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29 March 1948 (USA)
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Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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The Criterion Column: Volume One
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A Fine Dramatic Representation of American Liberation in Italy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Carmela Sazio | ... | Carmela (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Robert Van Loon | ... | Joe, the American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Benjamin Emanuel | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Raymond Campbell | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Harold Wagner | ... | Harry, a German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Albert Heinze | ... | A German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Merlin Berth | ... | Merlin, an American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Mats Carlson | ... | Swede, an American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) | |
| Leonard Parrish | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) (as Leonard Penish) | |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Joe - the American MP (episode II: Napoli) (as Dots M. Johnson) | |
| Alfonsino Pasca | ... | Pasquale (episode II: Napoli) (as Alfonsino) | |
| Maria Michi | ... | Francesca (episode III: Roma) | |
| Gar Moore | ... | Fred, an American soldier (episode III: Roma) | |
| Harriet Medin | ... | Harriet, the nurse (episode IV: Firenze) (as Harriet White) | |
| Renzo Avanzo | ... | Massimo (episode IV: Firenze) |
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Paisan (USA)
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USA:120 min | 134 min (restored version) | Italy:125 min
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The monks in the fifth episode were authentic Franciscan monks from the Maiori convent, near Salerno
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Featured in Il mio viaggio in Italia (1999)
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This film was well done for what Rosselini had. Although I was never a fan of many of these films done with left-over soldiers and bad actors to show what real-life people were like, "Paisan" definitely shows the unity of people joined in a cause. Each episode of the American progress north through Italy the American/Italian relationship become a little more united. Until, finally, in the Po River Valley, the Americans and the Italians are almost indistinguishable from one another. It conveys a good message through a good medium.
The on-location shooting was a plus, too. For people who have been to Firenze, Napoli, Sicilia, Roma, or any of the locations in this film, it is a stunning sight to see places you know crawling with Nazis and Allies struggling. It endows the movie with a sense of realism that it needs badly. It needs this realism because the acting is horrendous. Of course, the unskilled acting was supposed to convey more realism, but I think it detracts in actuality.
If you are interested in history or Italy during the World War, see this film. It is a good representation of what life was like then, but beware that not everything could be represented ... so it is not all-inclusive. It is a long film, but anyone with an interest will enjoy it immensely, I think.