Essential Fellini (1950-1987)

[StLouisRibs]

[Mister_Kidd]

Nights of Cabiria, finally!

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Mister_Kidd

Nights of Cabiria, finally!

Yep. Been wanting that to come back in print forever. One of my favorite films of all time, I sold the DVD under the assumption it would come on blu-ray, it took way too long! Think that was like 5 years ago. A few of these films will actually be new to me. Before blu-ray I'd really only seen La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, which I had on DVD. But I've loved these other films as well. Think I'll be selling the blu-rays and getting this box.

Not much else can be said. Hopefully we get the same for a Kurosowa set next year. This and a complete Kurosowa box would be probably the two biggest releases left for me on blu-ray.

[Bn43]

Originally Posted by Mister_Kidd

Nights of Cabiria, finally!

I got impatient earlier in the year and imported the March 2020 Studio Canal version. Which is currently probably the best looking Fellini on home video.



I wonder if Criterion's version will be more compressed (more supplementary materials crammed on the same disc).

Anyway, I'll be owning it twice now. I'm also happy La strada is back too.

[postmodel]

Another set to add to the list!

[cgpublic]

Bravo Bravo Bravo!

[bergman864]

That's fantastic. I already own a great copy of City of Women and the other biggies (Casanova, Orchestra Rehearsal, Voice of the Moon) are easy to get.

[McCrutchy]

Excellent!

[Dailyan]

Fifteen-Blu-ray Special Edition Collector’s Set Features

New 4K restorations of 11 theatrical features, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks for all films
New digital restorations of the short film Toby Dammit (1968) and the television film Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (1969), with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
Feature documentaries Fellini: I’m a Born Liar (2002) and Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997), the latter presented in its 193-minute version
Two-hour, four-part 1960 interview with director Federico Fellini by filmmaker André Delvaux for Belgian television
Four behind-the-scenes documentaries: Reporter’s Diary: “Zoom on Fellini” (1965), Ciao, Federico! (1969), The Secret Diary of “Amarcord” (1974), and Fellini racconta: On the Set of “And the Ship Sails On” (1983)
Fellini racconta: Passegiatte nella memoria, a 2000 documentary featuring interviews with a late-in-life Fellini
Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile, a 2004 documentary about Fellini’s wife and frequent collaborator
Once Upon a Time: “La dolce vita,” a French television documentary about the film
Audio commentaries on six of the films
Program from 2003 on Fellini's 1980s television advertising work
Archival interviews with Fellini stars and collaborators, including Mastroianni, Sandra Milo, Anouk Aimée, and Magali Noël
Archival audio interviews by film critic Gideon Bachmann with Fellini, Mastroianni, and Fellini's friends and family
Video essays, trailers, and more
PLUS: Deluxe packaging, including two lavishly illustrated books with hundreds of pages of content: notes on the films by scholar David Forgacs, essays by filmmakers Michael Almereyda, Kogonada, and Carol Morley; film critics Bilge Ebiri and Stephanie Zacharek; and novelist Colm Tóibín, and dozens of images spotlighting Don Young’s renowned collection of Fellini memorabilia

Collector’s set designed by Raphael Geroni, with new illustrations by Abigail Giuseppe

[Jr7936]

The criterion price seems pretty good for $199.99 on sale from 249.95

I wonder if any site will be any cheaper for it, other then the bn sale if they have it again

[tama]

Will await reviews. Amarcord and Roma if I remember correctly had questionable color grading for their recent 4K masters. Want to see if this is still the case or if that carried over to the other films.

[BluProofie]

Whoa.

[qw0aszx]

Originally Posted by tama

Will await reviews. Amarcord and Roma if I remember correctly had questionable color grading for their recent 4K masters. Want to see if this is still the case or if that carried over to the other films.

Saw 4K DCPs of both film in theatres, Amarcord definitely have severe color grading problems, Roma is close to the 2010 2K grade, which is better but still have some problematic scenes.

[Poya]

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

[frakking toaster]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

That sounds like a personal problem.

[Worship.my.wreck]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

[kp404]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

What a stupid, baiting comment.

Back to this amazing announcement, Criterion is really hitting home runs on these box sets. Kurosawa around the corner....

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

Please, please please please I am begging u from the bottom of my heart;

Please say sike. Please.

[Thebunk]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

Despite your woke politics, the free market reigns supreme. You can’t force someone to buy something if they don’t want it and restricting another “potentially” competing product is just ****ed.

[sidetracked1]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’m afraid this will overshadow the Varda collection. Why get the BD collection of the best films by a woman when you can get one directed by a man?

I would argue (hope) just the opposite. The more film fans discover the joy of exploring the body of work of great filmmakers, the more open people will become to those who are critically lauded, but who might be less 'household names' - male or female.

I love that Criterion have been upping their game in this area, and hope they continue to do so. So often a film-maker's less known works may be as good as - or even better than - those that happened to garner all the attention.