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Sorpasso (Il) AKA The Easy Life (Blu-ray) (1962)
A conman and a shy law student take a wild road trip from Rome to Tuscany and Lazio.Director: Dino Risi
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Introductions:
- filmmaker Alexander Payne (5:17)
- actor Jean-Louis Trintignant from a 1983 French TV broadcast of the film (8:32)
Interviews:
- screenwriter Ettore Scola (14:15)
- film scholar Rémi Fournier Lanzoni (15:43)
- director Dino Risi, conducted by film critic Jean A. Gili from 2004 (20:02)
Featurettes:
- "A Beautiful Vacation" 2006 documentary on Risi featuring interviews with the director and his collaborators and friends (55:21)
- Excerpts from a 2012 documentary that returns to Castiglioncello, the location for the film’s beach scenes (11:02)
- "Speaking with Gassman" 2005 documentary on the relationship between actor Vittorio Gassman and Risi (30:47)
Theatrical Trailer (2:26)
DISC TWO (DVD copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Sourced from a 2K restoration with some shots containing burnt-in Italian subtitles for non-Italian scenes.
Comes with an essay by critic Phillip Lopate, an essay by critic Antonio Monda, and excerpts from Risi's writings, with an introduction by film critic Valerio Caprara.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Il Vedovo
DISC TWO: Il Mattatore
DISC THREE: Il Sorpasso
* The Film
Interview with director Dino Risi, conducted by film critic Jean A. Gili from 1999 (13:11) [1080i/60]
Introduction by actor Jean-Louis Trintignant from a 1983 French TV broadcast of the film (8:37) [in French]
Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer (22:17) [in English, no subtitles]
Excerpts from a 2012 documentary that returns to Castiglioncello, the location for the film’s beach scenes (11:02)
"On a Trintignant Kick" 2023 audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (58:17) [in English, no subtitles]
Theatrical Trailer (2:30) [no dialogue/subtitles] -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080p/24, in Italian with optional English subtitles, except where noted otherwise.
Sourced from a 4K restoration from 2016, with no burnt-in Italian subtitles in non-Italian scenes.
Limited edition of 3,000 copies. Comes with an 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring writing by scholars and critics including Robert Gordon on the commedia all’italiana boom, Gino Moliterno on Il vedovo; Pasquale Iannone on Age and Scarpelli and the key screenwriters of the commedia all’italiana movement, Christina Newland on Italian machismo and Il sorpasso; a newly translated interview with Dino Risi by Lorenzo Codelli; and extracts of writing by Risi.
Presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Both releases have exclusive extras.
Note that the UK release is from a newer restoration and appears to remove some burnt-in subtitles present on the Criterion release.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (105:29)
- Blu-ray B Commedia all'italiana: Three Films by Dino Risi - Limited Edition United Kingdom- Radiance Films - No cuts (108:29)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 17/04/14
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 11/08/23UPDATE LOG:
17/04/14: Initial entry.
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11/08/23: Added UK release.
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