{"product_id":"the-teacher-from-vigevano-le","title":"The Teacher from Vigevano (LE) - Pre-order 7 December 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Teacher from Vigevano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonio Mombelli (Alberto Sordi, \u003cem\u003eIl Vedovo\u003c\/em\u003e) is content with his life as a primary school teacher in the small town of Vigevano. But his wife Ada (Claire Bloom, \u003cem\u003eLimelight\u003c\/em\u003e) is ashamed of their humble circumstances and dreams of something better for their family. She insists he quits his job, gives up on his pension, and opens a small shoe factory… Teetering between humour and tragedy, this early film by Elio Petri (\u003cem\u003eA Quiet Place in the Country\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Working Class Goes to Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e) is commedia all’italiana at its most bittersweet. Sordi’s bumbling husband careens from catastrophe to catastrophe as he navigates changing definitions for happiness in 1960s Italy.\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 StudioCanal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNew visual essay by critic and filmmaker Kat Ellinger (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eArchival documentary featuring critics Jean Gili and Philippe Rouyer, and Elio Petri’s widow, Paola Petri (55 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBooklet featuring writing by \u003cem\u003eElio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker\u003c\/em\u003e author Roberto Curti and archival writing\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: 1963\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCountry: Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCert: 12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRegion: AB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAD217BDLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eEAN: 5060974684311\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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49340452602030,"sku":"RAD217BDLE","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/THE_TEACHER_FROM_VIGEVANO_2D_FRONT_OBI.png?v=1789049461","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-teacher-from-vigevano-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}