UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15377758
Format:
1 Blu-Ray-Disc (ca. 102 min + Bonus) : s/w, 1 DVD-Video (ca. 102 min) : s/w
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1 Booklet
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1.37:1 ; 1080p AVC encode
Edition:
Special dual format edition
Series Statement:
The Masters of Cinema Series : [Medienkombination] 17
Content:
The third feature film by cinema master Michelangelo Antonioni, La signora senza camelie [The Lady Without Camelias], expanded the expressive palette of contemporary Italian movies, demonstrating that a personal vision could take an explicitly poetic tack; that ̮seriousness = neo-realismŁ was perhaps already turning into something of a truism; and that Antonioni would answer to no-one but himself. It's the story of a shopclerk named Clara (played by the captivating Lucia Bosè, also of Antonioni's brilliant debut feature, Cronaca di un amore) who finds a chance casting in a small movie role develop into a full-blown career as screen-siren. Tension erupts when her husband can no longer tolerate watching her frivolous cinema escapades, and pushes her into a "serious, artistic" production of the life of Joan of Arc whereupon she is castigated by the critical establishment. A riveting "behind-the-scenes" show-business drama, La signora senza camelie explores themes that would haunt its director from L'avventura through La notte and The Passenger ̶ an individual's tenuous hold on her identity, and the dangers inherent to performance in life and on-screen. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Antonioni's masterful, highly personal La signora senza camelie for the first time in the UK ̶ in a Dual Format release containing both Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film. (Eureka)
Content:
Extras: - Beautiful new transfer of the film in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio, presented in a 1080p AVC encode on the Blu-ray - Newly translated optional English subtitles - A new and exclusive video introduction to the film with critic and teacher Gabe Klinger (10 min.) - A new and exclusive video featuring Gabe Klinger discussing Antonioni in the context of the Italian production system of the 1950s (9 min.) - The film's original Italian theatrical trailer - 44-page booklet containing newly translated vintage criticism about the film, an excerpt from an interview with Antonioni, and a lengthy 1953 back-and-forth about the film between Antonioni and critic Luigi Chiarini
Note:
Orig.: Italien, 1953
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New HD transfer
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The booklet containing newly translated vintage criticism about the film, an excerpt from an interview with Antonioni, and a lengthy 1953 back-and-forth about the film between Antonioni and critic Luigi Chiarini
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Untertitel (optional): englisch
Language:
Italian
Keywords:
Antonioni, Michelangelo
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Italien
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Filmproduktion
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Geschichte 1950-1960
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Antonioni, Michelangelo
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Italien
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Filmproduktion
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Geschichte 1950-1960
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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Film
Author information:
Antonioni, Michelangelo
