Viaggio in Italia 1954

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Some of us will never tire of those soirees, with their black-tied gloom and elegant suffering, and will therefore relish the beauty and melancholy of this voyage, along with its touristic snapshots and heart-tugging Neapolitan songs. Read more

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Peter Keough, Boston Globe: You might not want to bring along someone you love, because you could end up leaving the theater alone. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: One of the most quietly revolutionary works in the history of cinema, Roberto Rossellini's third feature starring Ingrid Bergman (his wife at the time), from 1953, turns romantic melodrama into intellectual adventure. Read more

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Trevor Johnston, Time Out: Rossellini stealthily ushers us towards a sense of heady affirmation so primal that 'romance' isn't a strong enough word for it. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Voyage to Italy is the kind of movie that makes those unhappily in love feel understood. And even if that's not you (congratulations), it's still possible to groove on Rossellini's stranger-in-a-strange-land psychodrama. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Voyage to Italy is close to watching actual strangers suffer loneliness despite being together. It can leave an aching bruise, but only if you're paying attention. Read more