Summary
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.
Contents
disc 1. Feature film ; Trailerdisc 2. Special features.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 778. |
| Subjects |
Hitler, Adolf,
-- 1889-1945
-- Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, -- 1883-1945 -- Drama. Housewives -- Drama. Gay men -- Drama. Fascism -- Italy -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Foreign films -- Italy. Italy -- Social conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Drama. Italy -- Politics and government -- 1922-1945 -- Drama. Feature films. Historical films. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :The Criterion Collection,2015 |
| Edition | Two-DVD special edition, Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Dick Cavett show (Television program). Human voice. Voce umana (Motion picture) Giornata particolare |
| Contributors |
Scola, Ettore,
1931-2016, screenwriter, film director. Loren, Sophia, 1934- actor. Mastroianni, Marcello, 1924-1996, actor. Vernon, John, 1932-2005, actor. Berd, Françoise, actor. Trovajoli, Armando, composer. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, production company. Surf Film (Firm), production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd. |
| Other Contributors |
Cinematographer, Pasqualino de Santis ; editor, Raimondo Crociani ; music, Armando Trovajoli. |
| Language |
Italian English In Italian; with optional English subtitles. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Accompanying material may include folded insert featuring an essay by critic Deborah Young. 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. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital monaural. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1681430576 9781681430577 |
| Other | Classic View |