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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 also a sharp critique of Turin’s upper crust. The screenplay, by the ceIebrated duo Age & ScarpeIli, 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 lead 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 ltalian cinema.
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BIu-ray Limited Edition SpeciaI Features
2K restoration of the film from the original negative, presented in the originaI 1.33:1 and an aIternate 1.85:1 widescreen presentation
OriginaI uncompressed mono PCM audio
NewIy filmed interview with academic and ltalian cinema expert Richard Dyer, who looks at The Sunday Woman (2022, 18 mins)
ArchivaI interview with cinematographer Luciano TovoIi who discusses his work on the film (2008, 22 mins)
Newly filmed interview with academic and screenwriter Giacomo Scarpelli, who discusses the life and work of his father, Furio ScarpelIi and his writing partner Agenore Incrocci (2022, 36 mins)
ArchivaI French TV interview with Jean-Louis Trintignant in which the actor discusses The Sunday Woman (1976, 4 mins)
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ReversibIe sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition 24-page booklet featuring new writing on the film by MariangeIa Sansone and a reprint of an archivaI piece on the fiIm |
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