Miracles and Sacrilege
Robert Rossellini, the Church, and Film Censorship in Hollywood
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'My dad shot his film The Miracle with friends: with Anna Magnani, his great love and an extraordinary actress, and with Federico Fellini, who provided the scenario. The story moved them. They certainly did not expect to be accused of sacrilege, nor could they have imagined that their film would end up in the United States Supreme Court. Within days of opening in New York, however, The Miracle became the subject of a great legal struggle concerning whether principles of free speech should apply to film. Until now, I did not know just how intense this struggle was, nor did I know how much the e...
'My dad shot his film The Miracle with friends: with Anna Magnani, his great love and an extraordinary actress, and with Federico Fellini, who provided the scenario. The story moved them. They certainly did not expect to be accused of sacrilege, nor could they have imagined that their film would end up in the United States Supreme Court. Within days of opening in New York, however, The Miracle became the subject of a great legal struggle concerning whether principles of free speech should apply to film. Until now, I did not know just how intense this struggle was, nor did I know how much the existence of artistic freedom today may be traced back to this important court decision. Dr. Johnson's book tells this extraordinary story. I am pleased to see this aspect of my father's legacy so thoroughly illuminated.'-Isabella Rossellini
