StudioCanal: Two Restored Fellini Films Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeStudioCanal: Two Restored Fellini Films Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted February 19, 2020 05:06 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Federico Fellini's classic film Nights of Cabiria (1957) and The White Sheik (1952). The two releases will be available for purchase on April 20.
Nights of Cabiria
Synopsis: Co-written by Fellini, with contributions from Pier Paolo Pasolini NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) again stars Giulietta Masina in this story of an unfailingly optimistic prostitute and her misadventures in and around the Eternal City. Cabiria wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak. Even when she is robbed by her boyfriend and left to drown, after her rescue she carries on searching for happiness. She meets and is courted by Oscar and it seems that her struggles are finally over, but things may not be what they seem. This Oscar-winning, funny and poignant neo-realism masterpiece was the inspiration for Neil Simon's 1966 musical Sweet Charity, which itself was adapted for the screen by Bob Fosse three years later.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Fellini's debut as a solo director was the joyful romantic comedy THE WHITE SHEIK (1952), co-written by Fellini from a story he collaborated on with Michelangelo Antonioni, it starred veteran actor Alberto Sordi alongside Fellini's wife and muse Giulietta Masina. Flowing between real life and fantasy THE WHITE SHEIK tells the story of a newlywed couple's honeymoon that turns into disaster when the virginal bride runs away in search of the eponymous dashing hero of a photo-strip cartoon, who fulfils her naïve romantic ideals. Her distraught husband proves not to be immune from temptation himself when he encounters a prostitute during the search for his wife.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Nights of Cabiria
Synopsis: Co-written by Fellini, with contributions from Pier Paolo Pasolini NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) again stars Giulietta Masina in this story of an unfailingly optimistic prostitute and her misadventures in and around the Eternal City. Cabiria wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak. Even when she is robbed by her boyfriend and left to drown, after her rescue she carries on searching for happiness. She meets and is courted by Oscar and it seems that her struggles are finally over, but things may not be what they seem. This Oscar-winning, funny and poignant neo-realism masterpiece was the inspiration for Neil Simon's 1966 musical Sweet Charity, which itself was adapted for the screen by Bob Fosse three years later.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from TF1 and StudioCanal
- Interview with film historian Phil Kemp
- Original Trailer
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Synopsis: Fellini's debut as a solo director was the joyful romantic comedy THE WHITE SHEIK (1952), co-written by Fellini from a story he collaborated on with Michelangelo Antonioni, it starred veteran actor Alberto Sordi alongside Fellini's wife and muse Giulietta Masina. Flowing between real life and fantasy THE WHITE SHEIK tells the story of a newlywed couple's honeymoon that turns into disaster when the virginal bride runs away in search of the eponymous dashing hero of a photo-strip cartoon, who fulfils her naïve romantic ideals. Her distraught husband proves not to be immune from temptation himself when he encounters a prostitute during the search for his wife.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Fellini's The White Sheik and Other Stories - new featurette compiled of interviews with Fellini experts Peter Bondanella and Charlotte Chandler discussing The White Sheik and other Fellini classics (16 min)
- Fellini's Collection at The Lilly Library - featurette showcasing artefacts from the Fellini collection at The Lilly Library, including scripts and sketches. (5 min).
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
