A special day = Una giornata particolare

A special day Una giornata particolare

Blu-ray - 2015

On the day of a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Rome, which underscored the infamous alliance between the Nazis and Mussolini's fascist regime, a brief encounter between a weary housewife and a radio announcer unfolds into an intimate drama.

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Subjects
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945 > Drama.
Fascism > Italy > Drama.
Gay people > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Blu-ray discs.
655.
Gay men.
LGBTQ+ people.
Lesbian films.
Lesbians.
Sexual minorities.
Italy > Social conditions > 20th century > Drama.
Italy > Politics and government > 20th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Gay films.
LGBTQ+ films.
Genres
Feature films
Historical films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Gay films
LGBTQ+ films
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2015]
Language
Italian
English
Other Authors
Ettore Scola, 1931-2016 (film director), Ruggero Maccari, 1919-1989 (screenwriter), Maurizio Costanzo (-), Edoardo Ponti, 1973-, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963
Edition
Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray special edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Ettore Scola; Human Voice, a 2014 short film starring Sophia Loren and directed by Edoardo Ponti; new interviews with Scola and Loren; two 1977 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Loren and actor Marcello Mastroianni; Trailer; New English subtitle translation. Plus: an essay on container insert "Small victories" by film critic Deborah Young.
Physical Description
1 videodiscs (107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Audience
[Not rated]
Production Credits
Cinematography, Pasqualino De Santis ; music, Armando Trovajoli ; editor, Raimondo Crociani.
ISBN
9781681430560
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

On the day in 1938 that Hitler is feted by Mussolini in Rome, a radio announcer (Marcello Mastroianni), fired for his leftist politics and homosexuality, befriends a neighbor (Sophia Loren) whose husband and half dozen kids have left to celebrate Der Führer. Ettore Scola's (We All Loved Each Other So Much) exploration of two different but lonely people coming together while an audio broadcast of the Fascist festivities plays in the background is beautifully realized by a pair of superb actors and color-desaturated cinematography lending a period feel and emotional mood. [Trailers, LJ 9/1/15] © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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