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OSSESSIONE (1943)
Gino (Massimo Girotti, Senso), a drifter, arrives at a dusty trattoria in the Po Valley where he meets unhappily married Giovanna (Clara Calamai, Deep Red). Their first encounter ignites illicit passion and the pair plan to escape together with a plot to murder her husband. Adapted from James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice, Luchino Visconti’s remarkable debut is a sweaty, sensual and morally ambiguous portrait of lust and desperation. Suppressed by Fascist censors, Ossessione launched a new era in Italian cinema and stands as a foundational work of neorealism.
BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration by Cinecittà and CSC - Cineteca Nazionale
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Audio commentary by Italian cinema academics David Forgacs and Lesley Caldwell (2003)
- A Film that Paved the Way - archival documentary on Ossessione featuring Marco Tullio Giordana, Pietro Ingrao, Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai, and Aldo Tonti (2009, 21 mins)
- Interview with author and Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer (2026)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Booklet
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
(REGION B)
