Bitter rice
(DVD)
Contributors
De Santis, Giuseppe, film director,
Alvaro, Corrado, 1895-1956, screenwriter.
Lizzani, Carlo, screenwriter.
Musso, Carlo, screenwriter.
Perilli, Ivo, 1902-1994, screenwriter.
Alvaro, Corrado, 1895-1956, screenwriter.
Lizzani, Carlo, screenwriter.
Musso, Carlo, screenwriter.
Perilli, Ivo, 1902-1994, screenwriter.
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hills - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 B6244 | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italian
UPC
715515165211
Reading Level
LG
Level 4.7, 1 Points
Level 4.7, 1 Points
Lexile code
NP: Non-Prose
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Fullscreen (1.33:1) aspect ratio.
General Note
DVD release of the 1949 motion picture.
General Note
Special features: Giuseppe de Santas, a 2007 documentary by screenwriter Carlo Lizzani ; interview with Lizzani from 2003 ; trailer ; essay by critic Pasquale Iannone.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Otello Martelli ; editor, Gabriele Varriale ; music, Goffredo Petrassi.
Participants/Performers
Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano.
Description
During planting season in Northern Italy's Po Valley, an earthy rice-field worker falls in with a small-time criminal who is planning a daring heist of the crop, as well as his femme-fatale-ish girlfriend. Both a socially conscious look at the hardships endured by underpaid field workers and a melodrama tinged with sex and violence.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Italian, with optional subtitles in English.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Santis, G., Alvaro, C., Lizzani, C., Musso, C., Perilli, I., Puccini, G., Gassman, V., Dowling, D., & Mangano, S. (2016). Bitter rice (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Giuseppe, De Santis et al.. 2016. Bitter Rice. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Giuseppe, De Santis et al.. Bitter Rice The Criterion Collection, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Santis, Giuseppe,, et al. Bitter Rice Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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