Carlo Rustichelli
1) Mamma Roma
Series
Criterion collection volume 236
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[c2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (29 p. : ill.)
Description
A middle-aged prostitute attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy.
Series
Criterion collection volume 610
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it's not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor that they find a voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people, brimming with humor and honesty.
Series
Criterion collection volume 286
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (104 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man falls in love with a younger woman, but he is married and divorce is illegal. To get what he wants, he begins an elaborate scheme to kill his wife.