... hope is lost. The "pizzeria" as the father calls it, is actually a restaurant of high class quality and they can be seen eating near an affluent family. What makes this scene so poignant in its comic presentations is the juxtaposition of destitution and gluttony. It is the poverty and ... various groups using realism displaying the nazi horror and political rule. However, Rossellini uses comedy in order to distinctly clarify the role of a working class law officer. He depicts the police chief early in the film, as obsequious and slavish to the nazi orders. (desribe slavish scene) It is ...

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