Eureka Entertainment has announced two early films from Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni for Blu-ray release on March 21:
La signora senza camelie (1953) and
Le Amiche (1955). The latter features a recent restoration by Cineteca di Bologna, L'Immagine Ritrovata, and Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation. Both will be presented in dual-format Blu-ray/DVD editions.
Special features includes:
La signora senza camelie
- New and exclusive video introduction to the film with critic and teacher Gabe Klinger
- New and exclusive video featuring Gabe Klinger discussing Antonioni in the context of the Italian production system of the 1950s
- A booklet containing newly translated critical pieces about the film, excerpts of interviews with Antonioni, and a lengthy debate between Antonioni and critic Luigi Chiarini on the subject of the film
Le Amiche
- New and exclusive video introduction to the film with critic and teacher Gabe Klinger
- New and exclusive video featuring Gabe Klinger discussing the arc of Antonioni's entire career
- A booklet containing newly translated critical pieces about the film, excerpts of interviews with Antonioni, and more