Raro Details Il Generale Della Rovere
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Posted November 5, 2013 05:17 PM by Webmaster
Raro Video USA has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Roberto Rossellini's Il Generale Della Rovere (1959), starring Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Sandra Milo, and Giovanna Ralli. The release, which will contain both the theatrical version and the original director's cut of the film that screened at the 1959 Venice Film Festival, will be available for purchase on December 3rd.
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Il Generale Della Rovere tells the story of a con artist who is forced to become a spy for the Germans during WWII after he is caught defrauding the families of missing Italian soldiers. Planted in a Nazi prison under a false identity, he must identify members of the Italian Resistance movement among the prisoners. In the process of gaining their trust, he is forced to realign his own moral code and deal with the actions of his past life.
Special Features:
The restoration of Il Generale Della Rovere was curated by Minerva/Raro Video and the National Cinematheque in collaboration with the National Museum of Cinema and the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts of the Venice Biennale, for the one hundred year anniversary of Roberto Rossellini's births. The film was remastered and restored in High Definition by the LVR laboratories in Rome under the technical supervision of Aldo Strappini (Raro Video) and Roberto Taruffi (National Film Archive), with the advice of Adriano Apra and with the contribution of Sergio Bruno.
Original director's cut version: This exclusive Director's Cut version of Il Generale Della Rovere was presented in 2001 by the National Film School and the National Film Archive on the basis of a positive safety print stored by the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts at the Venice Biennale. This is the version of the film that was screened at the 20th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 1959. This version is longer than the Theatrical version by a total of six minutes.
Director's Cut version length: 3772 meters
Theatrical version length: 3606 meters
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Il Generale Della Rovere tells the story of a con artist who is forced to become a spy for the Germans during WWII after he is caught defrauding the families of missing Italian soldiers. Planted in a Nazi prison under a false identity, he must identify members of the Italian Resistance movement among the prisoners. In the process of gaining their trust, he is forced to realign his own moral code and deal with the actions of his past life.
Special Features:
- Adriano Apra Interview (39:58)
- Renzo Rossellini Interview (32:06)
- Aldo Strappini (Raro Video) Interview (3:38)
- Video Essay: Truth Of Fiction (45:19)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
- Theatrical Version (132 mins)
- New and improved English subtitles
- New HD transfer from original 35 mm negative print
- Digitally restored
- Fully illustrated booklet
The restoration of Il Generale Della Rovere was curated by Minerva/Raro Video and the National Cinematheque in collaboration with the National Museum of Cinema and the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts of the Venice Biennale, for the one hundred year anniversary of Roberto Rossellini's births. The film was remastered and restored in High Definition by the LVR laboratories in Rome under the technical supervision of Aldo Strappini (Raro Video) and Roberto Taruffi (National Film Archive), with the advice of Adriano Apra and with the contribution of Sergio Bruno.
Original director's cut version: This exclusive Director's Cut version of Il Generale Della Rovere was presented in 2001 by the National Film School and the National Film Archive on the basis of a positive safety print stored by the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts at the Venice Biennale. This is the version of the film that was screened at the 20th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 1959. This version is longer than the Theatrical version by a total of six minutes.
Director's Cut version length: 3772 meters
Theatrical version length: 3606 meters