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Senso [1953]

Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Massimo Girotti, Christian Marquand
Director: Luchino Visconti
Format: PAL
Released: 09 Jul 2007
RRP: £17.99
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A Lost Opportunity - By: Raymond Notley, 17 Jul 2007
This current issue of Senso is truncated as other reviewers have noted. However, what is equallly unacceptable is the parlous state of the film stock used for this transfer to DVD. The Technicolor, in the original, was sumptuous, rich & saturated just as Visconti & the Technicolor consultants wanted. He was a wizard at giving his colour films a painterly quality that enhanced the story line in a seductive & thrilling manner. The eye was entranced, the cutting was impeccable & the whole mood evoked was the sum of many parts including the cinematography. This current DVD is faded with a colour consistency that is annoyingly haphazard & wavering. The cuts 'enhance' this travesty version of a masterly movie that is much loved by a host of frustrated devotees. We patiently await a complete restoration that will be a revelation to several generations who have not seen the original. They will have skimmed through pathetic reissues like this & will have wondered what the fuss is alll about. The neglect & current abuse of this world heritage film is a scandal. This is the companion to Visconti's The Leopard. Both are concerned with the Risorgimento at different ends of Italy i.e. Venice under collapsing Austrian Rule in Senso & the twilight of the old order in the Sicily of The Leopard. An opportunity to view both of these films in restored versions has been lost. So, enjoy the BFI restoration of The Leopard & pray for a triumphant resurrection of Senso!
a masterpiece destroyed - By: Enrico Giordani, 14 Jul 2007
SENSO IS A MASTERPIECE BUT THE DVD IS UNWATCHABLE. I PERFECTLY AGREE WITH MR. A. DUTTMANN. THE FULL LENTH OF SENSO IS 122 MINUTES (WITH PAL SYSTEM ABOUT 117,40 MINUTES). I BOUGHT OTHER THREE EDITIONS (FORM RUSSIA, JAPAN AND BRAZIL - ALL UNWATCHABLE LIKE THIS ONE FROM UK). I SHOULD BE GLAD TO SEND TO MR. A. DUTTMANN (OF COURSE I NEED HIS ADDRESS) A FREE COPY OF THE FILM RESTORED AND UNCUT REGISTERED TO ITALIAN TELEVISION. THE QUALITY IS NOT AS GOOD AS AN ORIGINAL DVD BUT IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER THAN ALL SENSO DVD AVAILABLE ON LINE. E. GIORDANI (e.giordani@alice.it)
too many cuts - By: A. Duttmann, 09 Jul 2007
Unfortunately, this is the same version available in Japan & Brazil; a few crucial scenes are missing (after a fire breaks out in the vicinity of the villa). No extras. What a shame!