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(aka 'The Swindle' or "The Swindlers"')

Italy 1955

In Fellini's sardonically humorous, yet powerfully dramatic "Il Bidone", three small-time crooks impersonate priests in Rome to con poor people out of their money. The middle chapter of Fellini's "trilogy of loneliness" (between "La Strada" and "Night of Cabiria") this is no doubt the weakest of the three, but still holds deep compassion. Broderick Crawford is top notch and one of the best performances of his career. Masina is too limited in the plot for her characterizing magic to work its spells on you and Basehart is mediocre. Fellini fans and serious film buffs should be keen.out of

Gary W. Tooze

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Theatrical Release: September 9th, 1955 - Venice Film Festival

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Image Entertainment - Region 1- NTSC vs. BFI - Region 2- PAL

(Image Entertainment - Region 1- NTSC - LEFT vs. BFI - Region 2- PAL- RIGHT)

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Distribution	Image Entertainment - Region 1- NTSC	BFI - Region 2 PAL
Runtime	1:31:12	1:48:08 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.6 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.14 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Image
Bitrate: BFI
Audio	Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby)	Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby)
Subtitles	English (non-removable)	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • none DVD Release Date: July 18th, 2000 Snapper Case Chapters: 12	Release Information: Studio: BFI Video Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • interview with Fellini's assistant director Dominique Delouche (39:46) • Still Gallery • 12-page liner notes booklet . DVD Release Date: September 6th, 2005 Transparent Keep Case Chapters: 8

Comments:

ADDITION: BFI - PAL (August 05) : The blown out contrast and poor subtitles of the Image DVD are very apparent next to the BFI. The good news is that this BFI DVD contains the longer Italian cut, the American (Image) release running some 17 minutes shorter. Everything is superior in the BFI edition and is presently the definitive to own. The extensive interview with Dominique Delouche is wonderful with a lot of good information being imparted. We recommend the BFI to Fellini and cinema fans alike.

***

Image Entertainment:

A fairly weak DVD production - the image is not its worst failing - non-removable subtitles (and awful yellow) and no extras, with barely even a menu. Now, to be fair it did come out almost 5 years ago. The images tell the story of the DVD folks (sporadic sharpness and slightly boosted contrast), but this is the type of Image Entertainment DVD that can go out of print and not return (fetching bucks on EBay), so for Fellini fans - I recommend picking up a copy. There are no alternatives that I can find. It is quite suitable to watch in order between "La Strada" and "Night of Cabiria" on a rainy weekend. out of

Gary W. Tooze

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