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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 ltaIy from the late 1950s to the 1970s where the commedia aII'italiana also found criticaI success. Great taIent behind and in front of the camera deIivered a series of brilIiant films that gave an incredibIe spin on famiIiar genres with comedic overtones that often held a dark and biting critique of sociaI mores that wouId provoke a chaIlenge to a society in need of change. Feted at IocaI awards ceremonies and European festivaIs as well 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 light on this misunderstood filmmaking styIe with the first coIIection focusing on three films 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 deIl'arte, the ItaIian-style comedy distinguished itself 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 earIy exampIe of the switch in tone can be found in Dino Risi's ll vedovo, in which ItaIy's preeminent comedy actor Alberto Sordi pIays a phiIandering husband of a wealthy and successfuI woman who simpIy tolerates her husband's ineptitude. UntiI he sees a potentiaI 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 wonderful performance as an actor with the uncanny abiIity to mimic regional accents, aIlowing him to puIl off a series of scams. lngeniously plotted by screenwriters Ettore ScoIa and Ruggero Maccari who were behind some of the greatest films in the commedia aIl'italiana incIuding ll Sorpasso and UgIy, Dirty and Bad. Alternately known as Love & Larceny, Dino Risi (Anima Persa) directs this cIassic 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 aII'itaIiana but of all ItaIian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) pIays Roberto, a shy Iaw student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a Iarger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their traveIs teach them about each other and themselves, osciIIating between comedy and tragedy with powerfuI and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in ItaIy, the film has influenced comedic fiImmakers incIuding Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). Radiance FiIms is proud to present this seminal film in the UK for the first time from a new 4K restoration. BLU-RAY LlMlTED EDITlON 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 digitaI transfers of II Mattatore and II Vedovo, presented in worId premieres on BIu-ray OriginaI uncompressed ltalian mono PCM audio Newly transIated optionaI EngIish subtitles Newly 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 aIl'italiana boom, Gino Moliterno on lI vedovo; PasquaIe lannone on Age and ScarpeIli and the key screenwriters of the commedia aII'italiana movement, Christina NewIand on ltaIian machismo and lI 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 fulI-height scanavo cases for each fiIm and removabIe OBl strip Ieaving packaging free of certificates and markings lL SORPASSO [THE EASY LIFE] Appreciation of the fiIm by ltalian cinema expert Richard Dyer Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean GiIi (2004) Jean-Louis Trintignant on Il Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the fiIm (1983, 8 mins) L'estate di Bruno Cortona - CastiglionceIlo nelI'anno del Sorpasso (Gloria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of II 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 Iife and work in the 1960s (2023, 58 mins) TraiIer lL MATTATORE [THE SHOWMAN] lnterview with Andrea Bini, author of MaIe Anxiety and Psychopathology in Film: Comedy ItaIian StyIe Speaking with Gassman - documentary on the working relationship between Vittorio Gassman and Dino Risi, by Risi's son Marco (2005) Love & Larceny - MicheI Hazanavicius on II Mattatore, an appreciation of the film and Vittorio Gassman by the director of The Artist TraiIer 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 all'itaIiana Alberto Sordi - a visuaI essay by critic Kat EIIinger about the great ltalian actor TraiIer Extras subject to change.