| Description |
1 videodisc (189 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] p.) |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Italian dialogue ; optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti, Enrica Maria Modugno, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Biagio Barone, Laura Mollica, Salvatore Rossi, Franco Scaldati, Pasquale Spadola, Omero Antonutti, Regina Bianchi. |
| Credits |
Fotografia [Director of photography], Giuseppe Lanci ; montaggio [editor], Roberto Perpignani ; musica composta e diretta da [music composed and directed by] Nicola Piovani. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
"Magic, drama, misery and hope are given life in five tales adapted from Luigi Pirandello's Novelle per un anno. With a strong, poetic vision of Sicilian life, the Tavianis imbue this epic masterpiece with a serene, sympathetic revelation of mankind that transcends the boundaries of time."--Container. |
| Contents |
Primo racconto: L'altro figlio (First tale: The other son) -- Secondo racconto: Mal di luna (Second tale: Moonsickness) -- Terzo racconto: La giara (Third tale: The jar) -- Quarto racconto: Requiem (Fourth tale: Requiem) -- Epilogo: Colloquio con la madre (Epilogue: Dialogue with the mother). |
| Note |
Container lists the title of the fifth tale as The crow of Mizzaro. |
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Booklet contains essay by Italian cinema expert Peter Bondanella. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. |
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"Liberamente tratto da 'Le novelle per un anno'." |
| Access |
Licensed for home use or face-to-face teaching. |
| Subject |
Mothers and sons -- Italy -- Drama.
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Newlyweds -- Italy -- Drama.
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Storage jars -- Drama.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Italy -- Drama.
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Italians -- Ethnic identity -- Drama.
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Italy -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
De Negri, Giuliani G.
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Taviani, Paolo, 1931-
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Taviani, Vittorio, 1929-2018
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Bondanella, Peter, 1943-2017
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Guerra, Tonino.
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Lozano, Margarita, 1931-
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Bigagli, Claudio, 1955-
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Bonetti, Massimo, 1954-
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Modugno, Enrica Maria.
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Franchi, Franco, 1928-1992.
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Ingrassia, Ciccio, 1923-
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Barone, Biagio.
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Antonutti, Omero, 1935-2019
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Pirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936.
Novelle per un anno.
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Italy. Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali. Dipartimento dello spettacolo.
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Cinecittà Holding.
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Italia Cinema.
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Radiotelevisione italiana.
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Film Tre (Firm)
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Koch Lorber Films.
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| ISBN |
1417201045 |
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9781417201044 |
| Standard No. |
741952308898 |
| Music No. |
KLF-DV-3088 Koch Lorber Films |
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