{"product_id":"ossessione-le","title":"Ossessione (LE) - Pre-order 7 December 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOssessione\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGino (Massimo Girotti, \u003cem\u003eSenso\u003c\/em\u003e), a drifter, arrives at a dusty trattoria in the Po Valley where he meets unhappily married Giovanna (Clara Calamai, \u003cem\u003eDeep Red\u003c\/em\u003e). Their first encounter ignites illicit passion and the pair plan to escape together with a plot to murder her husband. Adapted from James M. Cain’s \u003cem\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, Luchino Visconti’s remarkable debut is a sweaty, sensual and morally ambiguous portrait of lust and desperation. Suppressed by Fascist censors, \u003cem\u003eOssessione\u003c\/em\u003e launched a new era in Italian cinema and stands as a foundational work of neorealism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e4K restoration by Cinecittà and CSC - Cineteca Nazionale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eAudio commentary by Italian cinema academics David Forgacs and Lesley Caldwell (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Film that Paved the Way\u003c\/em\u003e - archival documentary on Ossessione featuring Marco Tullio Giordana, Pietro Ingrao, Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai, and Aldo Tonti  (2009, 21 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eInterview with author and Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBooklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eYear: 1943\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCountry: Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCert: PG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRegion: B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAD191BDLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eEAN: 5060974683796\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 07\/12\/26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A work that was ahead of its time in many respects—witness the boldness of the subject matter and the importance accorded to the social (and, let us be frank, class) setting—but above all, one that is strikingly modern in its expressive power and stylistic choices, through which Visconti vividly portrays the squalid, hopeless world of those attempting to escape poverty.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cspan\u003ePaolo Mereghetti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49340452667566,"sku":"RAD191BDLE","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/OSSESSIONE_2D_FRONT_OBI.png?v=1789049464","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/ossessione-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}