (Anno uno).