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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion - The Criterion...

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Released: 18th January 2021. The provocative Italian filmmaker ELIO PETRI's most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (A Fistful of Dollars' GIAN MARIA VOLONTE, in a commanding performance) investigating a heinous crime-which he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES  • New 4K digital restoration by the Film Foundation, with uncompressed  monaural soundtrack • Archival interview with director Elio Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc • Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005), a ninety minute documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers • Interview with film scholar Camilla Zamboni from 2013 • Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008), a sixty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté • Music in His Blood, an interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti • Trailers • New English subtitle translation • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by author and screenwriter Ugo Pirro

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  • Details

    Released:
    18th January 2021
    Category:
    World Cinema
    Studio:
    Sony Pictures Home Ent.
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Certification:
    18 – Suitable only for adult
    Barcode:
    5050629074437

  • Description

    The provocative Italian filmmaker ELIO PETRI's most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (A Fistful of Dollars' GIAN MARIA VOLONTE, in a commanding performance) investigating a heinous crime-which he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos.

    SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 
    • New 4K digital restoration by the Film Foundation, with uncompressed  monaural soundtrack
    • Archival interview with director Elio Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc
    • Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005), a ninety minute documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers
    • Interview with film scholar Camilla Zamboni from 2013
    • Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008), a sixty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté
    • Music in His Blood, an interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti
    • Trailers
    • New English subtitle translation
    • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by author and screenwriter Ugo Pirro
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    115 minutes
    Original Language:
    Italian
    Extras:
    Language(s): Italian, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Booklet, Documentaries: 'Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker', 'Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonte', Interviews: Elio Petri (director), Camilla Zamboni (film scholar), Ennio Morricone (composer)

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