Day of the owl Case is closed How to kill a judge Il giorno della civetta L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi Perché si uccide un magistrato
Notes:
The day of the owl: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, and Lee J. Cobb ; The case is closed: forget it: Franco Nero and Riccardo Cucciolla ; How to kill a judge: Franco Nero and Françoise Fabian Title from container. "The day of the owl" was originally released as a motion picture in 1968. "The case is closed: forget it" was originally released as a motion picture in 1971. "How to kill a judge" was originally released as a motion picture in 1975. "The day of the owl" is based on the novel "The day of the owl" by Leonardo Sciascia. "The case is closed: forget it" is adapted from the novel "Tante sbarre" by Leros Pittoni. Wide screen (1.85:1) Accompanied by 116 page book: Cosa nostra: Franco Nero in three mafia tales by Damiano Damiani. Special features (The day of the owl): 2K restoration of the film from the original negatives; new interview with star Franco Nero; archival interview with Frano Nero, writer Ugo Pirro and production manager Lucio Trentini; "Identity crime-sis": filmmaker and Italien crime cinema expert Mike Malloy discusses "The day of the owl" in the context of the formation of the Italien crime film genre; "Casting Cobb: a tale of two continents" a video essay by filmmaker Howard S. Berger looking at actor Lee J. Cobb's career transition from Hollywood to Italy and the archetypes he tended to play; archival interview with Claudia Cardinal from Belgian TV in which she discusses her career; reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters. Special features (The case is closed: forget it): 2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented with ...English audio options; new interview with star Franco Nero; archival documentary on the making of the film featuring actor Corado Solari, assistant director Enrique Bergier and editor Antonio Siciliano; "Italy's Cinematic civil conscience: an examination of the life and works of Damiano Damiani" - a visual essay on the filmmaker by critic Rachael Niebet; reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original poster. Special features (How to kill a judge): 2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented with Italian and English options; new interview with star Franco Nero; New interview with Allberto Pezzotta, author of "Regia Damiano Damiani"; "Lessons in Violence" a new video essay on the film by filmmaker David Cairns; reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters.
Contents:
How to kill a judge / screenplay by Fulvio Gicca-Palli and Enrico Ribulsi ; story by Damiano Damiani ; produced by Mario Cecchi Gori. The case is closed: forget it / screenplay by Damiano Damiani, Massimo De Rita and Dino Maiuri ; produced by Mario Cecchi Gori -- How to kill a judge / screenplay by Fulvio Gicca-Palli and Enrico Ribulsi ; story by Damiano Damiani ; produced by Mario Cecchi Gori.
Summary:
"The day of the owl" stars Franco Nero as a police chief who, while investigating the death of a construction worker, goes up against corrupt officials and a ruthless mafia boss (Lee J. Cobb). Adopted from the celebrated novel by Leonardo Sciascia. "The day of the owl" was the first book to openly deal with organized crime in Sicily.-- from case. "The case is closed: forget it" stars Franco Nero as an architect thrown in jail for a misdemeanor. Inside, he sees the grim reality of life behind bars, faced with corrupt guards and a prison yard ruled by the mafia.-- from case. In "How to kill a judge," Franco Nero plays filmmaker Giacomo Solaris, whose latest film features a judge corrupted by the mafia and who is later killed. The real judge the character is based on seizes the film but is later found murdered. Feeling a degree of responsibility, Solaris investigates through his police and mafia advisors, but as the assassinations increase around him, will he reach the source of the conspiracy? Full of twists and a fascinating meta-commentary on cinema that derives from a highly personal approach to the subject matter inspired by real-life events, director Damiano Damiani points the camera at himself and the genre in this fascinationg exploration of the social impact of the mafia. -- from case.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1396767798
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.