Renzo Rossellini
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Renzo Rossellini was an Italian composer, best known for his film scores.
Born in Rome
, he was brother of director Roberto Rossellini
and father of producer Franco Rossellini. He died in Monte Carlo
.
He composed the scores of his brother's films, and others such as The Children Are Watching Us
or Il segno di Venere.
He also wrote several ballets, oratorios, cantatas, four operas—La Guerra (1956), Il vortice (1958), Uno sguardo dal ponte (1961), L'Annonce faite à Marie (1970)—, symphonies, chamber music, and songs.
Born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he was brother of director Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.-Early life:Born in Rome, Roberto Rossellini lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had...
and father of producer Franco Rossellini. He died in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
.
He composed the scores of his brother's films, and others such as The Children Are Watching Us
The Children Are Watching Us
The Children Are Watching Us is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.-Plot:As the movie begins the viewer is introduced to Pricò, a young Italian boy who lives with his parents in a middle-class household...
or Il segno di Venere.
He also wrote several ballets, oratorios, cantatas, four operas—La Guerra (1956), Il vortice (1958), Uno sguardo dal ponte (1961), L'Annonce faite à Marie (1970)—, symphonies, chamber music, and songs.
Awards
- Nastro d'ArgentoNastro d'ArgentoThe Nastro d'Argento is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics...
: Best Score for PaisàPaisàPaisà is a 1946 Italian film directed by Roberto Rossellini, the second of a trilogy by Rossellini. It is divided into six episodes. They are set in the Italian Campaign during World War II when Nazi Germany was losing the war against the Allies, using themes such as the difficulty of communication...
(1946) and for I fratelli Karamazoff (1947).