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Stromboli Overview:

Stromboli (1950) was a Foreign Films - Film directed by Roberto Rossellini and produced by Roberto Rossellini.

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Bergman’s Weird Wife in Stromboli

By Judy on Aug 28, 2023 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

I’ve always been curious about the film that united director Roberto Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman in their illicit romance. How red-hot would an affair have to be to lead to a public censure in the US Senate and a six-year ostracism from Hollywood? I was prepared for something akin t... Read full article

Stromboli, 1950, Roberto Rosselini

By Aaron West on Aug 29, 2015 From Criterion Blues

Aug 29 Posted by aaronwest It is fitting that I am writing this post to celebrate Ingrid Bergman’s 100th birthday for the Wonderful World of Cinema’s Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. I haven’t counted the Ingrid Bergman films I’ve seen. Perhaps it is a dozen, perhaps two, but few ... Read full article

Stromboli, 1950, Roberto Rosselini

By Aaron West on Aug 29, 2015 From Criterion Blues

Aug 29 Posted by aaronwest It is fitting that I am writing this post to celebrate Ingrid Bergman’s 100th birthday for the Wonderful World of Cinema’s Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. I haven’t counted the Ingrid Bergman films I’ve seen. Perhaps it is a dozen, perhaps two, but few ... Read full article

Stromboli, 1950, Roberto Rosselini

By Aaron West on Aug 29, 2015 From Criterion Blues

Aug 29 Posted by aaronwest It is fitting that I am writing this post to celebrate Ingrid Bergman’s 100th birthday for the Wonderful World of Cinema’s Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. I haven’t counted the Ingrid Bergman films I’ve seen. Perhaps it is a dozen, perhaps two, but few ... Read full article

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Stromboli Facts
Karin (Ingrid Bergman's character) says to Argentina's Consul that she was born on 8 May 1920. Director Roberto Rossellini was born on 8 May 1906.
Roberto Rossellini and his future wife Ingrid Bergman met for the first time while making this movie.
During production of this film, 'Ingrid Bergman' entered into an extra-marital affair with Roberto Rossellini and became pregnant. The resulting scandal in America effectively blacklisted her from the North American movie market and she was even condemned by politicians and religious figures. She was finally forgiven and welcomed back to America upon the success of Anastasia, but her Hollywood career was temporarily ended by this movie.
Director Roberto Rossellini worked with no written screenplay but a handful of personal notes.
In the promotional material, Howard Hughes played up the parallels between the character she played and the recent indiscreet behavior of lead actress Ingrid Bergman. He re-cut the film behind Rosselini's back and refused to screen it for the press. The film got talked about before it was seen. It was banned outright in Memphis, and the Roman Catholic church urged its priests not to see it. It opened to phenomenal business, earning nearly $1 million in its first day.
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