tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post6452644240038978734..comments2023-07-01T05:05:31.938-04:00Comments on Films Worth Watching: Stromboli (1950) - Directed by Roberto RosselliniJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-90112980670425927172013-06-18T12:54:38.380-04:002013-06-18T12:54:38.380-04:00Hey Tony I am thankful for your comments here. Yes...Hey Tony I am thankful for your comments here. Yes I did know about the LIFE Photo Shoot and she's simply beautiful....and it captures a vibe from the movie even if it's not "of" the movie. I'm glad to hear your appraisal and agree with you.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-33481017467684095892013-06-18T00:56:35.557-04:002013-06-18T00:56:35.557-04:00I have always felt this film has a wider resonance...I have always felt this film has a wider resonance. The displacement and disorientation of migrants to a new land, which is really the back-story of the island of Stromboli, left to the very old and the very young after the able-bodied have ventured for a new life elsewhere. Btw, the image at the top of your post is not from the movie. It was part of a LIFE photo shoot focusing on Bergman, but it is doubly revelatory as the photographer has not only captured her fragile beauty but the suspicion and awe of the island's actual inhabitants.Tony D'Ambrahttp://filmsnoir.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-65049622089661827642013-05-27T09:40:04.817-04:002013-05-27T09:40:04.817-04:00Beautiful review Jon! The great Region 2 label Ma...Beautiful review Jon! The great Region 2 label Masters-of-Cinema has this slated for upcoming release, and tasteful cineastes will surely be all over it. <br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stromboli-DVD-Blu-ray-Ingrid-Bergman/dp/B00B6RBT7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369661880&sr=8-1&keywords=stromboli+blu-ray<br /><br /><br /> To answer your question Jon, this must-acquire blu-ray/DVD combo most assuredly has the subtitles that the film needs to be fully effective. I must agree with your exceptional essay, that in the end it's a near-great film that asks more questions than it answers.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-27160957111765708202013-05-24T14:08:00.764-04:002013-05-24T14:08:00.764-04:00Thanks so much Joel. I've read your essay befo...Thanks so much Joel. I've read your essay before and know you well like it a great deal. I didn't even mention that sequence, but you're right, the fishing sequence is a definitive highlight. I think one version I saw didn't even have this sequence in it! Crazy.<br /><br />YOu're right about the Antonioni link to Voyage to Italy, of course, but I think Rossellini was channeling something fully through this era that was expanded upon later. He was working through this type of filmmaking throughout the early 1950s especially. Europa '51 is another interesting effort.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-11320818753387942972013-05-24T11:16:25.207-04:002013-05-24T11:16:25.207-04:00Definitely my favorite Rossellini, a director I...Definitely my favorite Rossellini, a director I've had some trouble approaching. I've often thought of the Antonioni connection with Voyage to Italy, but less so with this film - thanks for pointing it out. The most astonishing sequence to me, is the fishing trip, which is simply astonishing - like a violent miracle caught on camera.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com