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A Special Day [Blu-ray]

Sophia Loren (Actor), Marcello Mastroianni (Actor), Ettore Scola (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 249 ratings
IMDb8.1/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Blu-ray
Contributor Sophia Loren, Ettore Scola, Marcello Mastroianni
Language Italian
Runtime 1 hour and 47 minutes
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Italian cinema dream team Sophia Loren (Marriage Italian Style) and Marcello Mastroianni (La dolce vita) are cast against glamorous type and deliver two of the finest performances of their careers in this moving, quietly subversive drama from Ettore Scola (The Family). Though it’s set in Rome on the historic day in 1938 when Benito Mussolini and the city first rolled out the red carpet for Adolf Hitler, the film takes place entirely in a working-class apartment building, where an unexpected friendship blossoms between a pair of people who haven’t joined the festivities: a conservative housewife and mother tending to her domestic duties and a liberal radio broadcaster awaiting deportation. Scola paints an exquisite portrait in sepia tones, a story of two individuals helpless in the face of fascism’s rise. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Ettore Scola, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • New interviews with Scola and actor Sophia Loren • Two 1977 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Loren and actor Marcello Mastroianni • Trailer • New English subtitle translation • PLUS: An essay by critic Deborah Young

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2538
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ettore Scola
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 47 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2015
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unknown (PCM Mono)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection (Direct)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B011SDC12M
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 249 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Nancy L B
5.0 out of 5 stars A great classic!
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
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Sophia Loren gave a great performance as a frustrated housewife and mother of six and Marcelo Mastroianni is fabulous as her co-star. Watch it and enjoy
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Damaged by Dub
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible performance
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2021
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Brilliant movie by director Ettore Scola, with amazing performances from Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Everything takes place within a large working class apartment complex, I believe in Rome, as Hitler pays a visit to Mussolini, and a large Fascist parade and celebration is being attended by the masses. Loren plays a family oriented house wife, and Mussolini supporter , along with her family. When they leave to attend the celebrations , she remains home, where through some accidents relating to the escape of her pet bird , she meets Mastroianni's character, a gay liberal radio announcer , who is looking after a friends apartment and looking to make a quik exit from Italy. Their meeting and the passions that this encounter release is the basic drive and subject of the film, which is beautifully acted by two screen legends.

For me the film is about common ground, and the hopes and needs that make us human. The film works on some pretty deep levels , and rewards with repeated viewing.

I definately recommend to film lovers, and of course fans of either of these actors. May very well be their finest performances.
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CLEO
5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Beautiful Movie EVER.
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren were spectacular together in this quiet, poignant, heart wrenching drama. Great actors speak volumes without saying a word. Mastroianni and Loren are two of the greatest actors of all time.

I would recommend this to everyone.
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A Wagnerite
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Understated Masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
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Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni are radiant in this, probably their finest collaboration. Brilliant acting from both, with a quiet intensity that is breathtaking. Hardly any of the other actors matter much, except the malicious concierge, as we are privileged to witness the "special day" shared by Antonietta and Gabriele, a day which breaks our hearts. The quiet intensity of the drama plays against the vulgarity of Hitler's meeting with Mussolini in Rome. The meeting and the militaristic parade are triumphalistically described by a radio announcer over loudspeakers that surround the encounter of these two solitary, tragic figures. The darkness represented by the loudspeaker bares its destructive power over the bond that develops between them in the devastating conclusion of the film. The seduction scene is handled with tragic intensity by Loren and Mastroianni. It is one of the most remarkable scenes in this great film and evoked a visceral reaction from me. The entire film overwhelmed me as few films have done.

The unique "colour" cinematography enriches the authentic feel of the film. The extras are mighty fine in this Criterion release. Excellent interviews with the director, Sophia Loren and two segments of Dick Cavett with the two actors are all worth seeing. But the real jewel among the extras is the short film made by Sophia Loren's son, Human Voice. It complements the main feature with another powerful performance by the great actress as a solitary victim of a failed relationship. I highly recommend this film and this Criterion edition. It is a unique experience that lingers in the memory and in the heart.
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Eulalie
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful acting and actors
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018
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It’s fascinating to see these two actors together In this war time period in Italy, but the frustrating situation is not a happy one for the two characters.
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Rick M
5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know Italian but loved this movie
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
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When I first saw this movie there were no English sub titles, and I don't understand Italian, but I decided to give it a try just because of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. As I sat back to watch I thought I would at least see a sexy Sophia doing a comedy romp with Marcello. Well I was in for a suprise this was a drama, and it takes place in pre war Italy. You didn't have to know the language as these two great stars made the language of life come alive with their performances. We see two people desperate for a change in their miserable lives joined together in a brief encounter that ends just a fast, and then, it's back to the misery, the crowded living conditions, the suspicious neighbors, the overworked house wife, with her 7 spoiled kids, while her selfish husband wants another baby to get more money from Mussolini. I knew there was a sad ending which I didn't get till I saw it again with English sub titles. Just a great film about the struggles in life that we could relate to in any language.
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The Thinker.
5.0 out of 5 stars specialized indie.
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023
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slow and pondering, but fits the idea the video. two-story lines at once but not confusing. set in historical framework of the 30’s and 40’s.
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Nancy Petralia
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what you're expecting
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021
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This is a departure from what this iconic Italian duo usually portrayed. Set in the time when Mussolini ruled the country, and it was dangerous to oppose him, or just to be different, the story centers on two people who live in the same apartment building during the time when everyone else has turned out to hear the Leader speak. The taken-for-granted housewife is looking forward to spending the day in peaceful solitude when her pet bird escapes out the window. It perches on the sill of an elegant man across the way. She goes to ask if she can retrieve it from his apartment and so begins the dance of revelation between the two. A poignant ending brings home the implications of their relationship. You'll hardly recognize Sophia in this role and Marcello's character is a 180 from his usual leading man one. Beautifully shot in black and white.
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Jorge Ceron
5.0 out of 5 stars Una edición hermosa que bien vale la pena
Reviewed in Mexico on May 31, 2019
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Maravilloso filme, un clásico y una edición perfecta.
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Ron McKercher
5.0 out of 5 stars Criterion Strikes Again
Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2018
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Criterion has put out another great dvd ' A Special Day' with Sophia Loren & Marcello Mastroianni. This movie is a drama and not a comedy like their other movies. The acting was superb!
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Callas fan
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece!
Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2015
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An excellent movie by Ettore Scola. Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni are superb! Highly recommended.
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Konrad
3.0 out of 5 stars Between windows
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2018
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Much in this film is interesting, intelligent, moving. Particularly Sofia Loren gives a very convincing portrait of a taken-for-granted houswife against the backdrop of a dark time of history in Italy. Marcello Mastroianni to me seems overvalued as an actor, at least here.
The tragedy of his fate and in a way theirs does not come across as riveting as it could be and it's not really a case of different cultural sensibilities between Italian and English.
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anton
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything is just amazing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2018
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One of my top 3 films. Actors, script, dialogues, sets, cinematography ... Everything is just amazing.
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