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• Rossellini: The War Trilogy ( 3-blu-ray disc set) | Blu Ray | (07/08/2017) from £24.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ROSSELLINI: THE WAR TRILOGY (3-Blu-ray Disc Set) Films by Roberto Rossellini Rossellini's celebrated trilogy, made during and immediately after the Second World War, is available for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in this 3-disc box set. Rome, Open City, Paisa, and Germany Year Zero provide heart-rending depictions of a Europe savaged by war, the struggles faced by ordinary people and the hope that endures, establishing Roberto Rossellini as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of all time. Rome, Open City Italy | 1945 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 103 minutes Paisà Italy | 1946 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 125 minutes Germany Year Zero Germany, Italy | 1948 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 73 minutes Special Features Newly remastered presentations L'amore (Roberto Rossellini, 1948, 80 mins): Rossellini's controversial two-part anthology film showcasing the maniford talents of Anna Magnani. The first part, A Human Voice, is written by Jean Cocteau, and the second, The Miracle, is written by Federico Fellini Children of the Open City (Laura Muscardin, 2005, 53 mins): documentary featuring Vito Annicchiarico visiting key locations from Rome, Open City and sharing memories of the shoot Into the Future (Tag Gallagher, 2009, 32 mins): visual essay on the War Trilogy by film scholar Tag Gallagher Fully illustrated booklet featuring writings by Tag Gallagher, Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and Jonathan Rosenbaum, and full film credits Italian, German and English language, with optional English subtitles | BD50 x 3 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit) | Cert 12 (moderate violence) | Region B Blu-ray

• Rome, Open City | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £14.00   |  Saving you £5.99 (42.79%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A landmark of Italian neorealism and often cited as one of the greatest films ever made Roberto Rossellini’s portrait of life under the Nazi occupation remains remarkable for its sheer immediacy tension and power. Rome Open City tells the story of an Italian partisan Francesco (Marcello Pagliero) his fiance Pina (Anna Magnani) one of the heads of the Italian resistance Manfredi and a Catholic priest Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi). The groundbreaking film is the first part of Rossellini’s celebrated War trilogy (followed by Paisà and Germany Year Zero). Features: Remastered presentation

• Germany Year Zero (DVD) | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Newly restored version of Roberto Rossellini’s closing part of his celebrated War Trilogy. Amidst the ruins of Berlin in the immediate post-war years a young boy Edmund attempts to support his family. This devastating portrait of an obliterated post-war Europe remains one of the most affecting films in the history of cinema. This new DVD edition also includes L’Amore (1948) Rossellini’s two-part anthology film which proved hugely controversial on its original release. The first part was co-scripted by Rossellini and Federico Fellini and stars Fellini as Saint Joseph who villainously impregnates Nanni (Anna Magnani) a disturbed peasant who believes herself to be the Virgin Mary. The second part is based on Jean Cocteau’s play La voix humaine. Features: Newly restored presentations of Germany Year Zero and L’Amore L’Amore (Roberto Rossellini 1948 70 mins): anthology film with sections written by Jean Cocteau and Federico Fellini and starring Anna Magnani Illustrated booklet with film notes and complete credits

• The Fugitive Kind | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Adapted from Tennessee Williams' play 'Orpheus Descending', this US drama stars Marlon Brando as drifter Val Xavier. Arriving in a small town Val gets a job working for miserable shopkeeper Lady Torrance (Anna Magnani) and later begins an affair with her while her cruel husband Jabe (Victor Jory) is dying of cancer. Discovering that Lady is pregnant, Val decides to stay in town even when he is threatened by Jabe's friend, Sheriff Talbott (R.G. Armstrong), but this only angers Jabe and results in tragedy.

• Fellini's Roma | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £11.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Italian maestro Federico Fellini delivers a thrilling personal memoir with this monumental and outlandish tribute to his beloved Rome - The Eternal City. This lavish autobiography full of lush fantasy sequences and monumental pageantry begins with Fellini as a youngster living in the Italian countryside. In school he studies the eclectic but parochial history of ancient Rome and then is introduced as a young man to the real thing - arriving in this strange new city on the outbreak o

