Viaggio in Italia (1954)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Roberto Rossellini

Writers:

Vitaliano Brancati (story) and
Roberto Rossellini (story) ...

Release Date:

7 September 1954 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Catherine and Alexander, wealthy and sophisticated, drive to Naples to dispose of a deceased uncle's villa...

Plot Keywords:

Pompeii | Museum | Villa | Italy | Identity Crisis

Cast

Ingrid Bergman	...	Katherine Joyce
George Sanders	...	Alexander 'Alex' Joyce
Maria Mauban	...	Marie (as Marie Mauban)
Anna Proclemer	...	La prostituta
Paul Muller	...	Paul Dupont
Anthony La Penna	...	Tony Burton (as Leslie Daniels)
Natalia Ray	...	Natalie Burton (as Natalia Rai)
Jackie Frost	...	Betty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
María Martín

Also Known As:

Journey to Italy (USA)
L'amour est le plus fort (France)
Strangers (USA)
The Lonely Woman (UK)
Voyage en Italie (France)
Voyage in Italy
Voyage to Italy

Runtime:

USA:97 min | Italy:85 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 | Australia:M | Finland:S (1965) | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company:

Italia Film

Quotes:

Alexander 'Alex' Joyce: What noisy people! I've never seen noise and boredom go so well together.
Katherine Joyce: Oh I don't know, Uncle Homer lived here for 40 years without getting bored.
Alexander 'Alex' Joyce: Uncle Homer was not a normal person.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Prima della rivoluzione (1964)

The most subtle of romances played against a breathtaking backdrop of ancient history.

A masterwork. Heeding Martin Scorsese's advice during his documentary MY VOYAGE TO ITALY, I was finally able to see an English language version of this film on a Brazilian DVD release and the experience was an exhilarating one. The story of a couple on the verge of destruction, surrounded by the vestiges of Pompeii and a view of Vesuvius, is at once real and mesmerizing, and the captivating moment of truth presented in the finale is a stirring revelation. It's easy to see how this film pointed the way for the studied new wave romances to come, like Michelangelo Antonioni's L'AVVENTURA, Godard's CONTEMPT and even Stanley Donen's TWO FOR THE ROAD.