DVD
Senso
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
DVD special ed. ; Full screen version.
Languages
In Italian with English subtitles.
Performers
Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti, Marcella Mariani.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
The story of a nineteenth century Italian countess who, amid the Austrian occupation of her country, puts her marriage and political principles on the line by engaging in a torrid affair with a dashing Austrian lieutenant.
Notes
Title from container.
From the novella by Camillo Boito.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: "The making of 'Senso'" documentary ; "The wanton countess," a rarely-seen English-language version of the film ; "Viva VERDI," a documentary on Visconti, Senso, and opera ; "Man of three worlds: Luchino Visconti," a 1996 BBC program exploring Visconti's mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.