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Journey to Italy

1954 · 85 min

A quiet, emotionally charged study of a marriage adrift, where silences and landscapes speak as loudly as words.

Overview: Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
love
betrayal
family
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Roberto Rossellini
Written by: Vitaliano Brancati, Roberto Rossellini
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban, Anna Proclemer, Paul Müller, Leslie Daniels, Natalia Ray, Jackie Frost
Music: Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography: Enzo Serafin
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Italy, France
Languages: English, Italian

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