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

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

But how can you compare her work to Rossellini’s eight-minute turn in “Conclave”? You can’t.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Conclave star Isabella Rossellini's mother Ingrid Bergman was nominated five times in her career, winning twice.

From BBC