Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi (Ugly, Dirty and Bad) - Ettore Scola (1976) - Nov 01, 2016

[AlexIlDottore]

I figured that the impending US release of the best Commedia all'italiana ever, Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976) should have it's own thread.

U.S. label Film Movement has sent is the official domestic trailer for the recent 2K restoration of Italian director Ettore Scola's classic film Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), starring Nino Manfredi, Maria Luisa Santella, Francesco Anniballi, and Maria Bosco. The restoration will make its U.S. Blu-ray debut on November 1.

Synopsis: Acclaimed Italian auteur Ettore Scola pairs up with legendary actor Nino Manfredi in this irreverent Cannes-winning grotesque comedy. Giacinto (Manfredi), along with four generations of his sprawling, crooked clan, lives in a cramped, dilapidated home on the outskirts of Rome. When a work accident leaves him blind in one eye, the derelict suddenly finds himself rolling in insurance money. Refusing to share the wealth, Giacinto's relatives concoct several harebrained plots in hopes of wrenching the riches away.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus, New York Film Festival, and Professor of Film Studies, Columbia University
Production Stills
Illustrated Collector's Booklet with film essay by film scholar Ronald Bergan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBMznRqt8TM

This is my favourite black comedy and has had me falling about laughing on the floor since I discovered it over 10 years ago.

Thank you Mr Scola and thank you Film Movement.

I wonder if this is using the same master as the Carlotta blu?