| Series |
The Criterion Collection ; 674
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| Contents |
Europe '51 (English-language version ; 109 min.) -- Europa '51 (Italian-language version ; 118 min.). |
| Credits |
From an original story by Roberto Rossellini ; director of photography, Aldo Tonti ; music composed and directed by Renzo Rossellini ; sets and decorations, Virgilio Marchi, Ferdinando Ruffo ; film editor, Iolanda Benvenuti, Sandro Corbo ; costumes designed by Fernanda Gattinoni. |
| Cast |
Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina, Teresa Pellati, Marcella Rovena, Tina Perna, Sandro Franchina, Maria Zanoli, Silvana Veronese, William Tubbs, Alberto Plebani, Eleonora Barracco, Alfonso Di Stefano, Alfred Browne, [Antonio Pietrangeli]. |
| Summary |
Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city's poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; full screen (1.37:1 and 1:33:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952. |
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Issued as part of 3-film set with Stromboli and Journey to Italy : 3 films by Roberto Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman. |
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Special features: New 2K digital restoration of the English-language version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; new high-definition digital restoration of the Italian-language version, Europa '51, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; introduction by director Roberto Rossellini; new interview with film critic Adriano Aprà; new interview with film historian Elena Dagrada on the different versions of the film; new English subtitle translation; plus: a booklet featuring essays by Richard Brody, Dina Iordanova, Dagrada, Fred Camper, and Paul Thomas, letters between Bergman and Rossellini, a 1950 article by Rossellini, and two interviews with the director, from 1954 and 1963. |
| Language |
Italian or English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impared; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Women -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
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Families -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
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Children -- Italy -- Rome -- Death -- Drama.
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Grief -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Political films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Foreign films.
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| Add'l Names |
Rossellini, Roberto, 1906-1977, film director, film producer, author.
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Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007, film producer.
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De Laurentiis, Dino, film producer.
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De Feo, Sandro, screenwriter.
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Pannunzio, Mario, 1910-1968, screenwriter.
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Perilli, Ivo, 1902-1994, screenwriter.
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Rondi, Brunello, screenwriter.
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Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982, actor.
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Knox, Alexander, actor.
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Giannini, Ettore, 1912-1990, actor.
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Masina, Giulietta, actor.
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Pellati, Teresa, 1929- actor.
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Rovena, Marcella, 1908-1998, actor.
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Perna, Tina, actor.
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Franchina, Sandro, 1939-1998, actor.
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Zanoli, Maria, 1896-1977, actor.
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Veronese, Silvana, actor.
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Tubbs, William, 1909-1953, actor.
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Plebani, Alberto, 1926- actor.
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Barracco, Eleonora, actor.
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Di Stefano, Alfonso, actor.
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Browne, Alfred, c.1897-1978, actor.
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Pietrangeli, Antonio, 1919-1968, actor.
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Tonti, Aldo, 1910-1988, director of photography.
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Rossellini, Renzo, 1908-1982, composer (expression)
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Benvenuti, Jolanda, editor of moving image work.
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Marchi, Virgilio, 1895-1960, set decorator.
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Ruffo, Ferdinando, set decorator.
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Corbo, Sandro, editor of moving image work.
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Gattinoni, Fernanda, 1907-2002, costume designer.
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Aprà, Adriano, interviewee (expression)
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Dagrada, Elena, interviewee (expression)
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| Other corporate author |
Janus Films, film distributor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Other title |
Also part of Criterion set: 3 films by Roberto Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman |
| Other Uniform title |
Europa '51 (Motion picture). English.
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| Includes |
Europa '51 (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781604657456 |
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1604657456 |
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9781604657470 |
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1604657472 |
| OCLC |
sky269949365 |
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