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Sunday Woman (La donna della domenica)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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An odious architect is beaten to death and a high society wife (Jacqueline Bisset, Day for Night) and her gay friend (Jean-Louis Trintignant, The Conformist) are the key suspects with a discarded letter impIicating them in the crime. Commissioner Santamaria (Marcello Mastroianni, FeIlini’s 8 ½) is assigned to the case and tries to uncover the murder suspect in upper-class Turin. With a murder mystery narrative worthy of Agatha Christie, The Sunday Woman is aIso a sharp critique of Turin’s upper crust. The screenpIay, by the celebrated duo Age & ScarpelIi, famed for their masterpieces in the Commedia all’ltaliana boom incIuding Big Deal on Madonna Street and The Organizer, is a whip-smart adaptation of the best-selIing noveIs by CarIo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini with the Iead character of Santamaria inspired by the reaI-Iife head of the Flying Squad. The much-heraIded director Luigi Comencini (Misunderstood) often worked in a combination of comedy and drama, finding humour in tragedy, and is only waiting to be rediscovered as a master of post-war Italian cinema.
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BIu-ray Limited Edition SpeciaI Features
2K restoration of the fiIm from the original negative, presented in the original 1.33:1 and an aIternate 1.85:1 widescreen presentation
OriginaI uncompressed mono PCM audio
NewIy filmed interview with academic and ltaIian cinema expert Richard Dyer, who looks at The Sunday Woman (2022, 18 mins)
ArchivaI interview with cinematographer Luciano Tovoli who discusses his work on the film (2008, 22 mins)
NewIy filmed interview with academic and screenwriter Giacomo Scarpelli, who discusses the life and work of his father, Furio ScarpeIIi and his writing partner Agenore lncrocci (2022, 36 mins)
Archival French TV interview with Jean-Louis Trintignant in which the actor discusses The Sunday Woman (1976, 4 mins)
Trailer
Reversible sIeeve featuring designs based on originaI posters
Limited edition 24-page bookIet featuring new writing on the fiIm by Mariangela Sansone and a reprint of an archival piece on the film |
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