Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Roberto Rossellini.

Highly recommended: Rome, Open City, Paisan, Germany, Year Zero, Amore, Stromboli, The Flowers of St. Francis, Europa ’51, Journey to Italy, India: Matri Bhumi, The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Recommended: General Della Rovere, Acts of the Apostles (non-film), Blaise Pascal, The Age of the Medici (non-film), Cartesius

Worth a look: Fear, The Messiah (non-film)

Next week’s director is… Fred Zinnemann!!!