Boccaccio ’70 [Blu-ray]

"Boccaccio '70", described as a "cinematic joke" by its makers and appearing on international screens in 1962, is a time capsule of outrageously sexist attitudes. Were one to seek a perfect example of the "male gaze" toward women in film, there is no more perfect example than "Boccaccio '70". Marketed largely on the fame of recent Oscar winner Sophia Loren in 1961 and produced by her husband Carlo Ponti as well as the notoriety of Anita Ekberg's sex goddess from " La Dolce Vita" (1959), this is a 4 episode film from 4 major Italian filmmakers. There are echoes, or better yet caricatures, of their other, far better, films. Those would be "81/2" for Fellini, " The Damned" or "The Leopard" for Visconti and "Two Women" for De Sica. There's also " Big Deal on Madonna Street" for Monicelli, the director of the first, dispensable episode.The contents of 3 of the 4 episodes on this disc involve the exploitation of women, with a wife (Romy Schneider) reduced to being a prostitute for her husband in an elegantly appointed home (vintage Visconti ) and a carnival barker (Loren ) becoming a raffle prize for her lecherous admirers. The colors, especially the skin tones of the performers, look quite good for a 1962 film rendered faithfully by Kino Lorber, which specializes in imports.. Sophia Loren, of course, photographs gorgeously in this representation from perhaps the best decade of her still ongoing (at age 86 ) career. "Two Women" and "Marriage Italian Style look even better placed alongside "Boccaccio "70".

This film I picked up more out of curiousity and because Fellini directs one of the viginettes. I had never seen any of the 4 mini films before, nor did I know of the controversy surrounding its universal release. Each film deals with sexuality in different ways. All of the films have impressive looking anamorphic transfers for being almost 45yrs old. There is English dubbed audio tracks though my copy kept switching back to Italian on its own.. English subtitles looked fine.All of the films looked great and are restored anamorphic transfers. The Fellini film was my favorite by far. This is his first feature using color as well as featuring dreams/fantasy in his films. I couldn't help think of Attack of the 50ft Woman seeing the charming Anita come to life off a billboard. This is as close to comedy as Fellini got , too bad he didn't explore this more often. Fellini's segment is almost an hour.The Visconti piece was lavishly produced and feautured a troubled wife trying to rekindle that spark. This takes place in a high class French styled mansion. Romy is nice to look at even if she is rather pathetic. This mini drama was the most serious of the 4 and rather depressing as it unfolded.The last two were rather light and forgetful even if Sophia Loren looked fabulous, and was omni present in her role as a carnival spinster with a change of heart.The extras are fun. Lots of on set pics and lobby cards , plus a large fold out booklet with press clippings and news reviews.The U.S. and Italian trailers are intresting to compare.If your a Fellini fan, you would do well to see this for his giantess fantasy alone!

Boccaccio '70 (Is "Boccaccio" Italian for something?) is an awesome movie by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, and Luchino Visconti! FULLY UNCUT AND UNCENSORED!Four segments: The first segmant, Renzo E Luciana: ("Renzo And Luciana") by Mario Monicelli (43 mins), cut of the U.S. version to shorten the film and the only part cut out of the film, the second segmant: Le Tantazioni Del Dottor Antonio ("The Temptation Of Doctor Antonio") by Federico Fellini (53 mins), the third segmant: Il Lavoro ("The Job") by Luchino Visconti (53 mins), and the fourth segment: La Riffa ("The Raffle") by Vittorio De Sica (47 mins).Extras:Extensive poster & still gallery including photos from backstage and the U.S. premiere of the movieOriginal Italian, U.S. theatrical trailersArchival FootageOriginal U.S. main titlesCollectible booklet with liner notes and re-print of the rare original U.S. press book included (14 pg., REALLY REALLY COOL!, Why didn't it come with the collectibile booklet with liner notes and re-print of the rare original Italian press book? But who cares? It's still REALLY REALLY COOL!)Langauges: Italian Digital Dobly 2.0, English Digital Dobly 2.0Subtitles: English, English for some of the scenes that are in ItalianTwo discs: Disc one, "Renzo E Luciana" (Renzo & Luciana) and "Le Tentazioni Del Dottor Antonio" ("The Temtations Of Doctor Antonio"), disc two, "Il Lavoro" ("The Job"), Il Riffa ("The Raffle") and Extras. Both digital remastered from the vault original interpositive!REALLY REALLY COOL release by NoShame Films! This is my first pressbook I've ever have and my 3th NoShame Films release out 3 in my collection!

