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(aka "Open City" or "Rome, Open City")
directed
by Roberto Rossellini
Italy 1945
Excerpt from John Nesbit's review at CultureDose.net located HERE
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Theatrical Release: September 27th, 1945 - Italy
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Image Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Kinowelt - Region 2 - PAL vs. Film Fontieres - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Pavel Borodin for all the Region 2 - PAL Screen Caps!
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Runtime | 1:42:56 | 1:33:18 (4% PAL Speedup) | 1:37:51 (4% PAL Speedup?) |
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1.33:1
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Audio | Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0) | Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0), DUB: German (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
Subtitles | English (non-removable) | German | French, English |
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Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Edition Details: None DVD
Release Date: April 2nd, 2002 Chapters 18
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Release Information: Studio: Kinowelt ( Germany) Aspect Ratio: Edition Details: DVD Release Date: Nov 5th, 1999 Keep Case
Chapters 19
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Release Information: Studio: Films Frontieres Aspect Ratio:
DVD Release Date: 2003 Keep Case Chapters 6 |
Comments: | A great film that has obviously fallen into public domain (not unlike De Sica's Two Women) with scattered, totally un-restored versions cropping up everywhere. All three of these DVD versions are quite weak; The Region 1 is picture boxed, has burned in subs and is quite dark, the Kinowelt is contrast boosted and the Films sans Frontieres is hazy and heavily cropped on all four sides. So even for picture quality, if we take the lesser of three evils... the Kinowelt has no English subs AND I believe it is shorter than the Films sans Frontieres because it is the old German censored version (Germans not shown in a good light). The Kinowelt also has strong audio the German dub, but poor in the original Italian. So... our recommendation is to buy none and wait for this to be done correctly by Medusa or Criterion. You may be a while in waiting, but there are plenty of great films out there to see in the meantime. Other than that you can rent the VHS somewhere and probably get an equivalent or superior viewing experience than any of these three DVDs. |
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