Journey to Italy (1954)

7.3Approved81 minDirector: Roberto Rossellini

1954 film

Journey to Italy, also known as Voyage to Italy, is a 1954 drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders play Katherine and Alex Joyce, a childless English married couple on a trip to Italy whose marriage is on the point of collapse until they are miraculously reconciled.

The film was written by Rossellini and Vitaliano Brancati, but is loosely based on the 1934 novel Duo by Colette. Although the film was an Italian production, its dialogue was in English. The film’s first theatrical release occurred in Italy under the title Viaggio in Italia, with the dialogue dubbed into Italian.

Journey to Italy is considered by many to be Rossellini's masterpiece, as well as a seminal work of modernist cinema due to its loose storytelling. In 2012, it was listed by Sight & Sound magazine as one of the fifty greatest films ever made.

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What is Journey to Italy about?
Journey to Italy (1954) — Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive,
Is Journey to Italy based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Journey to Italy scary?
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