Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life or 3 Films By Rossellini with Ingrid Bergman?

[Hazel Motes]

I'm thinking of making a blind buy at Barnes and Noble using their 50% off and 30% off black friday coupon. I have seen no films in either of these sets.

What should I get:

Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life

or

3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman.

What Italian should I go with and why?

[monorail91]

Both sets are very good and I own both -- between the two, I prefer the Trilogy of Life since all three films are so joyful and emotionally fulfilling (especially Arabian Nights, which I've revisited several times).

Rossellini's films with Ingrid Bergman is a great set as well, but all three are kind of downers and I haven't felt the need to re-watch since my first viewing.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by monorail91

Both sets are very good and I own both -- between the two, I prefer the Trilogy of Life since all three films are so joyful and emotionally fulfilling (especially Arabian Nights, which I've revisited several times).

Rossellini's films with Ingrid Bergman is a great set as well, but all three are kind of downers and I haven't felt the need to re-watch since my first viewing.

I think you and I have are watching different films.

[schan1269]

I would watch Pasolini on Hulu or Fandor first.

[oliver_67]

Originally Posted by Hazel Motes

I'm thinking of making a blind buy at Barnes and Noble using their 50% off and 30% off black friday coupon. I have seen no films in either of these sets.

What should I get:

Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life

or

3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman.

What Italian should I go with and why?

Love both and have both in my collection. Only Rossellini can make the glamorous Bergman look like an ordinary woman. I consider those three films the pioneers of modern cinema.

Pasolini is not for every one at all.

[anthonyls]

Get both.

[Lutz]

ARABIAN NIGHTS does play like Pasolini's feel good film (except for maybe all the non consensual sex jokes).

[Knrsa333]

out of print?

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Knrsa333

out of print?

You can still get it online from B & N for the $40 sale price, although it's out of stock at the moment. If worse comes to worst, and you're region-free, there's the remastered UK release.

[Mauve]

Currently 39.99 on Amazon.