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Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great of italian neorealism, 'Mamma Roma' offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy, and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini's lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release for obscenity, today 'Mamma Roma' remains a classic, featuring a powerhouse performance by one of cinema's greatest actresses and offering a glimpse at a country's most controversial director in the process of finding his style.
Special Edition double-disc set features:
Disc one:
New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound, enhanced for widescreen televisions - Post gallery - Original theatrical trailer - New and improved English subtitle translation - Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Disc two:
Three interviews about Pasolini, featuring Bernardo Bertolucci, assistant director to Pasolini on Accattone; Tonino Delli Colli, cinematographer on eleven of Pasolini's fourteen films; and Enzo Siciliano, author of Pasolini, a biography - Pier Paolo Pasolini (1995), a 58-minute documentury by filmmaker Ivo Barnabò Micheli covering the career of the controversial artist - La ricotta (1963), a 35-minute film by Pasolini starring Orson Welles as a director who sets out to make a film about the Passion of Jesus.
Plus:
A 32-page booklet featuring excerpted interviews with Pasolini on 'Mamma Roma' and 'La ricotta', and essays by novelist and culture critic Gary Indiana and Pasolini biographer Enzo Siciliano.
Das beklemmende Sozialdrama mit Schauspiel-Ikone Anna Magnani in der Rolle der ehemaligen Hure Mamma Roma, die vergeblich versucht ihren Sohn zu retten, war der zweite Film von Regie-Genie Pier Paolo Pasolini! Um ihrem Sohn Ettore eine bessere Zukunft zu ermöglichen, wagt die Prostituierte Mamma Roma den Sprung zurück ins bürgerliche Leben. Sie arbeitet an einem Gemüsestand und passt sich der neuen Umgebung an. Als Ettore die Wahrheit über seine Mutter erfährt, gerät er auf die schiefe Bahn. Mamma Roma kann ihrer Vergangenheit nicht entkommen...
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