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The Italian Cultural Institute on the occasion of the exhibition "Pompeii. The immortal city" (Musée de la civilization of Québec - 18 Nov 2021 → 11 Sep 2022) presents the film by Roberto Rossellini, "Journey to Italy". Journey to Italy - Italy | 1954 | 1 h 19 min | English and Italian | Subtitles: English Directed by Roberto Rossellini. with Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders. Thursday Aprile 14 2022, 6 :30pm Free admission - RSVP Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal 1200 Av. du Dr Penfield An English bourgeois couple arrives in Naples to resolve an inheritance issue. Khaterine (Ingrid Bergman) visits the archaeological museum of the Farnese collection, the surroundings of the city, Cuma, the Solfatare, while Alexandre (George Sanders) leaves for Capri to join her friend Judy. Upon the latter's return, they become aware of their incommunicability and decide to divorce. This choice makes their visit to Pompeii even more shocking. In one scene, in which the real director of the archaeological excavations, Amedeo Maiuri, acts as an extra, the two witness the discovery of a young Pompeian couple through the famous plaster cast technique. Considered the main exponent of Neorealism, Roberto Rossellini is one of the masters of cinema worldwide, thanks to his ability to bring together different voices harmonizing them with perfect harmony. A character actor that he himself defined as “chorality.

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April 14, 2022 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT+00:00)