# Stromboli (1950)

> A refugee's practical marriage transports her to a volcanic island where cultural hostility, domestic abuse, and barren isolation turn escape into a spiritual ordeal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2414

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Roberto Rossellini
- Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana, Mario Sponzo, Gaetano Famularo, Angelo Molino, Roberto Onorati
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041931/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, oppressive, melancholic, serious film night, classic cinema viewing

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- [Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/27180)
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- [La Terra Trema (1949)](https://ember.film/movie/28297)
- [The Passion of Anna (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/27573)
- [Shame (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/15730)
- [L'Avventura (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/2956)
- [Two Women (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/14252)
- [Rome, Open City (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/260)
- [Journey to Italy (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/1821)
- [Scenes from a Marriage (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/85640)

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