GOMORRAH (2008) - (The Criterion Collection - #493) [2 DVD9] [2009]

Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah is a stark, shocking vision of contemporary gangsterdom, and one of cinema’s most authentic depictions of organized crime. In this tour de force adaptation of undercover Italian reporter Roberto Saviano’s best-selling exposé of Naples’ Mafia underworld (known as the Camorra), Garrone links five disparate tales in which men and children are caught up in a corrupt system that extends from the housing projects to the world of haute couture. Filmed with an exquisite detachment interrupted by bursts of violence, Gomorrah is a shattering, socially engaged true-crime story from a major new voice in Italian cinema.










MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Matteo Garrone
COUNTRY: Italy
YEAR: 2008

Cast
Toni Servillo
Gianfelice Imparato
Maria Nazionale
Salvatore Cantalupo
Gigio Morra
Salvatore Abruzzese
Marco Macor
Ciro Petrone
Carmine Paternoster


Credits
Director: Federico Fellini
Screenplay: Roberto Saviano (book & screenplay), Maurizio Braucci (screenplay), Ugo Chiti (screenplay), Gianni Di Gregorio (screenplay), Matteo Garrone (screenplay), Massimo Gaudioso (screenplay)
Cinematography: Marco Onorato
Production Design: Paolo Bonfini
Editing: Marco Spoletini
Costume Design: Alessandra Cardini







DVD:
DVD RELEASE: November 24, 2009
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 493
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 2.35:1
COLOR
AUDIO: Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 137 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + Ultra ISO
DVD: 2 Full Dual-Layer DVD's
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO)
FILE SIZE: Disc 1: 7.36 GBs, Disc 2: 7.08 GBs







Disc Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

* New high-definition transfer, supervised and approved by director Matteo Garrone and director of photography Marco Onorato (with DTS-HD master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Five Stories, a 60-minute documentary on the making of Gomorrah
* New video interviews with Garrone and actor Toni Servillo
* Interview with writer Roberto Saviano
* Short video piece featuring Servillo and actors Gianfelice Imparato and Salvatore Cantalupo
* Deleted scenes
* Theatrical trailer
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Chuck Stephens








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