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UK import. Blu-ray disc is region A and B compatible and will play on most North American and region-free Blu-ray players.
 
Misunderstood Blu-ray presents Luigi Comencini’s deeply moving portrait of childhood grief and emotional isolation. When British consul John Duncombe returns to Florence following his wife’s death, he makes the painful decision to confide the truth to his eldest son Andrea while shielding his younger, frail son Milo from the reality of their loss. What follows is a delicate and devastating exploration of innocence, misunderstanding and the quiet resilience of youth.
 
Balancing carefree childhood moments with profound emotional weight, Comencini crafts one of cinema’s most affecting studies of family and loss. A Palme d’Or nominee at Cannes and widely regarded as one of the finest films about childhood, Misunderstood stands alongside The 400 Blows and The Spirit of the Beehive as a landmark of European cinema.
 
director: Luigi Comencini
starring: Anthony Quayle
1984 / 100 min approx / Italian / Mono PCM

Misunderstood [Limited Edition UK Import] [Blu-ray] w/o slip

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  • LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

    • New 2024 2K restoration from the original negative
    • Uncompressed mono PCM audio
    • Interview with co-screenwriter Piero De Bernardi and Cristina Comencini (2008, 36 mins)
    • Interview with critic Michel Ciment (2021, 24 mins)
    • A Child’s Heart – visual essay by David Cairns (2023, 25 mins)
    • Trailer
    • Newly translated English subtitles
    • Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original promotional materials
    • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Manuela Lazic and a newly translated archival interview with Comencini
    • Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

     

    Additional details
    Label: Radiance
    Year: 1984
    Certification: 12
    Region: AB
    Catalogue number: RAD051BDLE
    EAN: 5060974680962
    Release date: 29/04/24

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