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Release: March 26, 2012

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The debut feature of Italian filmmaker-novelist-poet-provocateur Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom; The Gospel According to Matthew; The Decameron), Accattone rocked the cinema world with its depictions, at once raw and elegant, of the underside of Roman street life and, in the process, seemed to announce a new direction for Italian films: a neo-neorealism. On the mean streets of Rome, Accattone's eponymous pimp (played by Franco Citti, one of a remarkable cast of local non-professionals) leads a hand-to-mouth existence on the very margins of society: prostituting, scrounging, exploiting. When his prize prostitute Maddalena is arrested and jailed, the pimp's fortunes dwindle, and he is forced to confront his own existence. The work of one of Italy's foremost auteurs, Accattone combines a fascination with poverty, sexual mores, and the entrapments of society, with a sense of humanity and sanctity rarely seen in cinema. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Pasolini's debut alongside his feature-length documentary Comizi d'amore [Love Meetings] in a special Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD edition. SPECIAL DUAL FORMAT EDITION: New high-definition transfer of Accattone in the film s original aspect ratio Pasolini s 1965 feature-length documentary Comizi d amore [Love Meetings], on the complementary theme of Italian attitudes towards sex, presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1 Original Italian theatrical trailers for both films Feature-length audio commentary on Accattone by critic Tony Rayns Newly translated optional English subtitles for both films 36-page booklet featuring a translation of Pasolini s 1958 poem To a Pope ; excerpts from a 1969 interview with Pasolini on Accattone and Comizi d amore by Oswald Stack; a 1975 essay on the film by Pasolini; Pasolini s original 1964 treatment for Comizi d amore; and rare archival imagery

Release: January 7, 2020

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From Enzo G. Castellari, the legendary director of Street Law, The Big Racket, Keoma and The Inglorious Bastards comes this action-packed spaghetti western starring screen and television great Chuck Connors (The Big Country, TV’s The Rifleman and Branded). In 1864, mercenary Clyde McKay (Connors) leads a squad of tough-as-nails cutthroats on a mission for the Confederate high command to infiltrate an enemy fortress and steal millions in gold from the Union Army. Unfortunately, the crew he has assembled to pull off the heist is even less trustworthy than he is—and they all end up double-crossing each other. Frank Wolff (The Great Silence, Once Upon a Time in the West) and Franco Citti (Accattone, The Decameron) co-star in this fully restored, first-rate tale of betrayal and revenge. Special Features: -Brand New 4K Restoration -NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox -Includes Both the English and Italian Cuts -Optional English Subtitles -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Theatrical Trailer

Release: February 4, 2025

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Two-disc set includes: The Hellbenders (1967)BLee might have surrendered at Appomattox, but embittered ex-Rebel officer Jonas (Joseph Cotten), who lost his son in the Civil War, sure didn't. So, he and his surviving boys trained westward with a coffin full of stolen cash to resurrect the Confederacy... but they have to deal with the law, the U.S. Cavalry, and Indians to reach the end of the line. Western thriller from Italy co-stars Norma Bengell, Julián Mateos, Gino Pernice, Angel Aranda; directed by Sergio Corbucci ("Django"). 92 min. Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR Kill Them All And Come Back Alone (1968)Civil War-era Southerner mercenary Clyde McKay (Chuck Connors) recruits an expert knife thrower, a strongman, a dynamite expert, and an ambitious young follower to accompany him on a daring mission to raid a Union fort and rob millions in gold. Once the firing starts, who's going to be left alive... and who's going to their ultimate reward? Tough and thrilling spaghetti western from Enzo G. Castellari co-stars Frank Wolff, Alberto Dell'Acqua, Franco Citti, Leo Anchóriz. 100 min. Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

Release: June 6, 2023

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A former prostitute tries to build a better life for herself and her son in Rome.

Release: November 13, 2012

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Anthology film, adapting 8 of the 24 medieval English poems in "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. This is the second Pasolini film in his "Trilogy of Life", which comes here as a box set from the Criterion Collection.