Elena Rossini – Italian Filmmaker, DP & Director

Se Non Ora Quando?

"Se Non Ora, Quando?" (If Not Now, When?) – Anti-Berlusconi protest taking place in dozens of Italian cities as well as abroad. Photos from the Paris, France protest near Sacre Coeur.

Elena RossiniFebruary 13, 2011

Film Projects Filmmaking The Illusionists

The Making of My Film: Like David vs. Goliath

This is a cross post that also appears on my blog at theillusionists.org. February 2nd holds a special significance for me: it was on this day, exactly 9 years ago, that I resolved to become a filmmaker. In the evening…

Elena RossiniFebruary 2, 2011

Photography Reportage

Anti-Berlusconi Protest in Milan

Anti-Berlusconi protest in Milan – January 29th, 2011.

Elena RossiniJanuary 29, 2011

Cinephilia Great Directors

Sven Nykvist: “With One Eye He Cries”

A documentary about the work of legendary Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist, who was a longtime collaborator of Ingmar Bergman. My favorite anecdote from the documentary, about the filming of Bergman's Persona (1966):

Elena RossiniJanuary 12, 2011

Filmmaking My Film Projects The Illusionists

A Letter from My Younger Self

This past Wednesday, after a long afternoon of editing I rushed to the Forum des Images – a Mecca for any cinephile in the Chatelet area of Paris. The Forum hosts daily screenings, master classes with prominent actors and directors,…

Elena RossiniJanuary 8, 2011

Cinephilia Great Directors I Heart Films

Melville, Le Samourai, and the Studios Jenner

Last night I watched for the first time Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967) a poetic film noir starring a young Alain Delon. I was especially struck by the suspenseful, lyrical first ten minutes of the film – which were completely…

Elena RossiniJanuary 5, 2011