UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15176202
Format:
2 Blu-ray Disc (ca. 185 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/Mono (ital.)
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1 Beih.
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Bildformat: 2:21:1 aspect ratio
Edition:
Blu-ray ed.
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [BD] 235
Content:
Making its long-awaited U.S. home video debut, Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy̷s Risorgimento̶when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale). Awarded the Palme d̷Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa̷s novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions: Visconti's original Italian version, and the alternate English-language version released in America in a newly restored special edition. (Covertext)
Content:
Extras: * High-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, with restored image and sound and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1 (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition) * The 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue, including Burt Lancaster's own voice * Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie * A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard, an hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Ceccho D̷Amico, Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others * Video interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo * Video interview with professor Millicent Marcus on the history behind The Leopard * Original theatrical trailers and newsreels * Stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos * PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film historian Michael Wood
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Orig.: Italien/Frankreich, 1963
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Aspect ratio 2,21:1 - The Leopard was originally shot in 35mm Technirama at 2.35:1, then blown up to 70mm Super-Technirama which has an aspect ratio of 2.21:1.
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Ital. mit engl. Untertiteln
Language:
Italian
Keywords:
Il gattopardo
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Kommentar
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Risorgimento
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Film
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Kommentar
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Kommentar
Author information:
Visconti, Luchino
Author information:
Rota, Nino
Author information:
Delon, Alain
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Cardinale, Claudia
Author information:
Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe
