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Journey to Italy (1954)
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STARS...........: Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban
DIRECTOR........: Roberto Rossellini
WRITERS.........: Roberto Rossellini, Vitaliano Brancati
GENRE...........: Drama
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046511
RUNTIME.........: 1h 25mn
SIZE............: 4.67 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 7500 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1476x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.33:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: Italian FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with film scholar Laura Mulvey
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-12-14


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.


Extras

• Introduction by director Roberto Rossellini.
• New interview with film critic Adriano Aprà.
• Short film featuring footage of the Rossellinis during the production of Journey to Italy.
• New interview with Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman’s daughters, Ingrid and Isabella.
• New interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
• Living and Departed, a new visual essay by Rossellini scholar Tag Gallagher.
• Surprised by Death, a new visual essay by film critic James Quandt.
• Rossellini Through His Own Eyes, a 1992 documentary.
• Ingrid Bergman Remembered, a 1995 documentary on the actress’s life
• New interview with G. Fiorella Mariani, Rossellini’s niece.
• My Dad Is 100 Years Old, a 2005 short film directed by Guy Maddin starring Isabella Rossellini.
• The Chicken, a 1952 short film directed by Rossellini and starring Bergman.
• Audio commentary by film scholar Laura Mulvey