Soon after, the camera abruptly abandons the young man and moves away from the crowds. There is a short sequence in which he dines with a group of vulgar strangers in a small restaurant and looks so out of place that even the kids notice that he is different. His accent and the way he carries himself immediately reveal to the Romans that he is an outsider, someone who does not yet understand the rhythm of life in the Italian capital. In the first, a young man arrives in Rome and begins exploring the city. But this is Rome, the Eternal City, a magical place the great Federico Fellini has fallen in love with, and this film is his confession, showing the world why.

From afar the place looks like a giant ant colony that has gone crazy. Some look happy, some look frustrated, some are in love, some are busy working. Region-A 'locked'.Ī calm voice coming from behind the camera routinely clarifies what the viewer sees on the screen - historic buildings, beautiful streets, busy piazzas, popular restaurants and movie theaters. In Italian, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet featuring professor David Forgacs' essay 'Rome, Fellini's City'. The supplemental features on the disc include an original domestic trailer for the film exclusive new interview with dierctor Paolo Sorrentino new video interview with poet Valerio Magrelli new audio commentary by writer Frank Burke deleted scenes and more. Svet Atanasov, November 29, 2016įederico Fellini's 'Roma' (1972) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.

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