The question of how to change Italian.
consciousness was proposed. It was a movement to reflect real life and what.
had happened during and after the war. Neorealism films dealt with issues such.
as the "Italian middle class, southern Italy's problems, the Holocaust, the.
Anitfascist movement, poverty during Fascism, the Resistance and Political.
Engagement"(http://library.thinkquest.org/28490/data/inglese/f_tema.htm). It.
formed a new attitude towards life in Italy. It focused on ordinary people and.
everyday settings. Rossellini believed Neorealistic films showed "a conscious life.
in the heat of the human and social problems of wartime and the post-war.
years." It touched upon the idea of Christian and Marxists humanism and.
emphasized emotion, rather than ideas. Directors such as De Sica, Visconti and.
Rossellini were not afraid to shed light on the social, political and economical.
problems that ran through Italy. "It seemed to reject traditional dramatic and.
cinematic conventions associated with Hollywood"(Baranski 219).
Neorealism was based on the raw and harsh aspects of Italian society. In.
order to portray Italian life during this time, signature techniques were used in.
Neorealistic films. Today, a Neorealistic film could be compared to a.
documentary style movie which would force viewers to face reality. "The most.
common attribute of Neorealism was the location shooting and the dubbing of.
dialogue"(www.gpc.peachnet.edu/~jriggs/film1301/notes10.htm). It was.
important that stories were to evolve naturally. Everything about a Neorealistic.
film was to be natural. Non-professional actors were used to create authentic.
films. These non-professional actors played both supporting and principal roles. .
Since the films required the use of actual locations, rather than studios, editing.
techniques remained simple. "The avoidance of artifice in editing, camerawork,.
and lighting were in favor of a simple "styless" style".
