Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini Italy/France 1954 DCP 86 minutes
Rated PG – Contains mild sex references
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban, Anna Proclemer, Paul Muller.
English and Italian with English subtitles
Journey to Italy has been hailed as one of the finest films ever made and is recognised as one of Rossellini’s most masterful works, though it was rather harshly treated on its initial release. The final film in a trilogy that began with Stromboli (1949) and Europa 51 (1952), it is a deceptively simple portrait of a marriage in crisis. Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders are a quiet English couple who travel to Naples seeking a buyer for a property that has been left to them by a relative. Separated from the social whirl and hectic days of their life in London, they are forced to confront a relationship that has crumbled into weariness, mistrust and mutual disdain.
Juxtaposing the emotional reserve of the unhappy couple with the beauty and vitality of their Italian surroundings, Journey to Italy is a film with little plot but a profound understanding of the human condition. The world-weary, self-loathing at the heart of George Sanders’ screen character has never been better used, and Ingrid Bergman is exceptional at conveying the emotional turmoil beneath her civilised veneer.
Screening in a beautiful new restoration.
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