Il Sorpasso (Region B)

 

A career highlight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gassman, Il sorpasso isn’t just one of the heights of commedia all’italiana but of all Italian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, the film has influenced comedic filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). Radiance Films is proud to present this seminal film in the UK for the first time from a new 4K restoration. 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 2016 4K restoration of Il Sorpasso carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna, presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) for the first time in the UK
• Original uncompressed Italian mono PCM audio
  
• Newly designed artwork based on original posters
• Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer  (2023, 22 mins)
• Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean Gili (1999, 13 mins)
• Jean-Louis Trintignant on Il Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983, 8 mins)
• L’estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell’anno del Sorpasso (Gloria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of Il Sorpasso featuring the cast and crew
• On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023, 58 mins)
• Trailer
• Newly translated optional English subtitles

Year: 1962
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B
RAD021BD
EAN: 5060974680405