Renzo and Luciana was cut and we could've done better without it in Italian language only. It's a very long and talky story of a couple living together before marriage and the conflicts it creates with the girl's parents and her boss where she works. Almost a docudrama. Two stars.The Temptation of Dr. Antonio: Always my favorite satire on censorship from director Fellini about a prude's ambition to ban a milk billboard has great fantasy sequences with Anita Ekberg. Four Stars.The Job: A wealthy man has his affair with a hooker exposed by the media to his wife. She wants the job, too. The most cynical segment of the film. Three stars. The Raffle: By far the best of the four stories when Sophia Loren becomes the prize for a timid man who wins the lottery. It makes me laugh every time, even 30 years later. Four stars. There aren't many extras added to the discs, and they are mostly about The Raffle. You do have your choice of English or Italian for three of the stories.

Quality movie plays great

ブルーレイなのに、日本て発売されているDVDと画質がほとんど変わりません。むしろ、ノイズっぽいですね。無理矢理アップコンバートしただけなんでしょう。がっかりしました。

Speedy delivery and as described.

Dieser 159 Minuten lange Film aus dem Jahr 1962 ist ein Episodenfilm der Regisseure Federico Fellini(1920-1993), Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) und Vittorio De Sica (1901-1974), wovon jede einen anderen Aspekt von Moral und Liebe in moderner Zeit im Stile des italienischen Schriftstellers Giovanni Boccaccios (1313-1375) behandelt. Es gab noch eine vierte Episode von Mario Monicelli (1915-2010), die nicht innerhalb des Kinofilms veröffentlicht wurde, auf der BD (nicht auf der DVD) jedoch als Bonusmaterial (ca 45 Minuten) enthalten ist. Dass er geschnitten wurde ist verwunderlich, denn er ist nicht schlechter als die anderen drei Kurzfilme. Wahrscheinlich lag das einfach daran, dass er schauspielerisch mit keinem Superstar klotzen konnte, wie die anderen drei Regisseure (Fellini: Anita Ekberg, Visconti: Romy Schneider und Tomas Milian, De Sica: Sophia Loren). Storytechnisch ist sein Beitrag um eine heimlich verheiratete und sogar schwangere Angestellte (Marisa Solinas), der beides per Arbeitsvertrag verboten ist, sogar am interessantesten, zumindest rückblickend in sozialhistorischer Hinsicht. Fellinis Beitrag über einen verklemmten Senioren, der sich über ein angeblich zu freizügiges Werbeplakat aufregt und sich völlig in die Sache hineinsteigert, wirkt ziemlich übertrieben und als purer Nonsens. Bei Visconti beschliesst eine Gräfin, sich aus der Abhängigkeit ihres notorisch untreuen Ehemannes und ihres reichen Vaters zu befreien und fortan eigenes Geld zu verdienen. Leider bricht der Kurzfilm an der interessantesten Stelle ab. Auch interessant ist die Loren als Schießbudenbesitzerin auf einem Jahrmarkt, die in solchen Geldsorgen ist, dass sie bei einer Tombola eine Nacht mit ihr selbst als Hauptgewinn initiiert. Natürlich verliebt sie sich ausgerechnet ein paar Minuten vor der Ziehung.Der Film aus heutiger Sicht vor allem interessant, weil er zeigt, wie anders als heute die Welt vor mehr als 60 Jahren tickte. Merkwürdig ist allerdings die Darreichungsform des Filmes: Ungefähr ein Drittel des Hauptfilms ist deutsch synchronisiert (Romy Schneider spricht sich zum Glück selbst), der Rest im Original (italienisch) mit Untertiteln und eingestreuten englischen und französischen Texten. Das lag größtenteils an den Verstümmelungen des deutschen Verleihs, der nichts mehr vom Film übrig liess.

Romy Schneider gibt in diesem Film die verführerische Lady aus reichem Hause und spielt wie gewohnt mit allen was sie hat.Pure Erotik ohne Nacktszenen =)