The next edition of our Randomizer segment, the great wheel has fallen on Spine #463: IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE by acclaimed Italian director Roberto Rossellini We had a lot of fun with this one! And what's more fun than... Italian Neorealism Multe Salami AND Vittorio De Sica as a wartime rascal. ...oh and it's another prison-themed movie *we promise we are not doing this on purpose* Bonus content: Essay: <a href= "https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1045-il-generale-della-rovere-rediscovering-roberto-rossellini"> Rediscovering Roberto Rossellini</a> Music: <a href="https://orcd.co/af_genevafreeport">“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free</a> courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc. Follow us online: <a href="https://twitter.com/SurprisingCrit">Twitter</a> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/SurprisingCrit/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/surprisingcrit">Facebook</a>

16. Night On Earth (1991)

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