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(aka "Devil in the Flesh" or "Diable au corps, Le")
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by Marco Bellocchio
France / Italy 1986
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One of the most controversial Italians films of the 80s, DEVIL IN THE FLESH takes Raymond Radiguets classic novel and updates it to modern times. Dealing with the legacy of Italy's "leaden years" and the aftermath of the social struggles headed by the extreme left wing revolutionary groups, DEVIL IN THE FLESH caused a critical uproar upon its release due to its highly-charged political and frank subject matter. Marushka Detmers (THE MAMBO KINGS) stars as Giulia, a young woman engaged to marry Giacomo, her fiancée who's sitting behind bars because of his political activity. Restless in her appetites and inner turmoil, she meets a young student named Andrea and a passionate affair quickly ensues. But when the day arrives in which she has to face whether she wants to share her life with Giacomo or not, Giulia takes a surprising decision…. |
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Theatrical Release: Italy22 April 1986,Canada 8 September 1986 (Toronto Film Festival)
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| Runtime | 1:54:40 | 1:54:40 |
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1:1.85 Original Aspect Ratio
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| Audio | Italian (2.0 Dolby Digital) | Italian (2.0 Dolby Digital) |
| Subtitles | English and None | English and None |
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Release Information: Studio: No Shame Films Aspect Ratio:
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• "Stolen Years,
Hidden Lives" interviews with former real life Red
Brigades Adriana Franda and Mara Nanni (25:58)
• "In Bellocchio's
Flesh" interview with director Marco Bellocchio (27:13)
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Although the bitrates are done my two different systems - we can see
this appears to be the exact same transfer. Actually, I had heard that
the guys from MYA were the same ones from the, now defunct, No Shame
label. The new edition has less sharing the disc and this may have
resulted in a slightly superior compression. The caps look like there
may be more artifacts in the NO SHAME release - but as this particular
comparison was not done with the same system (software) I can't be
positive. Essentially it looks almost the exact same to me. Unfortunately, the new edition (MYA) is more expensive than the original NO SHAME DVD - which was ($19.99) - and doesn't have the extras - the booklet, interview and hour's worth of features (offering only the trailer and stills gallery). Both disc are region FREE , progressive, anamorphic and have optional English subtitles to go with the 2.0 channel Italian - but this is an easy decision - get the NO SHAME if you still can but the film is certainly very interesting and worth seeing at any rate! Gary Tooze *** Image: A high definition tape re-mastered from original film elements was used here, and the DVD looks just fabulous. The picture has depth and the black has good definition. In my opinion the contrast are a little drastic and I wonder if the colors are intended to be as saturated as they are. But this is a minor fault (if any), and No Shame comes with a Criterion standard DVD. The sound is taken from an optical source, and although it's a strong mono mix, there's occasionally dirt and scratches on it (popping). |
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