Isabella Rossellini
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- White Nights (1985)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski…
- Baryshnikov and Hines try to dance themselves free from Soviet oppression in this amusing dated thriller. The dance sequences still hold up though.
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern…
- David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
- Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
- Dir. Norman Mailer
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini
- This curious black comedy–come–film noir enigma will provide fascinating viewing for some. Based on the director's novel, it marked a…
- Zelly and Me (1988)
- Dir. Tina Rathborne
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, David Lynch
- Poignant story of a young orphan girl caught between her possessive grandmother and her governness (Isabella Rosellini). David Lynch has a major…
- Cousins (1989)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young…
- Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
- Siesta (1989)
- Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jodie Foster, Gabriel Byrne…
- An enigmatic, arty thriller with a terrific cast, gorgeous lensing and Miles Davis soundtrack. Possibly meaningless, but a pleasure to watch the cast…
- Red Riding Hood (1989)
- Dir. Adam Brooks
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Amelia Shankley, Craig T. Nelson
- Musical interpretation of the classic fairy tale with real, flesh–and–blood actors (including Isabella Rossellini), some Disney–ish…
- Wild at Heart (1990)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd…
- Disturbing, provocative and always stylish, the director parodies himself and many other great film–makers in this mother of all road movies.…
- Director's Cut, The (The Pickle) (1993)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Danny Aiello, Shelley Winters, Dyan Cannon…
- Yet another film about film–making. Danny Aiello portrays the alter–ego of director Paul Masursky, a self–obsessed and aging film…
- Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2 (1993)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron, Phil Joanou, Tom Hanks
Feat. James Woods, Peter Gallagher, Isabella Rossellini…
- A–list talent lend their names to this crime series set in Hollywood's golden age. The actors fill the hats and coats, with a few famous names…
- Fearless (1994)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, Isabella Rossellini…
- Jeff Bridges plays an air–crash survivor whose new–lease on life leads him to believe he is invulnerable to death. Multi–layered,…
- Innocent, The (1994)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini
- Anthony Hopkins toplines WW2 espionage thriller about a British engineer (Campbell Scott) who becomes caught in the crossfire of suspicion during his…
- Crime of the Century (1996)
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh…
- Astute re–enactment of the controversial Lindbergh trial that resulted in a supposed wrongful execution for the kidnap and murder of a baby in…
- Big Night (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini…
- Two Italian restauranteur–brothers hope to catch the imagination of local tastebuds with an elaborate 6–course banquet, and rejuvinate…
- Funeral, The (1996)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Christopher Walken, Christopher Penn, Annabella Sciorra…
- Indie iconoclast Abel Ferrara delves deeper into the troubled psyches of men–on–the–edge with a brooding chamber–piece.…
- Odyssey, The (1997)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini…
- Homer's epic gets the televisual treatment as Odysseus makes his long journey home – through many an exotic location – while his wife…
- Merlin (1998)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Rutger Hauer…
- Playing the titular wizard, Sam Neill lends his talents to a well thought–out, monster–filled variation on the King Arthur cycle. Other…
- Imposters, The (1998)
- Dir. Stanley Tucci
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Isabella Rossellini
- Following up his comic hit BIG NIGHT, Stanley Tucci helms this passable 'false–identity' comedy set aboard a cruise ship from out of some kind…
- Left Luggage (1998)
- Dir. Jeroen Krabbe
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Marianne Sagebrecht, Laura Fraser
- Concerning a free–spirited young woman working as a nanny in a Jewish household in Antwerp, this resolutely serious drama struggles with…
- Sky Is Falling, The (Cielo cade, Il) (2000)
- Dir. Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe
- Two young orphan girls are sent to live with relatives in Tuscany, Italy during WW2 and discover intriguing new perspectives through their Jewish…
- Roger Dodger (2002)
- Dir. Dylan Kidd
Feat. Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Beals…
- Dodging expectations all–round, this devastating black comedy has a standout script and performances, especially Campbell Scott as the callous…
- Napoleon (TV Mini-series) (2003)
- Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich…
- A handsomely staged French (though English language) production of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Clavier) from his youthful antics, military…
- Saddest Music in the World, The (2003)
- Dir. Guy Maddin
Feat. Mark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros…
- Another stunning tableaux from dir. Maddin's ongoing series of fantasies inspired by the musty, spectral qualities of early cinema, this time setting…
- Infamous (2006)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig…
- Beaten to the punch, this second take on Truman Capote’s infamy suffers inevitably from de–ja vu, yet has plenty new to offer as an alternate…
- Architect, The (2006)
- Dir. Matt Tauber
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere…
- Downbeat tale of the architect of a high rise complex confronted by it's angry tenants who demand it be torn down. Meanwhile, the architects home…
- Accidental Husband, The (2008)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth…
- Romantic comedy stars Uma Thurman as a talk–show host who discovers she is somehow married to a man she has never met, and goes on a mission to…
- Two Lovers (2008)
- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw…
- Joaquin Phoenix (in reputedly his final film) re–teams with dir. James Gray for this acutely observed ‘anti–romance’, about a bipolar…
- Green Porno (2008)
- Dir. Isabella Rossellini
Feat. Isabella Rossellini
- Conceived, written, directed and starring Isabella Rossellini – adorned in costumed of foam and rubber, this series of vignettes on the sexual…
- My Dog Tulip (2009)
- Dir. Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger
Feat. Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, Isabella Rossellini
- Touching, bittersweet adult animation of J. R. Ackerley's 1956 book, recalling the author's 15–year relationship with his beloved German…
- Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)
- Dir. Saverio Costanzo
Feat. Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Marinelli, Martina Albano…
- Mournful tale of two misfits whose awkward life paths never quite cross. Spanning from childhood into their forties this melancholic mosaic is…
- Late Bloomers (2011)
- Dir. Julie Gavras
Feat. William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Joanna Lumley…
- A breezy depiction of the late–life crisis, with old married couple William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini scrambling in opposite directions when…
- Enemy (2013)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon…
- The dir. of PRISONERS and INCENDIES explores the dilemma of a man who seeks out his doppelganger after glimpsing him in a movie. An unsettling…
- Joy (2015)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper…
- Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and dir. David O. Russell reteam yet again for this true life tale of Joy Mangano, whose invention of the 'Miracle…
- Marcel: the Shell With Shoes On (2022)
- Dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann…
- Marcel is an adorable one–inch–tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.
Once…
- Cat Person (2023)
- Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan…
- An extended film adaptation of a 2017 'New Yorker' short story that went viral on account of its wildly relatable tale of a young millennial woman's…