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SENSO (1954)


Criterion Collection # 556

DVD Release Date: February 22, 2011


Director: Luchino Visconti


Description
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This lush, Technicolor tragic romance from Luchino Visconti stars Alida Valli as a nineteenth-century Italian countess who, during the Austrian occupation of her country, puts her marriage and political principles on the line by engaging in a torrid affair with a dashing Austrian lieutenant, played by Farley Granger. Gilded with ornate costumes and sets and a rich classical soundtrack, and featuring fearless performances, this operatic melodrama is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust, from one of the cinemaÒs great sensualists.


READ:
Senso and Sensibility
By Mark Rappaport
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1763-senso-and-sensibility


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.46 + 7.53 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 123 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): Italian AC3 Mono

Subtitles: optional English



SET FEATURES:

# The celebrated Film Foundation/Cineteca di Bologna digital restoration, created in consultation with cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno and Martin Scorsese.
# The Wanton Countess, the rarely seen English-language version of the film.
# The Making of "Senso," a new documentary featuring Rotunno, assistant director Francesco Rosi, costume designer Piero Tosi, and Caterina D'Amico, daughter of screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico and author of Life and Work of Luchino Visconti.
# Viva VERDI, a new documentary on Visconti, Senso, and opera.
# Visual essay by film scholar Peter Cowie.
# "Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti," a 1966 BBC program exploring Visconti's mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
# PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker and author Mark Rappaport and an excerpt from actor Farley Granger's autobiography, Include Me Out.


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