LA TERRA TREMA
The Earth Moved

After his controversial Ossessione, Visconti began to plan a documentary trilogy with "La Terra Trema" as the first installment. The trilogy never materialized; Instead, Visconti brought forth this gritty docudrama which focused on a family of Sicilian fishermen who hopelessly battle the elements, an oppressive social system and their own fates to earn a living. Part of the film's dynamic electricity comes from the nonprofessional actors and the improvised story. “It is difficult to remain unmoved by this human document, shot entirely on location, despite some operatic notions on the part of the director and the beautiful camera compositions at odds with the harsh world depicted.” –Holts Foreign Film Guide

Directed by Luchino Visconti. Script by Lucino Visconti. Photo by G.R. Aldo. Music by Luchino Visconti, Willy Ferrero. Narration by Lucino Visconti. Starring the inhabitants of Aci Trezza, Sicily

AWARDED A SPECIAL PRIZE AT VENICE

Italy, 1948, 162 minutes. English subtitles.
ISBN 1-55881 -499-X
$29.95

SENSO

The Wanton Contensa An unfaithful Italian contessa cheats on both husband & country by indulging in an affair with a soldier from the invading Austrian Army. An opulent & sensual tapestry of lies, deceit and sacrifice.

Directed by Luchino Visconti. Script; Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Giorgio Prosperi, Carl Alianello, Giorgio Bassani. Photo; G.R. Aldo, Robert Krasker. Music; Bruckner,Verdi. Cast; Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Massimo Girotti, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Christian Marquand

Italy 1954 115mins color Subtitled.
ISBN: 1-55881-473-6
$39.95

SANDRA

Sandra of a Thousand Delights / Vaghe Stelle Dell’ Orsa/ Misty Stars of the Great Bear A woman journeys back to her native town, ostensibly to attend a ceremony dedicated to her Jewish father who died in a concentration camp. In actuality she is seeking answers and is attempting to confront both old and new ghosts, both real and imagined: Did her mother betray her father to the Nazis? Was her father a victim or a victimizer? Did she and her brother have an incestuous affair? What of the man who loved her, another man she loved, and another man that she ultimately married, what will happen when they are all brought together?

Best Film Venice 1965

Directed by Luchino Visconti. Screenplay by Visconti, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Enrico Medioli. Photo; Armando Nannuzzi. Edited by Mario Serandrei. Music by Cesar Franck. With CLaudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, Michael Craig, Renzo Rici, Marie Bell, Fred Williams.

ITALY 1965 100m Subtitled
ISBN 1-55881-477-9
$39.95

OSSESSIONE

Luchino Visconti's first film was this infamous, unauthorized, filming of James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Gino, a handsome badboy drifter, and beautiful Giovanna, the desperately unhappy wife of an elderly and boorish innkeeper, enter into an affair and hatch a plot to kill the husband. Banned from the United States for more than 30 years.

“Ossessione displays control. assurance. and the director's eye for detail. “ —Holt’s Foreign Film Guide

Directed by Luchino Visconti. Script; AntonioPietrangeli, MarioAlicata,Gianni Puccini, Giuseppe De Santis, Luchino Visconti. Photo; Aldo Tonti, Domenico Scala. Music; Giuseppe Rosati. Cast; Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai, Juan De Landa, Elia Marcuzzo, Dhia Christiani

Italy 1942 135m Subtitled.
ISBN: 1-55881-444-2
$29.95

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