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Il sorpasso
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Blu-ray
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Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, il sorpasso has influenced comedic filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None).
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2016 4K restoration carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna
- Original uncompressed Italian mono PCM audio
- Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer
- Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean Gili (1999)
- Jean-Louis Trintignant on Il Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983)
- L’estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell’anno del Sorpasso (Gloria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of Il Sorpasso featuring the cast and crew
- On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023)
- Trailer
- Radiance Films
- 108
- Dino Risi
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vittorio Gassman
- English
- Italian
- 1
Il sorpasso
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Blu-ray
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Release Date: 08 December 2025
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Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, il sorpasso has influenced comedic filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None).
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2016 4K restoration carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna
- Original uncompressed Italian mono PCM audio
- Appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer
- Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean Gili (1999)
- Jean-Louis Trintignant on Il Sorpasso - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983)
- L’estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell’anno del Sorpasso (Gloria De Antoni, 2012) - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of Il Sorpasso featuring the cast and crew
- On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023)
- Trailer
- Radiance Films
- 108
- Dino Risi
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vittorio Gassman
- English
- Italian
- 1
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