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                                  Roma (1972)
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STARS...........: Peter Gonzales Falcon, Fiona Florence, Pia De Doses
DIRECTOR........: Federico Fellini
WRITERS.........: Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
GENRE...........: Comedy, Drama
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069191
RUNTIME.........: 2h 0mn
SIZE............: 6.15 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 7000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: Italian FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with author Frank Burke
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Essential Fellini Collection
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-08-08


Travelogue, memoir, and outrageous cinematic spectacle converge in this kaleidoscopic valentine to the Eternal City, composed by one of its most iconic inhabitants. Leisurely one moment and breathless the next, this urban fantasia by Federico Fellini interweaves recollections of the director’s young adulthood in the era of Mussolini with an impressionistic portrait of contemporary Rome, where he and his film crew are shooting footage of the bustling cityscape. The material delights of sex, food, nightlife, and one hallucinatory ecclesiastical fashion show are shot through with glimmers of a monumental past: the Colosseum encircled by traffic, ancient frescoes unearthed in a subway tunnel, a pigeon-befouled statue of Caesar. With a head-spinning mix of documentary immediacy and extravagant artifice, Roma penetrates the myth and mystique of Italy’s storied capital, a city Fellini called “the most wonderful movie set in the world.”


Extras

• Deleted Scenes - A collection of restored scenes that were removed by Federico Fellini when the International Version of Roma was finalized. Two of the most notable scenes feature cameos by Marcello Mastroianni and Alberto Sordi. 

• Paolo Sorrentino - In this brand new video interview, acclaimed dierctor Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth) discusses the impact Federico Fellini's films had on him, the manner in which the legendary director balanced creative freedom with technical expertise, some specific themes that were introduced in films like La Dolce Vita that years later re-emerged and evolved in his films, Roma and its placement in the director's oeuvre, etc.

• Valerio Magrelli - In this brand new featurette poet Valerio Magrelli, author of The Family Shaman: Homeopathy, Pornography, Directing in 77 Drawings by Fellini (2015), recalls his first encounter with Federico Fellini in Rome (which took place during the filming of Casanova), and discusses the great director's relationship with art and culture, the qualities that make his films stand out, Roma and the unique Fellini-esque image of the Italian capital it promotes, etc.

• Felliniana - Presented here are a selection of posters and promotional materials for Roma from collector Don Young's Felliniana Archive, followed by a selection of behind-the-scenes photographs of the production from the MGM archives.

• U.S. Trailer - The original domestic U.S. trailer for Roma.

• Commentary - In this brand new audio commentary, Frank Burke, author of Fellini's Films, discusses in great detail the narrative structure and major themes of Roma, the symbolism in key sequences, some fascinating typically Fellini-esque visual contrasts, specific framing/lensing choices, politic themes that emerge throughout the film, etc