Journey to Italy
Encyclopedia
Journey to Italy is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini
, starring Ingrid Bergman
and George Sanders
. The film has English dialogue; the Italian version was originally cut. It is loosely based on the novel Duo by Colette
.
to sell a recently inherited property near Naples
. A few days after their arrival a series of quarrels ends in a decision to divorce. However, emotional experiences while viewing Pompeii, other Classical remains and a religious procession results in a mutual declaration of love. We presume the marriage continues.
's novel Duo; Rossellini was however unable to get the rights to novel, and was forced to re-write the screenplay until it departed in enough aspects.
, including François Truffaut
, liked it and proclaimed it to be the first modern film. Martin Scorsese
talks about the film and his impressions of it in his film My Voyage to Italy
.
George Sanders' autobiographical Memoirs of a Professional Cad (1960) tellingly decribe Rossellini's haphazard methods of direction and their effects on actors and production team.
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.-Early life:Born in Rome, Roberto Rossellini lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had...
, starring Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
and George Sanders
George Sanders
George Sanders was a British actor.George Sanders may also refer to:*George Sanders , Victoria Cross recipient in World War I...
. The film has English dialogue; the Italian version was originally cut. It is loosely based on the novel Duo by Colette
Colette
Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette . She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.-Early life and marriage:Colette was born to retired military officer Jules-Joseph...
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Plot
The Joyces, played by Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders, are an English couple who have gone to ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to sell a recently inherited property near Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. A few days after their arrival a series of quarrels ends in a decision to divorce. However, emotional experiences while viewing Pompeii, other Classical remains and a religious procession results in a mutual declaration of love. We presume the marriage continues.
Cast
- Ingrid BergmanIngrid BergmanIngrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
as Katherine Joyce - George SandersGeorge SandersGeorge Sanders was a British actor.George Sanders may also refer to:*George Sanders , Victoria Cross recipient in World War I...
as Alexander 'Alex' Joyce - Maria Mauban as Marie
- Anna Proclemer as the prostitute
- Paul MüllerPaul Müller (actor)Paul Konrad Muller is a Swiss character actor. Notice: In fact his real name is "Muller" not "Müller". It seems that it is not possible to change the false written name in the headline of this article.- Theatre :...
as Paul Dupont - Anthony La Penna as Tony Burton
- Natalia Ray as Natalie Burton
- Jackie Frost as Betty
Production
The film was originally intended as an adaptation of the French writer ColetteColette
Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette . She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.-Early life and marriage:Colette was born to retired military officer Jules-Joseph...
's novel Duo; Rossellini was however unable to get the rights to novel, and was forced to re-write the screenplay until it departed in enough aspects.
Reception
Although it performed badly at the box office, French critics at the Cahiers du CinémaCahiers du cinéma
Cahiers du Cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. It developed from the earlier magazine Revue du Cinéma involving members of two Paris film clubs — Objectif 49 and...
, including François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
, liked it and proclaimed it to be the first modern film. Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
talks about the film and his impressions of it in his film My Voyage to Italy
My Voyage to Italy
My Voyage to Italy is a personal documentary by acclaimed Italian-American director Martin Scorsese. The film is a voyage through Italian cinema history, marking influential films for Scorsese and particularly covering the Italian neorealism period....
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George Sanders' autobiographical Memoirs of a Professional Cad (1960) tellingly decribe Rossellini's haphazard methods of direction and their effects on actors and production team.