Senso [blu-ray]

The story of a nineteenth century Italian countess who, amid 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. Gilded with fearless performances, ornate costumes and sets, and a rich classical soundtrack, Visconti's operatic melodrama is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust from one of the cinema's great sensualists.

General Note:

Title from container.

From the novella by Camillo Boito.

Special features: the celebrated Film Foundation/Cineteca di Bologna digital restoration, created in consultation with cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno and Martin Scorsese; The Wanton countess, a rarely seen English 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; booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker and author Mark Rappaport and an excerpt from actor Farley Granger's autobiography, Include me out.

Performers:

Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti, Marcella Mariani.

Technical Details:

Blu-ray, region A; (1.33:1) aspect ratio; uncompressed mono. soundtrack; requires Blu-ray player.

Subject Term:

Austrians -- Italy -- Venice -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1866- -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.