#675: ROSSELLINI, Roberto: Journey To Italy (1954)

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3 FIMLS BY ROBERTO ROSSELLINI STARRING INGRID BERGMAN {Spine #672}

ROSSELLINI, Roberto (Italy)
Journey To Italy [1954]
Spine #675
Blu-ray


Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia) charts the declining marriage of a couple from England (Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just the anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotion and spirituality. Considered a predecessor to the existentialist works of Michelangelo Antonioni and hailed as a groundbreaking modernist work by the legendary film journal Cahiers du cinéma, Journey to Italy is a breathtaking cinematic benchmark.

85 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers


Story and screenplay by Vitalialno Brancati and Roberto Rossellini.

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Eighty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Richard Brody, Dina Iordanova, Elena Dagrada, Fred Camper, Paul Thomas, an exchange of letters between Rossellini and Bergman, Rossellini.

Commentary

By film scholar Laura Mulvey.

Introduction

By director Rossellini.

Interview 1

With film critic Adriano Aprà.

Short film

Featuring footage of the Rossellinis during the production of Journey to Italy.

Interview 2

With Rossellini and actress Bergman’s daughters, Ingrid Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini.

Interview 3

With filmmaker Martin Scorsese.

Living and Departed

A new visual essay by Rossellini scholar Tag Gallagher on the evolution of the director’s style in the trilogy.

Surprised by Death

A new visual essay by film critic James Quandt on the historical and artistic themes of the trilogy.

Rossellini Through His Own Eyes

A 1992 documentary on the director’s approach to cinema, featuring archival interviews with Rossellini and Bergman.

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

A 1995 documentary on the actress’s life, narrated by her daughter, Pia Lindström.

Interview 4

With G. Fiorella Mariani, Rossellini’s niece, featuring Bergman’s home movies.

My Dad is 100 Years Old

A 2005 short film directed by Guy Maddin and starring Isabella Rossellini.

The Chicken

A 1952 short film directed by Rossellini and starring Bergman.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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