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Mamma Roma Pier Paolo Pasolini [videorecording] =

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Italian Summary language: English Original language: Italian Subtitle language: English Series: The Criterion Collection ; Vol. 236Publication details: Italy 2004 Arco Film The Criterion CollectionDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) sound, black & white. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:
  • PN1997 .M366 1962
Summary: From case cover: Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great tradition of Italian neorealism, "Mamma Roma" offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy, and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini's lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release for obscenity, today "Mamma Roma" remains a classic, featuring a powerhouse performance by one of cinema's greatest actresses and offering a glimpse at a country's most controversial director in the process of finding his style. From IMDb: After many years working in the streets of Roma, the middle-age whore Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an upper class apartment, a fruit stand and retires from the prostitution. She brings her teenage son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), who was raised alone in the country, to live with her, and Ettore becomes her pride and joy. However, the boy that does not want to study or work, joins to idle friends, has a crush on a bitch, and Mamma Roma uses her best but limited efforts to straight Ettore and make him an honest man. However, her past haunts her with tragic consequences.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books SILC Learning Support Services DH132AA - Receiption/Circulation PN1997 .M366 1962 Available Supplemental materials booklet. 001544
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.1 Available Main feature. Italian audio. Optional English subtitles. 001541
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.2 Available Supplemental material disc. 001542
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.2 Available Supplemental material disc. 001540
Books Books SILC Learning Support Services DH132AA - Receiption/Circulation PN1997 .M366 1962 Available Supplemental materials booklet. 001543
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.1 Available Main feature. Italian audio. Optional English subtitles. 001539
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.1 Available Main Feature. Italian audio. Optional English subtitles. 000933
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C PN1997 .M366 1962 d.2 Available Supplemental material disc. 000934
Books Books SILC Learning Support Services DH132AA - Receiption/Circulation PN1997 .M366 1962 Available Supplemental materials booklet. 001031

Special features on Disc 2:
Interviews with Bernardo Bertolucci, Tonino Delli Colli, and Enzo Siciliano.
Documentary: "Pier Paolo Pasolini" (58', 1995)
Short film: "La ricotta" (35', 1963)

From case cover:
Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great tradition of Italian neorealism, "Mamma Roma" offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy, and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini's lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release for obscenity, today "Mamma Roma" remains a classic, featuring a powerhouse performance by one of cinema's greatest actresses and offering a glimpse at a country's most controversial director in the process of finding his style.

From IMDb:
After many years working in the streets of Roma, the middle-age whore Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an upper class apartment, a fruit stand and retires from the prostitution. She brings her teenage son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), who was raised alone in the country, to live with her, and Ettore becomes her pride and joy. However, the boy that does not want to study or work, joins to idle friends, has a crush on a bitch, and Mamma Roma uses her best but limited efforts to straight Ettore and make him an honest man. However, her past haunts her with tragic consequences.

DVD video; Dolby Digital; monaural; Region 1; NTSC; 1.85:1 as 16:9 widescreen.

Italian audio. Optional English subtitles.

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