Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

antoniocasaca123 When I finished watching this movie, I remembered F.W. Murnau's "sunrise" and also Michelangelo Antonioni's (later) films. Also in this "viaggio in italia" there is not much that happens, however everything "little" that happens in the movie holds us attention, hypnotizes us and "glue" to the screen. This is just the third film I have seen of Roberto Rossellini, after "rome citta aperta" and "stromboli" (the latter also with Ingrid Bergman), films that I also liked a lot. Lately I have seen a lot of European cinema, mainly French and Italian, essentially from the 50s, 60s and 70s. European cinema is different, especially for those who are used to American cinema only. What happens is that when we first see Antonioni, Godard, Malle, Truffaut, Rosselini, Chabrol, etc., the first sensation we have is strange, but if we insist on continuing to watch films of these fantastic filmmakers we soon begin to discover a new cinema, which we learn to see with immense pleasure, that stimulates us, that opens us perspectives, that makes us think and that gives us immense joy to see. As with this beautiful Rossellini film.

elvircorhodzic JOURNEY TO ITALY is a film about a failed marriage, unpleasant past, the empty present and uncertain future. The couple comes to Italy, in order to sell their inherited property. However, staying in Italy becomes a conflict of character and both spouses go into seclusion, unaware of the beauty of life and attractions that surround them ...This movie is a combination between the social neo-realism and the psychological drama. The story is difficult to understand. It contains genuine periods of loneliness and anxiety. Characterization is very good and is based on changes in mood, emotions and the life logic. The symbolism of the Italian landscape and culture has probably stirred the passions of the majority of viewers. Although the couple is emotionally and spiritually depleted, and their marriage is jarring and painful and they can not resist the colorful images that surround them. The main protagonists are symbolically faced with marital problems such as infidelity and sterility. The final scene in the film, which contains a religious ceremony, symbolically shows that the protagonists must find more faith in love and preservation of marriage. Frankly, I would not agree.Ingrid Bergman as Katherine Joyce is a lonely woman, who would like to run away from her unfaithful husband, but to her almost everything in this world is no longer interesting. Ms. Bergman is quite good in this role. However, it is obvious that she has no such lightness and passion for performance. George Sanders as Alexander 'Alex' Joyce is really a great choice for this role. The actor that barely shows emotions. Sarcasm and cynicism in the air.For the Italian cinematography this movie is really something new. I do not experience it as a turning point. This is a very solid psychological drama.

jarrodmcdonald-1 Hulu has recently added the Criterion restoration of JOURNEY TO ITALY. It's a 1954 drama about an Englishman (Sanders) and his wife (Ingrid Bergman) who travel from London to Italy to take care of a deceased relative's estate. Along the journey, they begin to understand why their marriage is crumbling. Bergman's own marriage to the director, Roberto Rossellini, was starting to crumble off-screen.George Sanders and Ingrid Bergman had costarred 13 years earlier in MGM's RAGE IN HEAVEN. When JOURNEY TO ITALY was originally released, it did not do well with audiences and critics were lukewarm towards it. But it has steadily grown in reputation and is believed to have influenced many well-known directors.At any rate, I watched it yesterday...it gets better with each subsequent viewing. George and Ingrid are in a way playing bourgeoisie caricatures but probably because Rossellini had a loose script, this caused them to invent dialogue that was much more natural than what we're accustomed to hearing them recite in their Hollywood movies. A few things really stand out-- the clothing is fabulous on both of them, and the hotel and villa used for those scenes are exquisite-- better than anything that could have been constructed on a sound stage. It feels like the characters are living in a real time and place because of this, and ultimately, it makes the film and its goals more endearing. Also, I love the little tourist interludes Rossellini has Bergman do, not only at Pompeii, but earlier in the film when she visits the museum, I was completely caught up in it, though there was little plot during those sequences, probably because of the fluid camera work.I did think the film slowed down a bit when George's character went off to Capri, and we'd see her driving around looking at women with baby carriages. But I understood why this was done, as it gave us insights into what was wrong with her. Then when we cut to him ending his time away, tempted by a hooker on the street, we were likewise given insights into what was wrong with him.The ending of JOURNEY TO ITALY is truly wonderful. There's this long scene where they are on a street and they get tangled up with some outdoor religious procession that occurs in the main plaza. The way they come to their senses and realize the potential of their relationship is well played. I think the way he pulls her in for the embrace was spectacularly done. To me, this scene, as well as a scene earlier in the picture where he is eating pasta with her and raving about the wine, are moments where we see George Sanders are his most vulnerable and at his best.

framptonhollis The day I'm writing this review marks the 100th birthday of my favorite actress, the lovely Ingrid Bergman. Because of this, I decided to watch an Ingrid Bergman film, and the one I chose was the wonderful "Journey to Italy".I'd never before seen a film from the acclaimed filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, and I really wanted to considering how much praise Martin Scorsese has given him. After watching this film, I'm excited to see more of his work because this movie was pretty great!It is a beautiful drama film about a married couple (played by Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders), and their trip in Italy. They're marriage isn't going very well, and it is possible that they're going to have a divorce. Other than this, the film is very light of plot, but the amount of plot in a movie doesn't really matter to me, the only thing that really matters is how good the movie is, and "Journey to Italy" is pretty great!