| Director | Roberto Rossellini |
|---|---|
| Genre | art film, drama film |
| Runtime | 107 min |
| Country | Italy, United States |
| Budget | $900,000 |
Bergman plays Karin, a displaced Lithuanian in Italy, who secures release from an internment camp by marrying an Italian ex-POW fisherman (Mario Vitale), whom she meets in the camp. He promises her a great life in his home island of Stromboli, a volcanic island located between the mainland of Italy and Sicily. She soon discovers that Stromboli is very harsh and barren, not at all what she expected, and the people very traditional and conservative. Many fishermen show hostility and disdain towards this foreign woman who does not follow their ways. Karin becomes increasingly despondent and eventually decides to escape the volcanic island.