Rossellini's dramatic contrivances in Stromboli, especially the performance of Ingrid Bergman, contribute more authenticity to this picture of a fishing village than does Visconti's allegedly more documentary approach to the same subject.

Keywords:
neo-realism, Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rossellini, Stromboli, La terra trema
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