Stefania Sandrelli Blu-ray Artist Details

Featuring superb cinematography, Italian director Paolo Virzi's ambitious tale stars Valerio Mastandrea as Bruno Michelucci, an embittered teacher who grudgingly returns to his parochial hometown to see his estranged, terminally ill mother (Stefania Sandrelli). But what was intended to be a brief visit to say farewell instead becomes an opportunity for Bruno to come to terms with the turbulent past -- and his wayward parent.

a.k.a.	La prima cosa bella
Genres	Drama, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Italian Language, Italy
Crew	Paolo Virzi (Director), Nicola Pecorini (Cinematographer)
Cast	Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli, Claudia Pandolfi, Marco Messeri, Fabrizia Sacchi, Aurora Frasca, Giacomo Bibbiani, Paolo Ruffini, Giulia Burgalassi
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Bernardo Bertolucci's epic tale follows the lives of two Italian men -- a peasant (Gerard Depardieu) and a landowner (Robert De Niro) -- both born on Jan. 1, 1900. Friends as children, the two become estranged as their differing social status pulls them apart. Their personal conflicts mirror the political events in Italy, as both fascism and socialism gain footholds in the country. Sterling Hayden, Donald Sutherland and Burt Lancaster co-star.

a.k.a.	Novecento
Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Classics, Drama, Epics, Period Pieces, Political Dramas
Crew	Bernardo Bertolucci (Director), Vittorio Storaro (Cinematographer)
Cast	Robert De Niro, Laura Betti, Gérard Depardieu, Sterling Hayden, Dominique Sanda, Romolo Valli, Francesca Bertini, Alida Valli, Donald Sutherland, Stefania Casini, Burt Lancaster, Stefania Sandrelli
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In this thought-provoking drama set in 1930s fascist Italy, the government orders Marcello to kill a political refugee who happens to be his college mentor. Marcello obeys and is hence "the Conformist," a man who'll do absolutely anything to belong.