Mafioso - Criterion Collection
by Alberto Lattuada
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Actor: Alberto Sordi, Cinzia Bruno, Michele Bally, Norma Bengell, Ugo AttanasioDirector: Alberto Lattuada
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Armando Nannuzzi
Composer: Piero Piccioni
Composer: Nino Rota
Editor: Nino Baragli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Italian (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-18
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection
Movie Reviews of Mafioso - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: Not just another mafia film
Summary: 4 Stars
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film
Mafioso is a film about the Sicilian mafia which being made in Sicily (and partly in the US) by Italians, is a sure sign of authenticity. It was one of the earliest films about the mafia and is a classic having both Italian and Sicilian dialogue.
The film is about a family man and factory worker in Sicily who is asked to do a favor for the mafia.
Anything else I say could be construed as a spoiler so I will leave it at that
The special features include an archival interview with the film's director, Alberto Lattuada, and new interviews with his wife and son. Also included are the original Italian trailer and the US rerelease trailer. Finally is a set of caricatures promoting the film.
This is an excellent look at the mafia and can't be much more authentic.
Summary of Mafioso - Criterion Collection
As one of the earliest films about the mafia's influence over the personal lives of those involved, Alberto Lattuada's Mafioso also established the way humor is used in gangster movies as respite from tragic, violent circumstances. In it, Antonio (Alberto Sordi), nicknamed Nino or Ninuzzo by his Sicilian peers, takes his blonde, northern Italian wife, Marta (Norma Bengell) and two daughters back to Sicily, since they know little of his Sicilian heritage. Taking vacation leave from his factory job in Milan, Nino's family vacation becomes a full-force effort to convince his modern wife and traditional parents that their differences are merely superficial. Hilarious scenes underscore the differences between northern and southern Italian culture. Marta is appalled by the multi-course banquet served, for example, yet the whole family gawks when she lights a cigarette after eating. Once this familial conflict is resolved, by Marta's applying her beautician skills to rid Nino's sister, Rosalia, of profuse body hair, Nino's "other" family beckons. His past alliance to Don Vincenzo, the town's mysteriously powerful sports association president, means that he owes repayment for past favors. Besides Mafioso's sumptuous depictions of robust Sicilian life, it also humanizes mafia members to explain their eye-for-an-eye mentality. Don Vincenzo is certainly a prototypical Godfather, fair and uncompromising. From the outset, Mafioso emphasizes the importance of love and loyalty, giving one a renewed sense of appreciation for those one knows, trusts, and relies upon. --Trinie DaltonIn Alberto Lattuada's brilliant dark comedy Mafioso auto-factory foreman Nino (Alberto Sordi) takes his proper modern wife (Norma Bengell) and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to antiquated rural Sicily to visit his family and get back in touch with his roots. But Antonio gets more than he bargained for when he discovers some harsh truths about his ancestors - and himself. The first Italian film to dramatize the modern mafia Lattuada's devastatingly funny character study is equal parts culture-clash farce and existential nightmare.System Requirements:Running Time: 102 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/MAFIA Rating: NR UPC: 715515028226 Manufacturer No: CC1741DDVD
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