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Stromboli

1950 · 107 min

A stark, windswept descent into loneliness, all barren rock and hostile faces, ending in raw spiritual turmoil.

Tagline
Raging Island... Raging Passions!
Overview
After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • survival
  • family
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Sergio Amidei, Renzo Cesana, Gian Paolo Callegari, Art Cohn
Starring
Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana, Mario Sponzo, Gaetano Famularo, Angelo Molino, Roberto Onorati
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

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