The Conformist Blu-ray Officially Announced
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Posted October 27, 2014 04:27 PM by Webmaster
Raro Video U.S. and Kino Video have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Bernardo Bertolucci's Il conformista a.k.a. The Conformist (1970). Restored by Cineteca di Bologna, The Conformist will be available for purchase on November 25th.
This new restoration of The Conformist was re-released theatrically by Kino Lorber, opening at New York's Film Forum, with continuing dates at other theaters across the U.S.
The disc comes packed with special features that will provide audiences with new insight into this landmark film, including In the Shade of the Conformist, a 57-minute visual essay on the film by Adriano Apra, the original 1970 theatrical trailer, the 2014 US theatrical re-release trailer, and a fully-illustrated booklet filled with essays on the film and the artists involved in its creation, as well as a biography and filmography listing for Bertolucci.
Since its release in 1970, The Conformist has been hailed as an internationally important film and a triumph of film style. It was the breakthrough film for Bernardo Bertolucci, launching his decades-long career as one of the leading filmmakers in world cinema. Bertolucci's screenplay (adapted from the Alberto Moravia novel) was nominated for an Academy Award, and the film also helped to launch the career of renowned cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who would go on to collaborate with Bertolucci on such classics as Last Tango in Paris, 1900, and The Last Emperor, as well Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Warren Beatty's Reds. The sumptuous art direction by Ferdinando Scarfiotti (Death in Venice, American Gigolo) creates a vivid depiction of the Italian Fascist period filled with Art Deco design and architecture. The film's atmosphere is further complemented by the beautiful score by acclaimed composer Georges Delerue (Hiroshima Mon Amour, Day for Night).
The story follows a secret police agent, Marcelo Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is dispatched to assassinate his old professor, Quadri (Enzo Tarascio). Clerici uses his honeymoon with his new wife Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli) as the perfect cover under which to carry out his assignment. While on his mission, however, he becomes obsessed with the professor's wife Anna (Dominique Sanda), and slowly he begins to question everything he thought he believed about fascism.
The Conformist continues to be an influence to filmmakers the world over, and Raro Video's Blu-ray release will give new audiences a chance to discover this classic film for the first time, in a dazzling new restoration that does justice to Bertolucci's distinctive and incomparable visual style. It will also be a welcome addition to the home video collections of long-time fans of the film, who can now watch it in this new HD restoration that looks better than ever before, along with a wealth of supplemental materials that provide new insight and information into this influential masterpiece.
Special Features:
This new restoration of The Conformist was re-released theatrically by Kino Lorber, opening at New York's Film Forum, with continuing dates at other theaters across the U.S.
The disc comes packed with special features that will provide audiences with new insight into this landmark film, including In the Shade of the Conformist, a 57-minute visual essay on the film by Adriano Apra, the original 1970 theatrical trailer, the 2014 US theatrical re-release trailer, and a fully-illustrated booklet filled with essays on the film and the artists involved in its creation, as well as a biography and filmography listing for Bertolucci.
Since its release in 1970, The Conformist has been hailed as an internationally important film and a triumph of film style. It was the breakthrough film for Bernardo Bertolucci, launching his decades-long career as one of the leading filmmakers in world cinema. Bertolucci's screenplay (adapted from the Alberto Moravia novel) was nominated for an Academy Award, and the film also helped to launch the career of renowned cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who would go on to collaborate with Bertolucci on such classics as Last Tango in Paris, 1900, and The Last Emperor, as well Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Warren Beatty's Reds. The sumptuous art direction by Ferdinando Scarfiotti (Death in Venice, American Gigolo) creates a vivid depiction of the Italian Fascist period filled with Art Deco design and architecture. The film's atmosphere is further complemented by the beautiful score by acclaimed composer Georges Delerue (Hiroshima Mon Amour, Day for Night).
The story follows a secret police agent, Marcelo Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is dispatched to assassinate his old professor, Quadri (Enzo Tarascio). Clerici uses his honeymoon with his new wife Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli) as the perfect cover under which to carry out his assignment. While on his mission, however, he becomes obsessed with the professor's wife Anna (Dominique Sanda), and slowly he begins to question everything he thought he believed about fascism.
The Conformist continues to be an influence to filmmakers the world over, and Raro Video's Blu-ray release will give new audiences a chance to discover this classic film for the first time, in a dazzling new restoration that does justice to Bertolucci's distinctive and incomparable visual style. It will also be a welcome addition to the home video collections of long-time fans of the film, who can now watch it in this new HD restoration that looks better than ever before, along with a wealth of supplemental materials that provide new insight and information into this influential masterpiece.
Special Features:
- In the Shade of the Conformist (57 mins, 5 sec.)
- Original 1970 US Theatrical Trailer
- 2014 US Theatrical Re-release Trailer
- New and Improved English subtitles
- Digitally Restored
- New HD Transfer from original 35mm negative print
- Fully illustrated booklet
- Original Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Original Italian and English with English subtitles
- PCM Stereo
