Giuseppe Amato
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages) in container
Language
Italiano
Description
Tabloid reporter Marcello's beat is Rome's international jet set. In pursuit of the next big scandal, Marcello is continually seduced and repulsed by the hedonistic lifestyle of the rich, amoral and bored to whom nothing is sacred. His values are being destroyed, leaving him totally disillusioned as he experiences the emptiness behind the glitz of "the sweet life."
Series
Criterion collection volume 733
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Language
Italiano
Description
The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, the film rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success, ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome's rich and glamorous; the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight.
3) Umberto D
Series
Criterion collection volume 201
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.