Second viewing; first seen on March 1, 1989.
A woman from Czechoslovakia who is interned at a Displaced Persons' Camp in Italy after World War II marries an Italian Prisoner of War in order to be released. Afterwards, however, she cannot adapt to the harsh living in the titular volcanic island.
This is a failed attempt at mixing documentary and fiction; rumor has it that there was no screenplay, a circumstance which does not always spell doom on a film, but in this case appears to have done so. The film manages to retain some residual artistic value because the location is splendid, and one is entranced by the sheer power of the imagery. Regarding the drama, on the other hand, one is forced to agree with Bosley Crowther's assessment about the shorter version, which suits perfectly the longer. His description of the movie seems to differ from the longer version only in the ending.
Rating: 44 (down from 61)
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