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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.

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