La signora senza camelie:

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 s̮eriousness = neo-realismŁ was perhap...

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Main Author: Fusco, Giovanni 1906-1968 (Composer)
Other Authors: Cecchi D'Amico, Suso 1914-2010 (Screenwriter), Maselli, Francesco 1930-2023 (Screenwriter), Pasinetti, Pier Maria 1913-2006 (Screenwriter), Serafin, Enzo 1912-1995 (Cinematographer), Bosé, Lucia 1931-2020 (Actor), Cervi, Gino 1901-1974 (Actor), Checchi, Andrea 1916-1974 (Actor), Desny, Ivan 1922-2002 (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Published: [London] Eureka Entertainment 2011
Edition:Special dual format ed.
Series:The masters of cinema series 17
Summary: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 s̮eriousness = 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)
Item Description:Bildformat 1.37:1, 1080p AVC encode
Orig.: Italien, Frankreich 1953
Enth. new and exclusive video introduction with critic and teacher Gabe Klinger ; new and exclusive video featuring Gabe Klinger discussing Antonioni in the context of the Italian production system of the 1950s ; 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
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray Disc, 1 DVD, 102 Min., s/w, mono 12 cm Beih. (38 Min.)

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