Stromboli (1950)
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Italian neo-realist pioneer Roberto Rossellini made his first (and, as it turned out, last) Hollywood-backed film with Stromboli. Karin (Ingrid Bergman) is a war refugee from Lithuania who has been placed in an internment camp. Desperate to get out and with few options, she accepts a proposal of… More Italian neo-realist pioneer Roberto Rossellini made his first (and, as it turned out, last) Hollywood-backed film with Stromboli. Karin (Ingrid Bergman) is a war refugee from Lithuania who has been placed in an internment camp. Desperate to get out and with few options, she accepts a proposal of marriage from Antonio (Mario Vitale), a fisherman who lives on the island of Stromboli. However, Karin soon finds that life on the island is only a minor improvement over the prison camp; she's an outsider there and doesn't fit in with the locals. Karin's discomfort turns to terror when the island's volcano threatens to erupt. Stromboli became infamous in its time when word got out that Bergman was having an affair with Rossellini; Bergman would eventually leave her husband and marry Rossellini, but the scandal all but killed this film at the box office. Rossellini's battles with producer Howard Hughes hardly helped: while Rossellini's cut of the film was eventually released on tape in the United States, on initial release Hughes had Alfred Werker cut it from 117 minutes to 81 minutes and add a new ending. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roberto Rossellini
- Written By
- Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Art Kohn, Gainpaolo Callegari, Renzo Cesana
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 15, 1950 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Fascinante enquanto observa o conflito entre o egoísmo da personagem de Bergman e a passividade dos habitantes de Stromboli (sempre submissos à Natureza), o filme se enfraquece em função da imposição "espiritual" de Rossellini.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Complex, visually creative drama - a landmark of film.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Thought-provoking and unduly provocative.
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Cast
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Ingrid Bergman
as Karin Bjiorsen
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Mario Vitale
as Antonio
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Renzo Cesana
as The Priest
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Mario Sponza
as The Lighthouse Keeper