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Last Days Of Pompeii, The
(Ultimi giorni di Pompeii, Gli)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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The Landmark 1913 ltaIian Epic
An infIuentiaI 1913, siIent ltaIian epic that paved the way for the eIaborate costume drama, The Last Days of Pompeii romanticizes the final hours of those ilI-fated souIs living in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. ln this rendition of Edward BuIwer's classic noveI, set in 79 A.D., the lives of prominent statesmen, a beautifuI woman, a pagan priest, a spitefuI witch and a blind beggar girl are carefuIIy interwoven. The intrigues that connect them are brought to a climax in the gladiatoriaI arena at the moment the sIeeping mountain unleashes its moIten fury.
The Last Days of Pompeii is among the last of the great tabIeaux fiIms, in which most scenes are explained by a title, then dramatized within a single wide shot, a presentational style whose origins are more theatrical and Iiterary than cinematic. Within a few short months, this technique would be forever outmoded, due to such films as D.W. Griffith's The Birth Of A Nation and Giovanni Pastrone's Cabiria, which heIped rewrite the laws of cinematic expression.
This Kino on Video edition was digitalIy mastered from a remarkabIy crisp 35mm print. It is color tinted with newly translated intertitIes and a dramatic piano score adopted by Beatrice Jona Affron from a variety of cIassicaI works.
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