A SPECIAL DAY AKA UNA GIORNATA PARTICOLARE (BL

Italian cinema s most iconic screen couple, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni  here cast against glamorous type deliver the finest and most nuanced performances of their career in this rarely seen masterpiece finally presented, restored and remastered in 4K  with striking desaturated colours as originally created by its multi-awarded director Ettore Scola..

On this special day in 1938, all of fascist Rome has been mustered to a parade for Hitler visiting Mussolini. Loren s working-class housewife, Antonietta, left alone to her chores, meets the only other person left in their block, Gabriele (Mastroianni), a persecuted homosexual radio announcer. The two, who are poles apart, forge an unexpectedly close friendship that will change their perceptions of love, politics and life itself....

Region: ALL

Languages: English and Italian

Subtitles: English

Extras:

Sophia, yesterday, today and tomorrow: a candid intimate interview with of Loren with exclusive footage of her family, close friends and collaborators such as Woody Allen, Giorgio Armani and others.

Ridendo E Scherzando: an award winning documentary on Ettore Scola, completed a few days before the great director passed away..

Also available on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/id1368590858/?mt=6

Review

Without doubt this is the best film that Sophia Loren ever made (maybe a close contender would be her role in La Ciocciara) and there is sheer magic between her and Marcello Mastroianni. A beautiful script … It is a brilliant film, evocative more than most others of a particular time, subtle, nuanced, a triumph for director Ettore Scola." --The New York Times

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in leading role Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Won the Golden Globe for Best foreign Film Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor Ettore Scola nominated for the Palme d or at the Cannes Film Festival" --imdb