81 mins |
Rated
PG
Directed by Roberto Rossellini
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana, Mario Sponzo
The first collaboration between Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman is a devastating portrait of a woman’s existential crisis, set against the beautiful and forbidding backdrop of a volcanic island...
Lithuanian Karin (Bergman) flees her war-ravaged home country and winds up in an internment camp in Italy where she meets Antonio (Mario Vitale). Enjoying a brief romance, Antonio takes her back to Stromboli, the volcanic island he lives on, and Karin struggles with a language barrier, brutal living conditions and her outsider status.
Complex, visually creative drama - a landmark of film.
Classic Film and Television
Stromboli’s portrayal of marriage is trailblazing.
Criterion Collection
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The first collaboration between Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman is a devastating portrait of a woman’s existential crisis, set against the beautiful and forbidding backdrop of a volcanic island...
Lithuanian Karin (Bergman) flees her war-ravaged home country and winds up in an internment camp in Italy where she meets Antonio (Mario Vitale). Enjoying a brief romance, Antonio takes her back to Stromboli, the volcanic island he lives on, and Karin struggles with a language barrier, brutal living conditions and her outsider status.
Complex, visually creative drama - a landmark of film.
Classic Film and Television
Stromboli’s portrayal of marriage is trailblazing.
Criterion Collection