Raro: Valerio Zurlini's Le Soldatesse Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeRaro: Valerio Zurlini's Le Soldatesse Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted August 18, 2022 10:53 PM by Webmaster
Raro Video will release on Blu-ray Valerio Zurlini's film Le Soldatesse a.k.a The Camp Followers (1965), starring Anna Karina, Lea Massari, Marie Laforêt, and Tomas Milián. The release, which will be distributed by Kino Lorber, will be available for purchase on October 25.
Synopsis: Le Soldatesse (The Camp Followers) is a heartbreakingly moving wartime drama starring the luminous Anna Karina (Pierrot le Fou, Alphaville) and directed by the great Valerio Zurlini (The Desert of the Tartars, Family Portrait). Lieutenant Martino (Tomas Milian) can no longer stand the death and disease surrounding him in Athens, and puts in a request to be relocated. So along with Sergeant Castagnoli (Mario Adorf) he is tasked with delivering twelve prostitutes to various military outposts across the Axis territory. It is an unpleasant task, made even more so by the fascistic Major Alessi (Aca Gavric), who they pick up along the way. Karina plays Elenitza, a soft-spoken prostitute who develops a sympathetic relationship with Martino. Alessi becomes increasingly unhinged during the journey, becoming a violent and maniacal supporter of the Blackshirts, whose brutal tactics tear the group apart. Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Le Soldatesse (The Camp Followers) is a heartbreakingly moving wartime drama starring the luminous Anna Karina (Pierrot le Fou, Alphaville) and directed by the great Valerio Zurlini (The Desert of the Tartars, Family Portrait). Lieutenant Martino (Tomas Milian) can no longer stand the death and disease surrounding him in Athens, and puts in a request to be relocated. So along with Sergeant Castagnoli (Mario Adorf) he is tasked with delivering twelve prostitutes to various military outposts across the Axis territory. It is an unpleasant task, made even more so by the fascistic Major Alessi (Aca Gavric), who they pick up along the way. Karina plays Elenitza, a soft-spoken prostitute who develops a sympathetic relationship with Martino. Alessi becomes increasingly unhinged during the journey, becoming a violent and maniacal supporter of the Blackshirts, whose brutal tactics tear the group apart. Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEWLY REMASTERED
- NEW Introduction by Marco Müller, professor at the Shanghai Film Academy and former director of the Venice and Rome film festivals
- NEW Audio commentary by Danielle Hipkins, Professor of Italian Studies and Film at the University of Exeter
