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A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life revolving around his collection of paintings. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her companions: her lover, her daughter, and daughter's boyfriend. After being strong-armed into renting them an apartment on the top floo...

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Uniform Title:Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (Motion picture).
Main Author: Medioli, Enrico (Author, Screenwriter)
Corporate Authors: Rusconi (Firm), Rarovideo (Firm)
Other Authors: Cecchi d'Amico, Suso (Screenwriter), Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976 (Screenwriter, Director), Bertolucci, Giovanni (Producer), Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (Actor), Berger, Helmut, 1944- (Actor), Mangano, Silvana, 1930-1989 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Italian
English
Language Notes:Italian or English (dubbed) soundtracks; English subtitles.
Published: [Minneapolis, Minn.] : Raro Video, [2012]
Series:Raro video cinema art visions
Subjects:
Retirees > Italy > Drama.
Americans > Italy > Drama.
Collectors and collecting > Italy > Drama.
Loneliness in old age > Italy > Drama.
Landlord and tenant > Italy > Drama.
Dysfunctional families > Italy > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
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Summary:A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life revolving around his collection of paintings. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her companions: her lover, her daughter, and daughter's boyfriend. After being strong-armed into renting them an apartment on the top floor of his luxurious Roman palazzo, the professor's quiet routine is turned into chaos.
Item Description:"Gianluca & Stefano Curti Publishing."--Container.
Originally released as motion picture in 1974.
Booklet (14 pages ;col. ill.) with critical essay in English by Mark Rappaport and with director's filmography inserted in container.
Special features include: original trailer; interview with film critic Alessandro Benccivenni.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray disc; aspect ratio: 16:9 (2.35:1); newly digitally restored; DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono sound format; requires a Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Awards:Awards of the Japanese Academy, 1979: Best Foreign Language Film. Blue Ribbon Awards, 1979: Best Foreign Language Film (Luchino Visconti). Luchino Visconti, 1975: David in Best Film, Best Foreign Actor (Burt Lancaster).
Production Credits:Cinematography, Pasqualino de Santis ; editor, Ruggero Mastroianni ; music, Franco Mannino.