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Ingrid Bergman and Mario Vitale stand by a gravesite near the water in a scene from the 1949 film Stromboli.
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Stromboli

film by Rossellini
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Ingrid Bergman and Mario Vitale stand by a gravesite near the water in a scene from the 1949 film Stromboli.
Mario Vitale and Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli Ingrid Bergman and Mario Vitale in Stromboli (1950).

Stromboli, terra di Dio (1949), often shortened to Stromboli, is a film directed by Roberto Rossellini. It explores the meaning of freedom and stars Ingrid Bergman. The film's production and the subsequent love affair between Rossellini and Bergman caused an international scandal.1

The film is named after Stromboli Island, an active volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The island is known for its continuously flowing lava and attracts tourists.2

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  1. Roberto Rossellini
  2. Stromboli Island

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