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Surf Film S.r.l.
Directed by: Dino Risi
The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.
Technical Specifications
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
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Italian 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1
Discs:
2 Discs |
DVD-9
Supplements
- New introduction by filmmaker Alexander Payne
- New interviews with screenwriter Ettore Scola and film scholar Rémi Fournier Lanzoni
- Interview from 2004 with director Dino Risi, conducted by film critic Jean A. Gili
- Introduction by actor Jean-Louis Trintignant from a 1983 French television broadcast of the film
- A Beautiful Vacation, a 2006 documentary on Risi featuring interviews with the director and his collaborators and friends
- Excerpts from a 2012 documentary that returns to Castiglioncello, the location for the film’s beach scenes
- Speaking with Gassman, a 2005 documentary on the relationship between actor Vittorio Gassman and Risi, directed by Risi’s son Marco
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Phillip Lopate
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