AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

antoniocasaca123 When I finished watching this movie, I remembered F.W. Murnau's "sunrise" and also Michelangelo Antonioni's (later) films. Also in this "viaggio in italia" there is not much that happens, however everything "little" that happens in the movie holds us attention, hypnotizes us and "glue" to the screen. This is just the third film I have seen of Roberto Rossellini, after "rome citta aperta" and "stromboli" (the latter also with Ingrid Bergman), films that I also liked a lot. Lately I have seen a lot of European cinema, mainly French and Italian, essentially from the 50s, 60s and 70s. European cinema is different, especially for those who are used to American cinema only. What happens is that when we first see Antonioni, Godard, Malle, Truffaut, Rosselini, Chabrol, etc., the first sensation we have is strange, but if we insist on continuing to watch films of these fantastic filmmakers we soon begin to discover a new cinema, which we learn to see with immense pleasure, that stimulates us, that opens us perspectives, that makes us think and that gives us immense joy to see. As with this beautiful Rossellini film.

jacobs-greenwood Billed as one of Roberto Rossellini's best, Journey to Italy aka Strangers (1954) is difficult to appreciate unless you understand the language (Italian) or can read its English subtitles as fast as they appear on the screen. Plus, if you're reading, you're missing a lot of the scenery - Naples, Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, and Capri - which is so beautiful (and could have been more so, had it been filmed in color).Also challenging for many moviegoers is that there isn't much of a plot; it's the study of a marriage that's collapsing after 8 years. Even though it features Ingrid Bergman (the director's wife at the time) and George Sanders, I find it hard to recommend to a general audience. However, the print I saw on TCM was barely 80 minutes in length, as much as 15 minutes less than the original running time, so it's possible there were scenes missing that would have made it more palatable.Katherine (Bergman) and Alex Joyce (Sanders) travel to Naples to sell a home that was left to him by a recently deceased uncle, who was popular in the idyllic town. They realize that they hardly know each other as they struggle to have any kind of meaningful dialogue or interactions without frustration or heartache. He's a workaholic while she's overly critical and sensitive. They no longer see each other as desirable, though each is curious to notice that their spouse is fun and attractive to others, when the couple mingles socially.For me, the film's best scene occurs after Alex returns late at night from a several days trip to Capri, where he was hot for a dalliance that didn't happen and Katherine is clearly hoping he'll romance her (absence makes the heart grow fonder). He's typically unaware - even aloof - of her wishes, and she's too timid to express her vulnerability, e.g. need of him. Unfortunately, much of the rest of this marital study fails to illuminate, and their reconciliation at the end feels as tacked on as any Hollywood production.

qeter Luckily they projected an old 35 mm copy to get the right feeling of looking at the past. This is not a very spectacular movie. It seems that the tourism promotion of Naples in 1954 sponsored part of the movie. There is a lot of advertising time for the area around Naples (Pompeij, Capri) in it. But from today's point of view these scenes are quite interesting. You see explanations how they uncovered the remains of Pompeij and wonderful statues of ancient times. Besides that we see a very believable struggle between man and woman in a late stage of their marriage. How first love is translated into a somehow different, but never-the-less, important feeling.

Sergeant_Tibbs Journey To Italy is one of those films with recognisable names in front and behind the lens and appears to be very acclaimed, most notably ranking very high in They Shoot Pictures Don't They's top 1000, yet I don't personally know anyone who's a fan. Besides Martin Scorsese, I can't name anyone who vouches for it. In starting the film, it's difficult to see why it deserves such a noteworthy position. It's quite haphazardly produced with clunky framing, editing and exposition in its script. I suppose it's a necessary evil essential to all films but it didn't seem to have much life to it. Perhaps it was ahead of its time in some regard. Fortunately I love Ingrid Bergman and I felt her performance was remarkably subdued, particularly in her reaction shots. A lot internally going on there. Very whole-hearted compared to George Sanders who relies on bulky screen presence.The plot continues and dwindles as we follow the two characters independently exploring their impulses, Bergman inquiring the remains of Pompeii and Sanders experimenting with infidelity. It's difficult to be invested in such a neutral relationship, especially when the cameras don't really pick up the beauty of the scenery. The film hits fever pitch late and we swiftly come to the predictable conclusive moments and that's when something incredible happens. The film, or the version I watched, is a short 80 minutes and it must be all set to build to these final minutes. It becomes movie magic, both emotional in the characters and the suddenly electrifying camera-work. Even though the catalyst is something you can see coming, the film feels worth it for that satisfying sense of love in the end. It's a shame the film is so unbalanced and it could've delivered more treats along the way, but I guess I can kind of see what Marty sees in it. 7/10