| Product Summary | | Publisher: Image | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00037429187524 | | Buy.com Sku: 202899966 | | Item#: V2EJWR | | Category Keywords: Elections Italy Politics | | Rating: NR |
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| | | A Film By Francesco Rosi.
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, Italian, English, Subtitled
Anchored by a ferocious lead performance from Rod Steiger as a scheming land developer, Francesco Rosi's Hands over the City moves breathlessly from a cataclysmic building collapse to the backroom negotiations of civic leaders vying for power in the City Council election. Plunging headfirst into the politically driven real-estate speculation that has devastated Naples' civilian landscape, Hands over the City, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the 1963 Venice Film Festival, remains a blistering work of social realism.System Requirements:Running Time 100 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Rod Steiger gives a tour-de-force performance as a Machiavellian developer in this underappreciated early 1960s gem from Italian director Francesco Rosi. A scathing exposé of city politics and real estate, the vibrantly realistic film looks at the City Council plotting, greed, and inept development that severely damaged Naples; it was awarded the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1963.
| Features | Neapolitan Diary, Francesco Rosi's Feature-Length Sequel | | Audio: Italian Dolby Digital Mono | | Booklet Featuring A New Essay By Film Critic Stuart Klawams | | Interactive Menus | | New Video Interviews With Rosi, Tullio Kezich, & Jean-Pierre Gorin | | New, Restored High-Definition Digital Transfer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English | | Video Discussion With Rosi, Co-Writer Raffaele La Capria, & Michel Ciment |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Image |
| Release Date: 10/24/2006 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1963 | | Catalog ID: 260 | | UPC: 00037429187524 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Italian | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Italian | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1963) | | | Venice Film Festival, Francesco Rosi, Golden Lion Award |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"The opening and closing sections make use of the stunning, deep-focus photography that gave dramatic life to the open Sicilian landscape in SALVATORE." 10/27/2006 p.E6 |
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