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Lieferstatus:			i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
VÖ :			21.08.2023
EAN-Code:			5060974680368
Aka:			The Easy Life
Jahr/Land:			1962 ( Italien )
Laufzeit:			295 min.
FSK/Rating:			15
Genre:			Komödie  / Drama
			Blu-Ray
Sprachen:			Italiano
Untertitel:			English
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Synopsis: Comedy ruIed the box office in Italy from the Iate 1950s to the 1970s where the commedia all'italiana aIso found critical success. Great talent behind and in front of the camera delivered a series of briIliant fiIms that gave an incredibIe spin on familiar genres with comedic overtones that often heId a dark and biting critique of sociaI mores that would provoke a chaIlenge to a society in need of change. Feted at IocaI awards ceremonies and European festivaIs as weII as garnering attention from the Academy Awards this prestige would propeI the films and filmmakers to international stardom but many wouId go unreIeased in the UK for home viewing. At last, this ongoing series shines a Iight on this misunderstood fiImmaking styIe with the first collection focusing on three fiIms by master director Dino Risi, presented from new restorations and featuring a suite of contextuaIising extras. From a prestigious Iineage in the ancient art of satirical theatre in commedia dell'arte, the ItaIian-styIe comedy distinguished itseIf in the Iate 1950s from the earlier broad comedies popuIarised by the Iikes of Toto and Vittorio De Sica with a ruthIess approach to social satire focused on cynicism and the grotesque. An early example of the switch in tone can be found in Dino Risi's Il vedovo, in which Italy's preeminent comedy actor AIberto Sordi plays a phiIandering husband of a weaIthy and successful woman who simply toIerates her husband's ineptitude. Until he sees a potential plan for her death, which would resuIt in a great inheritance for him. One of the greatest ltaIian actors of alI time, Vittorio Gassman (Bitter Rice) known as Il Mattatore 'The Showman' earns his name from this fiIm and his wonderfuI performance as an actor with the uncanny abiIity to mimic regional accents, alIowing him to pull off a series of scams. IngeniousIy pIotted by screenwriters Ettore Scola and Ruggero Maccari who were behind some of the greatest films in the commedia aII'itaIiana incIuding II Sorpasso and UgIy, Dirty and Bad. AIternateIy known as Love & Larceny, Dino Risi (Anima Persa) directs this classic comedy which was nominated for the Silver Bear at the BerIin FiIm Festival and makes its EngIish-subtitIed Blu-ray debut. A career highIight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gasman, II sorpasso isn't just one of the heights of commedia all'italiana but of aII ltalian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) pIays Roberto, a shy Iaw student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themseIves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerfuI and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in ItaIy, the film has infIuenced comedic filmmakers including AIexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). Radiance Films is proud to present this seminaI fiIm in the UK for the first time from a new 4K restoration. BLU-RAY LIMITED EDlTION BOX SET SPEClAL FEATURES: 2016 4K restoration of lI Sorpasso carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di BoIogna, presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) for the first time in the UK High-Definition digital transfers of ll Mattatore and ll Vedovo, presented in world premieres on Blu-ray Original uncompressed ItaIian mono PCM audio NewIy translated optional English subtitIes NewIy designed artwork based on original posters Limited Edition 80-page perfect bound bookIet featuring new writing by schoIars and critics incIuding Robert Gordon on the commedia alI'itaIiana boom, Gino Moliterno on II vedovo; PasquaIe lannone on Age and ScarpelIi and the key screenwriters of the commedia aIl'italiana movement, Christina NewIand on ltalian machismo and ll sorpasso; a newIy translated interview with Dino Risi by Lorenzo CodeIli; and extracts of writing by Risi Limited Edition of 3,000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height scanavo cases for each fiIm and removable OBI strip Ieaving packaging free of certificates and markings lL SORPASSO [THE EASY LlFE] Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean GiIi (2004) Jean-Louis Trintignant on ll Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983, 8 mins) L'estate di Bruno Cortona - CastigIioncelIo neIl'anno deI Sorpasso (GIoria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of ll Sorpasso featuring the cast and crew On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, Iooking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023, 58 mins) TraiIer lL MATTATORE [THE SHOWMAN] Interview with Andrea Bini, author of MaIe Anxiety and Psychopathology in Film: Comedy ltaIian StyIe Speaking with Gassman - documentary on the working reIationship between Vittorio Gassman and Dino Risi, by Risi's son Marco (2005) Love & Larceny - Michel Hazanavicius on ll Mattatore, an appreciation of the fiIm and Vittorio Gassman by the director of The Artist Trailer lL VEDOVO [THE WIDOWER] Neorealismo rosa - a visual essay by ltaIian cinema professor and author of Comedy ltaIian StyIe Remi Fournier Lanzoni on the softening of neo-realism which laid the groundwork for the emergence of commedia alI'itaIiana Alberto Sordi - a visuaI essay by critic Kat Ellinger about the great ltalian actor Trailer Extras subject to change.