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Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

Posted By: edi1967
Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]
The Easy Life
A Film by Dino Risi
BluRay Full 1:1 | m2ts | MPEG-4 AVC Video | 1920x1080 | 26296 Kbps | 16:9 | 01:45:29 | 5% Recovery | 44.3 GB
Audio: Italian LPCM Audio 1152 Kbps 1.0 | Subtitle: English
Genre: Drama, Comedy | 3 wins & 1 nomination

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer of 1962. They will spend two days together, meet both Roberto's and Bruno's family. The time Roberto spends with Bruno is a hilarious, but sometimes emotionally merciless accelerated maturization process. While Bruno's easy going "l'usage du monde" and societal success attract Roberto's great admiration, he also slowly realizes Bruno's hollowness, superficiality and unhappiness.

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Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

A very young Jean-Louis Trintignant plays Roberto, an ambitious law student who has to study hard for an important exam. While taking a break, Roberto notices Bruno (Vittorio Gassman, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Scent of a Woman), an older bachelor from out of town who has parked his stylish Lancia under his window. He asks politely if Roberto would be willing to make a phone call for him because he is late for an important party. Roberto immediately agrees, but then changes his mind and invites Bruno to come up and make the phone call himself. When Bruno discovers that his friends have left without him, he offers to buy Roberto a drink.

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

Soon after, however, the two men realize that there isn't a single place in Rome where they can have a drink because everyone is away on holiday. Determined to have a good time, they decide to drive to the countryside, where people never stop working and the food is always delicious.

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

There are a couple of reasons why this seemingly very straightforward commedia all'italiana directed by the great Dino Risi in 1962 became such an influential film in Italy and abroad. First, its characters were easy to embrace. Though drastically different – Bruno is an outspoken but quite vulnerable father while Roberto is an ambitious but notably shy student – they spoke and acted like most Italian men did in the early '60s. Naturally, all of their minor triumphs and failures felt authentic. (Initially critical reception in Italy was mixed, but moviegoers in the rural south were just as enthusiastic about the film as those who saw it in the industrial north).

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

The lack of biting satire is another reason. In a different commedia all'italiana – for example one directed by Alberto Lattuada – Gassman's character would have quickly evolved into a mindless clown whose behavior would have been used to produce various scathing generalizations about the "haves" and "have-nots" in post-war Italy. In Il Sorpasso the main characters never become targets. They are placed in different compromising situations – the restroom sequence is a prime example – but they are never ridiculed.

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

Il Sorpasso Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
• Trailer - original Italian trailer for Il Sorpasso. Music only. (3 min, 1080p).
• Introduction by Alexander Payne - filmmaker Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways) quickly introduces Dino Risi's Il Sorpasso and explains what makes it a unique film. In English, not subtitled. (6 min, 1080p).
• Dino Risi - in this archival interview, conducted by film critic Jean A. Gili, director Dino Risi recalls how Il Sorpasso came to exist, and discusses its unique qualities, the significance of its title (in the United States the film was released as The Easy Life, but its Italian title has a very specific meaning), the film and its popularity abroad (Il Sorpasso was a major hit in Argentina), Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant's careers and contributions to the film, etc. The interview was conducted in 2004. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (20 min, 1080i).
• Jean-Louis Trintignant - in this casual interview, conducted by actress Marie-Christine Barrault (Cousin cousine, My Night at Maud's) for the French television program Cine passion, Jean-Louis Trintignant recalls when and how he was approached by Dino Risi to play Roberto Mariani in Il Sorpasso, and discusses the unique balance between comedy and drama in the film. The interview was conducted in 1983. In French, with optional English subtitles. (9 min, 1080p).
• Ettore Scola - the great Italian director Ettore Scola (The Night of Varennes, Splendor), who began his career as a screenwriter and collaborated with Dino Risi on a number of his films, discusses the evolution of commedia all'italiana during the late '50s and early '60s, Il Sorpasso and its key themes, the controversial finale (criticized by producer Cecchi Gori), the social climate in Italy at the time when the film was completed, etc. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in 2013. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (15 min), 1080p).
• Remi Fournier Lanzoni - in this new video interview, film scholar Remi Fournier Lanzoni discusses the social foundation of commedia all'italiana, Dino Risi's style, and the unique qualities of Il Sorpasso. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in 2014. In English, not subtitled. (16 min, 1080p).
• Back to Castiglioncello - Gloria De Antoni's documentary film L'estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell'anno del Sorpasso (2012) returns to Castiglioncello, the small beach town where the majority of Il Sorpasso was shot. Presented here are excerpts from the film with comments from various cast and crew members. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (11 min, 1080p).
• A Beautiful Vacation - this excellent documentary film focuses on the life and legacy of Dino Risi. Included in it are long interviews with the late director, film scholars Valerio Caprara and Tullio Kezich, former mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni, actor/screen writer Franca Valeri (The Widoewer), and actors Lorella De Luca (Il Bidone) and Alessandra Panaro (Rocco And His Brothers, Poor and Beautiful), amongst others. The documentary was filmed in 2006 by Fabrizio Corallo and Francesca Molteni on the occasion of director Dino Risi's ninetieth birthday. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (56 min, 1080i).
• Speaking with Gassman - director Dino Risi and actor Vittorio Gassman made sixteen films together. In 2005, five years after the great Italian actor's death, Dino Risi's son Marco made a documentary about their complicated working relationship and how the director transformed Vittorio Gassman's career. Presented here are excerpts from the documentary. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (31 min, 1080i).

Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]

Il Sorpasso Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
Dino Risi is one of the true giants of Italian cinema. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of his films are incredibly difficult to see in North America. Il Sorpasso, one of the director's best films and one of the most influential classic Italian road comedies, has now been beautifully restored and transfered to Blu-ray by the folks at Criterion. I think that it is one of the year's most important releases and I am convinced that come December it will appear on many prestigious Top 10 lists. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.




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Disc Title: IL_SORPASSO_CRITERION
Disc Size: 47.557.166.238 bytes
Protection: AACS
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Size: 23.759.646.720 bytes
Length: 1:45:29.906
Total Bitrate: 30,03 Mbps

Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 26296 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

Audio: Italian / LPCM Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitle: English / 53,321 kbps




ORIGINAL TITLE: Il Sorpasso
GENRE: Comedy , Drama
YEAR : 1962
DIRECTOR: Dino Risi
SCREENPLAY : Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
ACTORS : Vittorio Gassman , Jean- Louis Trintignant , Catherine Spaak , Claudio Gora , Luciana Angiolillo , Luigi Zerbinati , Mila Stanic , Barbara Simon , Nando Angelini, Linda Sini , Lilli Dorelli , Edda Ferronao , Franca Polesello

PHOTOGRAPHY: Alfio Contini
ASSEMBLY : Maurizio Lucidi
MUSIC : Riz Ortolani
PRODUCTION: Mario Cecchi Gori FAIR FOR FILM , INCEI MOVIES, FILM SANCRO
DISTRIBUTION: INCEI FILM - COLUMBIA, TRISTAR HOME VIDEO, Cecchi Gori Home Video , UNITA ' VIDEO
COUNTRY: Italy
DURATION : 106 Min

SUBJECT: a story of Rudolph Sonego



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Il Sorpasso (1962) [Criterion Collection]