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Valerio Zurlini Box Set: The Early (Region 1) - Zurlini, ValerioReleasedatum: 30 mei 2006
This deluxe 2-DVD collector’s edition from NoShame Films offers a pair of early works by Valerio Zurlini, one of the great unsung maestri of Italian cinema. War-torn Italy is the setting for VIOLENT SUMMER. In the final days of Mussolini’s reign, Carlo (Jean-Louis Trintignant, THE DESERT OF THE TARTARS), the hedonistic son of a high-ranking Fascist (Enrico Maria Salerno, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE) falls in love with a Navy officer’s widow (Eleonora Rossi Drago). Fleeing the wrath of the Anti-Fascists for the safety of Southern Italy, the lovers are stranded by the masses of the dead and dying and must confront for the first time the horrors of war previously kept from them by a life of privilege. In GIRL WITH A SUITCASE, 16-year-old Lorenzo (THE DESERT OF THE TARTARS’ Jacques Perrin) falls in love with cabaret singer Aida (Claudia Cardinale), spurned by his playboy brother Marcello (Corrado Pani, SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL). Secreting the sensuous Aida in a hotel and going into debt to feed and clothe her, Lorenzo can only stand by as Aida attracts a stream of new suitors and learns the hard truth that sometimes pure love is not enough.
DVD Extra's:
Introduction by assistant director Florestano Vancini. How Do You Light the Night? - Interview with assistant director Florestano Vancini (36 mins aprox). I Dreamed of Valerio - Interview with lyricist Riccardo Pazzaglia (22 mins aprox). He Was A Friend of Mine - Interview with actress Eleonora Giorgi (7 mins). A Director With the Eyes of A Child - Interview with director Giuliano Montaldo (Sacco and Vanzetti)(18 mins aprox). Poster and Still Gallery. Introduction by assistant director Piero Schivazappa. Visconti Came to Visit Us on the Set - Interview with assistant director Piero Schivazappa. Valerio Was Always in Love with Some Girl! - Interview with screenwriter Piero De Bernardi. Zurlini the Outsider - Interview with Bruno Torri (president of SNCCI Italian Film Critics Guild). When We Were Young - Interview with producer Mario Gallo (The Desert of the Tartars). The Restoration of Girl With A Suitcase. Poster and Still Gallery. Collectible booklet with liner notes and talent bios.
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