Where it was filmed 'Stromboli'

What Rossellini portrays here is a complex and harsh land, captured with an often documentary-like style which moves from shots of the island to images of the fishermen. Indeed, the entire film was shot in Stromboli in the Aeolian Archipelago, capturing local inhabitants in the shots. This largely desolate and bare land shows its true colours when Karin, played by Ingrid Bergman, runs away from her husband and the island community towards the volcano. This is when the heart of the island unleashes its energy, with eruptions and sulphuric emissions that make Karin faint. When she wakes up she realises that she must save the life she’s carrying in her womb, her only hope for salvation.