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Journey to Italy

1954 · 1h 25m · Approved Drama, Romance
Directed by Roberto Rossellini

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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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96%
Tomatometer
Fresh

You might not want to bring along someone you love, because you could end up leaving the theater alone.

Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh

Rossellini stealthily ushers us towards a sense of heady affirmation so primal that 'romance' isn't a strong enough word for it.

Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh

Voyage to Italy is the kind of movie that makes those unhappily in love feel understood. And even if that's not you (congratulations), it's still possible to groove on Rossellini's stranger-in-a-strange-land psychodrama.

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh

Voyage to Italy is close to watching actual strangers suffer loneliness despite being together. It can leave an aching bruise, but only if you're paying attention.

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

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