DVD
Europe '51
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special ed.
Languages
English or Italian dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (109, 118 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city's poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Special features: introduction by director Roberto Rossellini ; interview with film critic Adriano Apra ; interview with Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman's daughters ; My dad is 100 years old, a 2005 short film directed by Guy Madden and starring Isabella Rossellini ; interview with film historian Elena Dagrada on the different versions of the film ; interview with G. Fiorella Mariani, Rossellini's niece ; The chicken, a 1952 short film directed by Rossellini and starring Bergman.
Contents
- Europe '51 (English-language version) Europe '51 (Italian-language version)