{"id":80255,"date":"2022-01-12T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T06:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80255"},"modified":"2022-01-18T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:18:50","slug":"stromboli-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80255","title":{"rendered":"Stromboli (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I want to get out. I want to get out. I want to get out!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-734x1024.png 734w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-768x1072.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster-193x270.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Poster.png 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Lithuanian refugee (Ingrid Bergman) marries an Italian fisherman (Mario Vitale) as a way to stay in the country, but is instantly miserable when they move to Vitale&#8217;s home island of Stromboli, where citizens are highly moralistic and an active volcano threatens daily life.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ingrid Bergman Films<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>Roberto Rossellini Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRoberto Rosellini&#8217;s first film made with his soon-to-be-wife Ingrid Bergman was this neo-realist tale of a beautiful refugee who grabs opportunities when they arise &#8212; including accepting a marriage proposal from a man she can barely communicate with, simply because no other options are available: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Falling-in-Love.png 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to see this marriage-of-convenience going in a positive direction &#8212; though surprisingly enough, Vitale is a mostly decent guy who simply wants to live a quiet life with Bergman on his island, and it&#8217;s Bergman who reveals herself to be a classist prig: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Im-Different.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>When she tells Vitale, &#8220;I&#8217;m different. I&#8217;m very different from you. I belong to another class&#8221; (and maintains he&#8217;ll never earn enough money to deserve her), we struggle to maintain our compassion for her plight. Sure, it&#8217;s ridiculous to see local villagers criticizing Bergman for being so artistic and independent, but this <em>is<\/em> their home town, after all &#8212; she&#8217;s the newcomer. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Artist.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the film consists of Bergman simply wandering the island and trying to pass the days, including accompanying her husband and other men on an energetic fishing trip: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Fishermen.png 1501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and appealing to a kind local priest (Renzo Cesana) for help, confessing her &#8220;sinful&#8221; past and even seeming to awkwardly come on to him at one point. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Priest.png 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, there isn&#8217;t much room for anything to happen in this loosely improvised storyline other than for Bergman and Vitale to acknowledge they&#8217;re not compatible &#8212; but getting Bergman off the island turns out to be an insurmountable challenge, given lack of funds and the presence of a pesky active volcano. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano-432x270.png 432w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Volcano.png 1491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was interesting reading the following anecdote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91756\/stromboli#articles-reviews?articleId=60080\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The actual filming of <em>Stromboli<\/em> on a primitive island [in the Tyrrhenian Sea] with no modern conveniences proved to be a physically exhausting experience for Bergman and her co-workers. It was also frustrating for an actress used to working with Hollywood professionals. Now she was acting with amateurs who rarely knew their lines or when to deliver them. &#8220;So to solve it,&#8221; Bergman wrote in her autobiography, &#8220;Roberto attached a string to one of their big toes inside their shoes. Then he stood there, holding this bunch of strings, and first he&#8217;d pull that string and one man spoke, and then he&#8217;d pull another string and another man spoke. I didn&#8217;t have a string on my toe, so I didn&#8217;t know when I was supposed to speak. And this was realistic filmmaking! The dialogue was never ready, or there never was any dialogue. I thought I was going crazy.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Poor Bergman &#8212; and yet, she invited herself into the situation by writing a fan letter to Rossellini and offering her acting services to him. The rest, as film lovers know, is cinematic and romantic history, with the couple making three children and five more films together &#8212; including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2945\"><em>Voyage to Italy<\/em> (1954)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ingrid Bergman as Karen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Bergman.png 1491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine neo-realist cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stromboli-Wading.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041931\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91756\/stromboli#articles-reviews?articleId=60080\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4168ross.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/02\/16\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-stromboli-bergmanrossellini-movie-is-unveiled.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to get out. I want to get out. I want to get out!&#8221; Synopsis: A Lithuanian refugee (Ingrid Bergman) marries an Italian fisherman (Mario Vitale) as a way to stay in the country, but is instantly miserable when they move to Vitale&#8217;s home island of Stromboli, where citizens are highly moralistic and an active volcano threatens daily life. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ingrid Bergman Films Italian Films Marital Problems Newlyweds Roberto Rossellini Films Review: Roberto Rosellini&#8217;s first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80255\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80255"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80427,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80255\/revisions\/80427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}