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When Pina dies in the arms of Don Pietro in Rome, Open City the pose can be comparable to Michelangelo’s Pieta. In the famous sculpture, Michelangelo depicts the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus Christ’s dead body. However, in the movie, one of the main characters, Pina, is seen running after her husband that’s been captured by the Nazis and thrown in a truck to be taken away. Unfortunately, she’s shot to death and Don Pietro, the patriot priest hurries over to her side and cradles her in a “pieta” pose. Throughout the movie, Don Pietro can be looked at as a reference to Jesus Christ himself. Even up until the last scene of the movie where Don Pietro is executed, he says, “God, forgive them…end this now.” This quote can be directly compared to the

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