• Neo-Realist Box Set | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £19.84   |  Saving you £15.15 (76.36%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Rome Open City: Roberto Rossellini's startling depiction of Nazi-occupied World War II Rome and one of the most prominent examples of his neorealist cinematic style is the story of a tenaciously held underground resistance against the Germans. When its leader Manfredi (Marcello Pagliero) and a priest Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi) are captured the resistance collapses with disastrous personal results to all. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay; Fellini collaborated with Rossellini in the writing of the script. 'Open City' is all the more remarkable in that it was made immediately following the liberation of Rome had been developed while Rossellini himself was in hiding and was filmed in the locations where the true events that the story are based on occurred. (Dir. Roberto Rossellini 1945) The Bicycle Thieves: After nearly two years of unemployment Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) finally finds work posting bills. But he needs a bicycle to do the job. Unfortunately he was forced to pawn his own bicycle long ago. In a humbling tragic scene Antonio exchanges his family's linen for his bicycle. But when the bike is stolen on his first day of work he must comb the streets of Rome in search of the bike: his family's only means to survival. Shot on location in Rome and using non-actors as a means of heightening the reality of the film Ladri Di Biciclette received the Honorary Award for Best Foreign Film at the 1950 Oscars. (Dir. Vittorio De Sica 1948) Miracle In Milan: Once upon a time an old woman discovered a young child in her cabbage patch. She cared for him until her death at which time the boy was placed into an orphanage. When the child is released from the orphanage he inspires shantytown squatters to improve their huts and enjoy the world. But as they begin to rebuild the squatters strike oil. The landowner evicts them wanting the oil for himself. But the old woman drops down from heaven to give Toto a magical dove which grants them whatever wish they want. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival - tied with Frken Julie. (Dir. Vittorio De Sica 1951) Umberto D: Retired civil servant Umberto struggles to survive on his rapidly dwindling pension in the harsh environment of post-World War II Rome a city plagued by its society's total disregard for the plight of the elderly the poor and the downtrodden. His only companions are his loyal dog Flag and a pregnant housemaid named Maria (Maria-Pia Casilio). Facing eviction from his humble home by his tyrannical landlady (Lina Gennari) Umberto's desperate failed attempts to raise money lead him to contemplate suicide. But first he must find a home for his little dog. Filmed on location in Rome with a totally non-professional cast Vittorio De Sica's compassionate but unsentimental handling of Umberto's tale devastatingly conveys the wretchedness of poverty and old age. 'Umberto D' is a deeply emotional and moving film that has quite rightly been hailed as a timeless classic of modern cinema. (Dir. Vittorio De Sica 1952) I Vitelloni: Five young men linger in post-adolescent limbo dreaming of adventure and escape from their small seacoast town. They while away their time spending the lira doled out by their indulgent families on drink women and nights at the local pool hall. Federico Fellini's second solo directorial effort is a semi-autobiographical masterpiece of sharply drawn character sketches. An international success and recipient of an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay I Vitelloni compassionately details a year in the life of small-town layabouts struggling to find meaning in their lives. (Dir. Federico Fellini 1953)

• Rossellini: The War Trilogy (Limited Edition Numbered Blu-ray Box Set) | Blu Ray | (01/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Available for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK these stunning films by master filmmaker Roberto Rossellini are all undisputed classics of world cinema. This limited edition Blu-ray box set includes Rossellini’s celebrated War Trilogy made during and immediately after World War II – Rome Open City Paisà and Germany Year Zero – as well as his controversial 1948 film L’Amore starring Anna Magnani and Federico Fellini. These are the films that established Roberto Rossellini’s as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of all time. All of the films in this strictly limited Blu-ray box set (of 3000 numbered units) have been restored in 4K. Features: Restored versions of Rome Open City (1945) Paisà (1948) Germany Year Zero (1948) L’Amore (1948) Booklet with film notes and complete credits Other extras TBC

• Rome, Open City | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'Open City' Roberto Rossellini's startling depiction of Nazi-occupied World War II Rome and one of the most prominent examples of his neorealist cinematic style is the story of a tenaciously held underground resistance against the Germans. When its leader Manfredi (Marcello Pagliero) and a priest Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi) are captured the resistance collapses with disastrous personal results to all. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay; Fellini collaborat

• Mamma Roma - (Mr Bongo Films) (1962) | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £11.59   |  Saving you £6.40 (55.22%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Pasolini's Mamma Roma stars the Academy award-winning Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo) who plays the lead role of a prostitute who attempts to better her life for her son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo - Ro.Go.Pa.G.). But her efforts may be too late as Ettore is drawn to the street life and ironically falls for a young whore.

• Rome, Open City | DVD | (15/03/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £6.56 (41.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on real events that took place in Nazi-occupied Italy in 1944 Rome Open City examines the choices that people are forced to make in wartime. Centering on the Resistance and its members this is a tragic and emotional exploration of human spirit and the effects of war. One of the greatest foreign language films in cinema history Roberto Rossellini's Rome Open City was filmed in the aftermath of World War II on the ravaged streets of Italy. Due to the scarcities of War scraps of film from photographers were added to hand held camerawork natural lighting and a cast of non-actors to create this frank and gritty tale of war torn Italy in a perfect example of a neo-realist film.

• Secret Of Santa Vittoria | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Secret Of Santa Vittoria

• Bellissima (Masters of Cinema) | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When casting children's roles director Luchino Visconti (The Leopard; Death in Venice) is said to have been besieged by clamouring mothers each trying to attract his attention to their child with cries of ""Bellissima!"". In his film of the same name Visconti turned his experiences into art in the form of a satire on the motivations and machinations at work in the film industry with the famous Cinecitt studios as a backdrop. Maddalena (Anna Magnani) is a screenstruck mothe

• The Golden Coach | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jean Renoir's light-hearted comic fantasy takes us to 18th-century Peru where a band of Italian strolling commedia dell'arte players has come to perform. The lusty Camilla the troupe's fiery prima donna soon turns to the head of the regent who is bored with his office and his mistress. To prepare for an impending war the regent demands great financial sacrifices from the local aristocrats. But when he gives Camilla his official golden coach the noblemen rebel and asks the bishop to despose him. Soon Camilla is being pursued by three lovers in this gloriously colourful film.