Bellissima

Bellissima

DVD - 2012

Dreaming of a better life for her family, a star struck mother invests everything, including her last penny, into the dream that her daughter will be discovered at an open casting.

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Subjects
Mothers and daughters > Italy > Drama.
Casting (Performing arts) > Italy > Drama.
Child actors > Italy > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Port Washington, NY : Entertainment One [2012]
Language
Italian
English
Corporate Authors
CEI-Incom (Firm), E1 Entertainment (Firm)
Corporate Authors
CEI-Incom (Firm) (production company), E1 Entertainment (Firm) (distributor)
Other Authors
Luchino Visconti, 1906-1976 (screenwriter), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (actor), Francesco Rosi, Anna Magnani, 1908-1973, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella
Edition
Full screen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
"Italian neorealist cinema"--Container.
Includes trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation, mono.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Piero Portalupi, Paul Ronald ; editor, Mario Serandrei.
ISBN
9781417234523
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

An ambitious mother (Anna Magnani) pushes her unexceptional little girl into a screen test with unfortunate results in Bellissima, the first of two early-career neorealist classics from Luchino Visconti (1906-76). Sicilian fishermen exploited for their cheap labor vainly strike out on their own in La Terra Trema. Visconti rejoined Burt Lancaster, star of the director's magnum opus, The Leopard (LJ 10/15/10), for Conversation Piece, about a retired professor whose quiet life is upended by intrusive renters. Restored and remastered, this handsome threesome are suited for avid film buffs. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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