A special day = Una giornata particolare

A special day Una giornata particolare

DVD - 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.
Cocteau, Jean, > 1889-1963 > Film adaptations.
Housewives > Drama.
Gay men > Drama.
Fascism > Italy > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Italy > Social conditions > 1918-1945 > Drama.
Italy > Politics and government > 1922-1945 > Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Historical films
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2015]
Language
Italian
English
Corporate Author
Surf Film (Firm)
Corporate Author
Surf Film (Firm) (production company)
Other Authors
Ettore Scola, 1931-2016 (film director), Carlo Ponti, 1912-2007 (film producer), Ruggero Maccari, 1919-1989 (screenwriter), Maurizio Costanzo (actor), Sophia Loren, 1934- (-), John Vernon, 1932-2005, Françoise Berd, Patrizia (Actress) Basso, Tiziano De Persio, Maurizio Di Paolantonio, Antonio Garibaldi, Vittorio Guerrieri, Alessandra Mussolini, Nicole Magny, Marcello Mastroianni, 1924-1996, Edoardo Ponti, 1973-, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Disc 1: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Ettore Scola; New English subtitle translation; Trailer. Disc 2: Ettore Scola (interview with the director, he discusses the arc of his career and why he wanted to create the character of Gabriele); Sophia Loren (interview with the actress, she recalls working with director Ettore Scola, her fears about playing Antonietta, and the challenges of shooting the love scene); The Dick Cavett Show (two 1977 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring actors Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni); Human Voice (25 min. short film from 2014 stars Sophia Loren and was inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1930 play La voix humaine, directed by Edoardo Ponti, the son of Loren and producer Carlo Ponti). Insert includes an essay "Small victories" by critic Deborah Young.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Audience
[Not rated]
Production Credits
Cinematography, Pasqualino de Santis ; editor, Raimondo Crociani ; music, Armando Trovaioli ; production and set design, Luciano Ricceri ; costume design, Enrico Sabbatini.
ISBN
9781681430577
  • Disc 1. Feature
  • disc 2. Bonus features (including)
  • Human voice / directed by Edoardo Ponti (2014) [25 min.].
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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