C'eravamo Tanto Amati (We All Loved Each Other So Much)

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C'eravamo Tanto Amati.......2007-07-03

This unmitigated joy of a film is truly hilarious, even as parts of it break your heart. It follows the progress of a generation, personified in three wartime buddies who drift apart and then briefly converge again. There is failure, heartbreak, regret, but the message seems to be that love- and friendship- conquer all...that and the movies themselves, as Scola uses the progression of Italian cinema over this fertile period as warm, wonderful seasoning. (In one memorable scene, Antonio's ambulance is delayed in Rome as Fellini and Mastroianni-in delightful cameos-shoot the famous Trevi Fountain scene from "La Dolce Vita". Though the quality of the print is not top-notch, it takes little away from all that magic on-screen.

Great film, poor image quality.......2007-01-13

The movie is a great classic, but the restoration of this DVD is terrible. It is very blurry and noisy, the colors are off, and the compression is slipshod. The English translation is top-notch though. A film such as this should be done justice when released. The video transfer of the Eagle Pictures DVD ("Capolavori - Edizione Restaurata") is better by far. If you want this dvd for Italian language-learning purposes, then it is fine. But if you want to see Scola's masterpiece properly, get the Eagle Pictures dvd.

Ettore Scoula-We all loved each other so much .......2006-03-14

A Classic Italian " feelgood movie" whith lots of references to Italian film history ,including Frederico Fellini himself,who makes a cameo apperance as himselfe directing the famous Anita Ekberg in Fontana di trevi scene from La dolce Vita.
Ettore Scoula at his best!

one movie about directors and life.......2005-08-31

Movie about other movies is commmon (Trauffats "la nuit ammericaine" one of the best, other in the absence of ideas directors do remakes), but over directors, politics and social life is rare. This movie is a tribute to great italian directors: De Sica, Rosselini and Fellini. Besides it shows how the social life changes in Italy after wars, since Mussolini times up to the sixties having love as background. I hope all Scola's movies will be in DVD soon, as La Cena and other.

Grande!.......2004-10-15

Amor, felicidad, avaricia, soledad, poder, todo junto en una pelicula maravillosa. Mi escena preferida es aquella del colegio en la que, mientras al fondo se canta "E Io ero Sandokan", Gianni le confiesa a Luciana que la ha amado por 25 años, recordandola todos los dias. Ella le responde, "yo no".

Le Bal - (Ballando, Ballando) [Non-US Format, Region 2, PAL, Import-France]

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When the words are superfluous

Le Bal - (Ballando, Ballando) [Non-US Format, Region 2, PAL, Import-France]

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Region 2, Pal (Europe, Asia, Egypt)
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ASIN: B000EIUC0Q

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A unique look at the history of 20th century France as illustrated in popular culture, Le Bal is set in a Parisian dance hall and features no narrative, no dialogue, and no continuous characters. The film moves from one dance number to the next, as the music reflects the political and cultural tenor of the times, from the Popular Front of 1936 to the German Occupation of World War II, on to the breezy openness of the post-war era and the open rebellion and turmoil of May 1968, and finally closing in the early 1980s. A troupe of dancers portrays all the film's characters, with make-up and costume changes (as well as appropriate period music) indicating the different time periods. Directed by Ettore Scola, Le Bal was based on a stage production that was a great success in Europe.

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When the words are superfluous.......2007-05-31

In "Le Bal" (1983) directed by Ettore Scola, the 50 year history of Europe happens in front of you in one ballroom somewhere in Paris where the same actors play the different characters that live through their dances from 1930s to the 1980s as the time passes by and politics, social behavior, and fashion change with each new epoch... For less than two hours we would go through the wars, peace, racial conflicts, student riots of 1968 while Ettore Scola's camera never leaves the ballroom. Dialogues and relationships are realized through the music and dancing only with no word spoken. Ironically, the film was nominated by the Academy for the Best Foreign Language movie award. It should've been nominated for the best Universal Language award - the language of music. The soundtrack features the works of such composers as Frederick Chopin, Irving Berlin, John Lennon, and Paul Mc Cartney. The original music was written by one of my favorite film composers, Vladimir Cosma. I saw "Le Bal" over twenty years ago and it has stayed with me over all these years as fantastic, one of its kind unforgettable film.

Le Bal - High Definition Collector's Edition [Non-US Format, Region 2, PAL, Import-France]

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Le Bal - High Definition Collector's Edition [Non-US Format, Region 2, PAL, Import-France]

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State of the Art High Definition Transfer
Collector's Edition
Audio Track in DTS 5.1 (Surround)
Region 2, Pal (Europe, Asia, Egypt)
Requires multi-format DVD player in the US

ASIN: 8371971907

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About the DVD: This Collector's Edition DVD is a state-of-art High Definition transfer with magnificent Sound Track in DTS 5.1 (surround). Bonus Features include interviews with Ettore Scola and Jean-Claude Penchenat, Making-Of Documentary "Stories Without Words" and internet links. The bonus features are in French and Italian with French subtitles. About the Movie: A unique look at the history of 20th century France as illustrated in popular culture, Le Bal is set in a Parisian dance hall and features no narrative, no dialogue, and no continuous characters. The film moves from one dance number to the next, as the music reflects the political and cultural tenor of the times, from the Popular Front of 1936 to the German Occupation of World War II, on to the breezy openness of the post-war era and the open rebellion and turmoil of May 1968, and finally closing in the early 1980s. A troupe of dancers portrays all the film's characters, with make-up and costume changes (as well as appropriate period music) indicating the different time periods. Directed by Ettore Scola, Le Bal was based on a stage production that was a great success in Europe.

C'eravamo Tanto Amati - (Uncut, Digitally Remastered, in Italian and French) [NON-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]

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C'eravamo Tanto Amati - (Uncut, Digitally Remastered, in Italian and French) [NON-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000MX8Z1G

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