MAFIOSO (1962) - (The Criterion Collection - #424) [DVD9] [2008]

In Alberto Lattuada’s brilliant dark comedy Mafioso, auto-factory foreman Nino (Alberto Sordi) takes his proper, modern wife (Norma Bengell) and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to antiquated, rural Sicily to visit his family and get back in touch with his roots. But Antonio gets more than he bargained for when he discovers some harsh truths about his ancestors—and himself. One of the first Italian films to look frankly at the Mafia, Lattuada’s devastatingly funny character study is equal parts culture-clash farce and existential nightmare.





Cast
Antonio "Nino" Badalamenti Alberto Sordi
Marta Norma Bengell
Don Vincenzo Ugo Attanasio
Don Liborio Carmelo Oliviero
Rosalia Gabriella Conti


Credits
Director Alberto Lattuada
Producer Antonio Cervi
Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
Screenplay Marco Ferreri, Rafael Azcona, Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli
Executive producer Dino De Laurentiis
Editing Nino Baragli
Music Piero Piccioni







DVD:
DVD RELEASE: March 18, 2008
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 424
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.85:1
BLACK AND WHITE
AUDIO: Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 102 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab
DVD: Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image
FILE SIZE: 7.48 GB
800 dpi scans (PDF File): 50 MB


Disc Features

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* A 1996 interview with director Alberto Lattuada by filmmaker Daniele Luchetti
* New interviews with the director’s wife, actress Carla Del Poggio (Variety Lights), and son Alessandro Lattuada
* Trailers for the original Italian release and the 2007 U.S. rerelease
* Gallery of promotional caricatures by artist Keiko Kimura
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: New essays by Phillip Lopate and Roberto Chiesi and a 1982 interview with Alberto Lattuada