Open City
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Nando Bruno, Vito Annichiarico Director: Roberto Rossellini Brand: Image Entertainment Producer: Roberto Rossellini Writer: Roberto Rossellini Producer: Ferruccio De Martino Producer: Giuseppe Amato Writer: Alberto Consiglio Writer: Federico Fellini Writer: Sergio Amidei DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0 Format: AC-3, Black & White, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 100 minutes DVD Release Date: 1997-11-05 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Image Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Open City
Movie Review: great film ruined by bad transfer
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with most of reviewer here that Roberto Rossellini's Open City is a great film - ground-breaking work that is yet entertaining in the most simple way. However, it appears that most of the reviewers refer to the VHS version. I bought this DVD the moment I heard that it was on DVD, and am much disappointed. Overall transfer is substandard, subtitles miss a bulk of dialogues, and most of all, there is at least one missing shot that I noticed in this transfer (It is the famous shot in which the resistant is being tortured by blowtorch). I had VHS released by Connoisseur, which is superior to this DVD on every level. So buy VHS or better yet tell Image to restore this gem.