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Mamma Roma (Criterion Collection)(2 disc)

 

 

Written and Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italy 1962 / Drama / 110 min / Black & White / Monaural /

1.85: 1 Ratio  Anamorphic   Widescreen / NTSC /  In Italian with Optional Thai - English Subtitles


Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofalo, Franco Citti , Silvana Corsini, Luisa Loiano

Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great tradition of Italian neorealism, Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy, and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini#s lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release in Italy for obscenity, today Mamma Roma is considered a classic: a glimpse at a country#s most controversial director in the process of finding his style and a powerhouse performance by one of cinemas greatest actresses.

 
       


Bonus Features:

◦ Theatrical trailer
◦ New digital transfer with restored image and sound plus new subtitle translation
◦ Three new interviews about director Pier Paol Pasolini, featuring his cinematographer, a biographer, and Bernardo Bertolucci
◦ Pier Paolo Pasolini (1995), a 55-minute documentary by filmmaker Ivo Barnabo Micheli covering the career of the controversial artist
◦ La ricotta (1963), a 35-minute film by Pasolini about a director who sets out to make a film about the Passion of Jesus
◦ Poster Gallery