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 Verfasst am: 08 Feb 2011 17:21 Titel: GB: De Sicas 'Fahrraddiebe' im März 2011 auf Blu-ray |
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Mehrfach wurde Vittorio De Sicas neorealistisches Meisterwerk “Fahrraddiebe / Ladri di biciclette / Bicycle Thieves” [I 1948] von Arrow Films auf Blu-ray angekündigt und dann wieder verschoben. Nun soll die Disc am 28. März 2011 endlich in den britischen Handel gelangen. Auf der WebSite des Labels sind bereits die Infos dazu veröffentlicht worden.
| Zitat: | Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release, winning an Oscar in 1949 and topping the Sight & Sound film poll in 1952, De Sica’s seminal work of Italian neorealism has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day, with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Ken Loach claiming the film as a direct influence on their own.
Bicycle Thieves tells the story of Antonio, a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem the already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come, until the bicycle is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle. Bicycle Thieves is as much about the position of Italians in post-War, post-Fascist Italy as the relationship between father and son, told through the labyrinth of the cinematic city with De Sica’s arresting visual poetry. Defining neorealism, a small period of filmmaking that focused on simple, humanist stories, Bicycle Thieves was one of the most captivating and moving.
Arrow Academy presents Vittorio De Sica’s masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
* Brand new restored, high definition transfer (1080p)
* Newly translated and more complete optional English subtitles
* Original Trailer
* Feature length audio commentary by Italian Cinema expert Robert Gordon, author of BFI Modern Classics ‘Bicycle Thieves’
* ‘Cesare Zavattini’ a feature length documentary by director Carlo Lizzani on the great screenwriter, novelist, critic, long time De Sica collaborator and founder of Italian neorealism
* ‘Timeless Cinema’, a documentary portrait of director, actor and screenwriter Vittorio De Sica
* Comprehensive booklet featuring a brand new essay on the film as well as screenwriter Cesare Zavattini’s essay ‘Some Ideas on the Cinema’, illustrated with original stills and Lobby Cards
* Artwork presentation packaging including three original posters and a newly commissioned artwork cover |
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