When I received the film from the distributor, the first reel was in tatters! I had to spend an entire night splicing the broken off segments together so that it could be projected for our showing, which went well.
When I first saw it in New York at the Museum of Modern Art in November 1971, Rossellini himself was present. I spoke to him afterward in the lobby where he autographed my program.
The film was widely circulated under the title “Woman” or “Rossellini’s ‘Woman’” and played a lot of theatres across the country, including drive-ins, together with “Shamed” (Preludio d'amore) a non-Rossellini companion piece with Vittorio Gassman. That double bill played Providence’s Uptown in 1961.
Il piccolo Salvatore Cascio in the 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso”, holding a 35mm strip of memories from the past. This might symbolize the oneiric treasure that we call the movies.
Shown February 11, 1990, not 1970, at the Cable Car Cinema.
Director Lindsay Anderson visited Providence, RI in late 1977 and gave a talk at the Cable Car Cinema in that city.
Available on French dvd via amazon.fr .
For many people this was Rossellini’s greatest film.
I was a kid of eight when this program played my neighborhood theatre. “Hatchet Man” intrigued me more at the time.
Labor of love, clearly.
Link to wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusu_Theatre
December 9, 1989 showing.
16mm shows.
Had also played April 11 & 12, Hence “return engagement”.
Made in 1983.
Can be seen on YouTube with Italian and English intertitles and in the correct aspect ratio. Search for Antonio di Padova (1931).
When I received the film from the distributor, the first reel was in tatters! I had to spend an entire night splicing the broken off segments together so that it could be projected for our showing, which went well.
Bernardo Bertolucci was assistant director.
“Lunga Vita alla Signora.”
Can be watched on YouTube with English subtitles.
When I first saw it in New York at the Museum of Modern Art in November 1971, Rossellini himself was present. I spoke to him afterward in the lobby where he autographed my program.
I was fascinated by the history of this cinema and the collection of photographs offered.
The film was widely circulated under the title “Woman” or “Rossellini’s ‘Woman’” and played a lot of theatres across the country, including drive-ins, together with “Shamed” (Preludio d'amore) a non-Rossellini companion piece with Vittorio Gassman. That double bill played Providence’s Uptown in 1961.
“Adalen ‘31” can be seen complete on YouTube.
Can be seen complete on YouTube.
Correct outline of what the former theatre building looked like.
“Blow-Up.”
Expand for legibiity.
Il piccolo Salvatore Cascio in the 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso”, holding a 35mm strip of memories from the past. This might symbolize the oneiric treasure that we call the movies.