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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #424
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Nino is an auto-factory foreman who takes his proper, modern wife and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to the antiquated, rural Sicily to visit his family and get back in touch with his roots. Nino gets more than he bargained for when he discovers some harsh truths about his ancestors and himself
Based on a story by Bruno Caruso
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962
Special features: Newly restored transfer; "Ritratti d'autore" a 1996 interview with director Alberto Lattuada by filmmaker Daniele Luchetti; new video interviews with the director's wife, actress Carla Del Poggio, and son, Alessandro Lattuada; trailers for the original Italian release and the 2007 U.S. rerelease; gallery of promotional caricatures by artist Keiko Kimura; new essays by Phillip Lopate and Roberto Chiesi and a 1982 interview with Alberto Lattuada
Director of photography, Armando Nannuzzi ; editor, Nino Baragli ; music, Piero Piccioni ; art director, Carlo Egidi ; production director, Ugo Tucci
Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti, Ugo Attanasio, Carmelo Oliviero, Armando Thiné, Lily Bistrattyn, Michèle Bally, Cinzia Bruno, Katiuscia Piretti, Hug Hurd
Not rated
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., High Definition digital transfer, NTSC
Italian and Sicilian dialogue with optional English subtitles