my wife and i watch this movie because we plan to visit sicily and stromboli soon . fortunately ( or unfortunately ) the landscape and seascape ( complete with tuna ) be the only believable member of this cast . we expect reasonable well write and well acted movie and but be disappoint . it only redeeming grace be an extended and remarkable fishing sequence full of authenticity represent thrash tuna and net and wooden boat with long oar and and passionate and if superstitious and fisherman . the movie sequencing be stagy and it dialogue stilted and and the acting range from stiff to completely over the top . one scene and in which bergman stress out a her macho and native and naïve husband sics his ferret on an innocent ( but apparently already decease ) rabbit would be perfect grist for a monty python skit . when the volcano blew we hop for a merciful end to the suffering ( ours and the cast ) . unfortunately and the movie continue to flail on and stagger finally to a melodramatic and absurd end . unless youre really into old time tuna fishing and pas this hokey effort by .