Film Forum

Italy, 2020
Directed by Alessandro Rossellini
Featuring Isabella Rossellini, Ingrid Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini, Robin Rossellini, Gil Nur Rossellini
Approx. 90 min.

“My grandfather left the world his masterpieces, and not a penny to any of us. Instead, he left us an enormous inheritance of family conflicts,” declares Alessandro Rossellini, the son of Renzo Rossellini and grandson of Roberto and his second wife Marcella. Between Roberto’s four wives, numerous mistresses, and descendants stretching from New York to Sweden to Qatar, the Rossellini legacy is nothing if not capacious. In this personal documentary, Alessandro interviews his relatives and tries to diagnose the roots of a genetic ailment: Rossellinitis. Characterized by conviction, outspokenness, and wanderlust (or just plain lust), those suffering from Rossellinitis are encouraged to look deeply into family history and discuss.

Courtesy B&B Film.