|
| Ossessione [1942] | ![Ossessione [1942]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413p5fhmpVL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Luchino Visconti
Actors: Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Vittorio Duse, Dhia Cristiani, Juan De Landa
Studio: Bfi Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £7.98
You Save: £12.01 (60%)
New (10) from £7.80
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 8319
Format: Black & White, Pal
Languages: English (Subtitled), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Running Time: 140 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5035673005804
ASIN: B000094P2R
Theatrical Release Date: 1942
Release Date: May 5, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews:
Classic! July 19, 2008
A ground-breaking and spellbinding film marvelously understated and very accomplished acting from all involved. Subtle and gripping. A daring film for its time and well worth watching. A very special film.
p.s. Also worth doing some contextual reading about the making of this film.
The first work of Italian Neo-Realism.... June 6, 2005
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Visconti's 'Ossessione' was his debut feature, and one made during the war years that got a release as Mussolini approved of it (!) It is the defintive adaptation of James M. Cain's 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' - much better than the 40s film noir of that or the overblown take of it in the 1980s (Albert Camus' 'The Outsider'/'The Stranger' would also be influenced heavily by Cain's novel). It should be noted though, that it was an unofficial version of 'The Postman...', like 'Le Dernier Tournant' in 1939...While films such as 'Rome, Open City' (1945, Roberto Rossellini) & 'The Bicycle Thieves' (1948, Vittorio de Sica) are cited as formative examples of the movement that would be known as 'Italian Neo-Realism', it's really 'Ossessione' that deserves that status. The use of amateur-actors (or unknowns) and the "realistic" look would be key - and lead towards those celebrated films mentioned previously. As a debut feature, I think it's great and proves that Cain's dark-tale of adultery and murder could translate into something universal. 'Ossessione' was the start of one of the careers of one of the great European auteurs of the twentieth-century, and deserves to be seen alongside other brilliant works by Visconti such as 'The Leopard', 'Rocco and His Brothers' & 'La Terra Trema.'
|
|
|
Learn how to have your own
Amazon Shop
Travel Maps and Guides
zeugma
| | Holiday Travel |
alpharooms.com for cheap holiday deals in spain and worldwide
Disneyland Paris for a great family holiday or short break.
Holday Cottages throughout Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland and France with Cottages4you
Hilton - need we say more, you will find Hilton Hotels in most areas throughout Britain, in cities and in the countryside.
Don't forget Travel Insurance
Airport Parking
|
|
|
|
