"One of the most beautiful melodramas in cinema" Le Monde
The British consul in Florence has just lost his wife. Shaken by grief, he shares the news with his eldest son, Andrea, but chooses to hide the truth from the youngest, Milo. Despite the games they share and their strong bond, the two brothers are divided by their father's attitude: while he shows all his tenderness to little Milo who suffers from fragile health, the consul neglects Andrea whom he considers insensitive and irresponsible...
With L'Incompris , Luigi Comencini ( La Storia , Un enfant de Calabria ) films one of the most beautiful cinematographic works on the secret wounds of childhood. Mixing with great sensitivity sorrow with pure moments of joy, the weight of mourning with the carefreeness of childhood, L'Incompris is a great classic of cinema, somewhere between Vittorio de Sica ( Le Voleur de bicyclette ) and Maurice Pialat ( L'Enfance nue ). A portrait of rare accuracy, available for the first time on Blu-ray™.
THE MISUNDERSTOOD by Luigi Comencini
(1966 - Colors - 104 min)
HD Restoration
Original version with subtitles
Blu-ray or DVD edition
SUPPLEMENTS
. LOST CHILDHOOD (24 mins – HD)
"Comencini had an interest in childhood, certainly for personal reasons, but also because he thought that childhood was rather poorly represented." An unpublished interview with Michel Ciment, critic, film historian and director of the publication of the magazine Positif .
. ABOUT… “THE MISUNDERSTOOD” (36 mins)
Piero de Bernardi, co-writer of the film, and Cristina Comencini, daughter of the director, look back on the writing process of L'Incompris and its brilliant transposition to the screen, and discuss Luigi Comencini's attachment to this work.
. ORIGINAL TRAILER
* in HD on the Blu-ray Disc™ version
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version / French Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 format respected • Colors • Film duration: 104 mins
DVD 9 • NEW RESTORED MASTER • PAL • MPEG-2 ENCODING
Original Version / French Version Dolby Digital 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 format respected • 16/9 compatible 4/3 • Colors • Film duration: 100 mins
Released July 7, 2021
