Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty & Bad Detailed
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Posted September 13, 2016 05:16 PM by Webmaster
U.S. label Film Movement has dated and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release 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 release will be available for purchase 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:
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 Peņa, 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
