Rossellini

American  

[raw-suh-lee-nee, ros-uh-, raws-sel-lee-nee] / ˌrɔ səˈli ni, ˌrɒs ə-, ˌrɔs sɛlˈli ni /

noun

1. Roberto 1906–77, Italian motion-picture director.

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Rossellini British  

/ rɒsəˈliːnɪ /

noun

1. Roberto . 1906–77, Italian film director. His films include Rome, Open City (1945), Paisà (1946), and L'Amore (1948)

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Example Sentences

Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini lends her voice to an audio guide for the exhibition, which brings together works from museums including France's Louvre.

From Barron's

Isabella Rossellini shared it with her million-plus Instagram followers, calling it “heartbreaking.”

From Los Angeles Times

The marvelous Isabella Rossellini, as the upright but weary Franny Forst, sets fire, in a fit of righteous pique, to “Judith Beheading Holofernes,” and Franny’s home is not the kind that has a phony Caravaggio on the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cash-strapped Rossellini stuffs free snacks into his pockets.

From Los Angeles Times

Viewers longing to know more about his private life must settle for subtext — former partner Isabella Rossellini mentions that he used to destroy rooms in their home and was shocked when he saw himself after a friend filmed him doing it — and the films.

From Los Angeles Times