I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema contributing films such as Roma città aperta (Rome Open City 1945) to the movement. Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.