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(Italian: Europa '51 ) is a landmark 1952 neorealist drama directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman as Irene Girard, a wealthy Rome socialite whose life is upended by a sudden family tragedy. Plot and Themes

: After the shocking death of her young son, Michele, a guilt-ridden Irene abandons her life of luxury and social trivialities to find a deeper purpose. Europe '51

: Irene's journey takes her through the slums and factories of postwar Italy, where she encounters Marxist and Christian ideologies. Her family and society, unable to comprehend her radical empathy, eventually label her behavior as madness and confine her to a mental asylum. (Italian: Europa '51 ) is a landmark 1952