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The Trip to Italy

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This article is about the 2014 feature film. For the second series of the British television sitcom series, see The Trip (2010 TV series) § Series 2.
The Trip to Italy
Film poster
Directed byMichael Winterbottom
Written byMichael Winterbottom
Produced byMelissa Parmenter
Josh Hyams
StarringSteve Coogan
Rob Brydon
Rosie Fellner
Claire Keelan
Marta Barrio
Timothy Leach
Ronni Ancona
Rebecca Johnson
CinematographyJames Clarke
Edited byMags Arnold
Robbie Gibbon
Paul Monaghan
Marc Richardson
Production
companies
Distributed byPicturehouse Entertainment[2]
Release dates
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6 million[1]

The Trip to Italy is a 2014 British comedy film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the sequel of Winterbottom's TV series The Trip, and similarly stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2014.[3][4] Following the premiere, a second TV series, also titled The Trip to Italy, was broadcast on BBC Two.[5] The movie is the edited version of the TV show.

Premise

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Rob Brydon has been commissioned by a newspaper to go on a road trip through Italy from Piedmont to Capri, partly following in the footsteps of the great Romantic poets. Steve Coogan joins him, and as they journey through the beautiful Italian countryside, they contemplate life, love, and their careers.

Cast

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Reception

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% of 134 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While perhaps not quite as fresh as Coogan and Brydon's original voyage in The Trip, The Trip to Italy still proves a thoroughly agreeable sequel."[6]

Scott Foundas of Variety, said in his review that "Coogan, Brydon and Winterbottom journey to the Mediterranean in this warmly enjoyable continuation of their improvised cultural and culinary adventures."[7] William Goss of Film.com gave the film a generally positive review, saying that it is "plenty enjoyable for fans of the first one and these two", while noting that "by the end, it also has the consistency of reheated comfort food."[8] Amber Wilkinson of The Daily Telegraph gave the film a B, saying that "Their improvisation has been honed to the point where the jokes land solidly without losing naturalism and the pair of them are clearly enjoying la dolce vita".[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Trip to Italy (2014)". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The Trip to Italy (2014)". BBFC. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sundance 2014: Premieres". IndieWire. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sundance: No One From The Dark Knight Rises Is Safe From Coogan and Brydon in The Trip to Italy". Vulture. January 22, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (April 25, 2014). "Have you been watching … The Trip to Italy?". The Guardian. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Trip To Italy (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Foundas, Scott (January 21, 2014). "Sundance Film Review: 'The Trip to Italy'". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Goss, William (January 24, 2014). "Sundance Review: 'The Trip to Italy'". Film.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Amber (January 22, 2014). "Sundance 2014: The Trip to Italy, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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