'' 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 . Following the premiere , a second TV series , also titled '' The Trip to Italy '' , broadcast on BBC Two
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
The Trip to Italy