"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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
On the evening of New Year's Eve I stared expectantly at the electronic display of my television set – when the four red digits turned from 23:59 to 00:00 I…
From The Atlantic: The very last roll of Kodachrome film will be delivered today in Parsons, Kansas. Kodak has slowly phased out the materials needed to make and develop the…
A few screenshots from "Three Days to See" – a film on which I am serving as director of photography. We had the privilege of filming at the Metropolitan Museum…
Read Elena Rossini's About page, which includes her biography and a description of her most notable projects.
The Illusionists
The Illusionists is Elena Rossini's most notable project – a documentary about the dark side of advertising and the marketing of unattainable beauty ideals around the world.
100 Days of Women in Film
A blog series by Elena Rossini that celebrates the careers of unsung heroines from the world of film and television.