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Journey to Italy AKA Viaggio in Italia AKA The Lonely Woman AKA Strangers (Blu-ray) (1954)
A Dramatic and Unusual Love Story!Director: Roberto Rossellini
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Stromboli (English and Italian versions)
*The Film (Italian version)
Introduction by critic Adriano Aprà (16:34)
Archival Television Introduction by director Roberto Rossellini (1:57)
"Rossellini Under the Volcano" - a 1998 documentary that returns to the island of Stromboli fifty years after the making of "Stromboli" (45:07)
DISC TWO
* Europe '51 (English version and Italian versions)
Introduction by critic Adriano Aprà (18:26)
Archival Television Introduction by director Roberto Rossellini (4:58)
"The Tragedy of Nonconformism" - Elena Dagrada Version Comparison of "Europe '51" (36:07)
DISC THREE
* The Film (English version)
Audio commentary by scholar Laura Mulvey
Introduction by critic Adriano Aprà (11:04)
Archival Television Introduction by director Roberto Rossellini (2:10)
New interviews with Isabella Rossellini and Ingrid Rossellini, daughters of Roberto Rossellini and Bergman (32:00)
Martin Scorsese talking to Kent Jones (11:13)
Visual Essays about Rossellini:
- "Living and Departed" by Tag Gallagher (22:37)
- "Surprised by Death" by James Quandt (38:56)
The Rossellini on Capri (5:17)
DISC FOUR
"Rossellini Through His Own Eyes" - a 1992 documentary on the filmmaker’s approach to cinema (62:23)
"Ingrid Bergman Remembered" - a 1996 documentary on the actor’s life, narrated by her daughter Pia Lindstrom (50:07)
Interview with Fiorella Mariani, Rossellini’s niece, featuring home movies shot by Bergman (14:49)
"My Dad is 100 Years Old" - a 2005 short film by Guy Maddin and starring Isabella Rossellini (17:02)
"The Chicken" - a 1952 short film by Roberto Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman (16:02) -
Subtitles:English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in a 4-disc box set #672 "3 Films by Roberto Rossellini", containing #673 "Stromboli", #674 "Europe '51" and #675 "Journey to Italy".
Comes with a booklet featuring essays by critics Richard Brody, Fred Camper, Dina Iordanova, and Paul Thomas; letters exchanged by Rossellini and Bergman; “Why I Directed Stromboli,” a 1950 article by Rossellini; a 1954 interview with Rossellini conducted by Eric Rohmer and François Truffaut for Cahiers du cinéma; and excerpts from a 1965 interview with Rossellini conducted by Aprà and Maurizio Ponzi for Filmcriticah. -
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Extras:Interview with Renzo Rossellini (10:35)
Interview with Valerio Caprara (15:44)
"Hanno detto del film" [They say of the film...] featurette (15:16) (in English, with burnt-in Italian subtitles for the English dialogue)
"Rossellini, 'Viaggio in Italia' e la Nouvelle Vague" [Rossellini, 'Journey to Italy' and the Nouvelle Vague] featurette (2:13)
"I luoghi di 'Viaggio in Italia'" [The places of 'Journey to Italy'] featurettes:
- Memories of Italy [La Campania] (10:56)
- Newspaper LUCE 1099, "Pompei" (1:15)
"Documenti" text paraphernalia:
- Review of 'Journey to Italy' by François Truffaut (in French, 4 images)
- Review of 'Journey to Italy' by André Bazin (in French, 3 images) -
Subtitles:Italian HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080i50, in Italian, with no subtitles unless otherwise stated.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Stromboli" (1950)
DISC TWO
* The Film - Italian Version
* The Film - English Version
Audio commentary with filmmaker and academic Laura Mulvey (2003)
Audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin (2007)
"My Dad Is 100 Years Old" 2005 short film by Guy Maddin (18:01)
DISC THREE
* "Fear" (1954)
* "The Machine That Kills Bad People" (1952) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Tag Gallagher, Adriano Aprà, Laura Mulvey, Peter Bondanella and Paul Fairclough, and full film credits.
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK release has 2 versions of the film with extras, the US release has the English version of the film with differing extras, and the Italian version includes some unique extras also (although only one of them is English-friendly).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - English-language version (85:40).
- Blu-ray B Italy- Flamingo Video - No cuts - Italian Version (82:46).
- Blu-ray B The Roberto Rossellini + Ingrid Bergman Collection United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Includes both the Italian Version (83:15) and the English Version (86:08).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 11/09/13
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 28/06/19UPDATE LOG:
11/09/13: Initial entry.
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16/07/15: Addition of the BFI.
28/06/19: Added Italian release.
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