Underplayed Gems

La carne e l'anima (1945)

La carne e l'anima poster
Directed by
Vladimir Strizhevsky
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A long-lost Italian drama from 1945 follows a story involving love and mortality. The film was completed in 1943 but disappeared after a brief release. Rediscovered decades later, it was partially restored with intact audio but damaged visuals, offering a fragmented viewing experience.

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What happens

La carne e l'anima è un film del 1945 diretto da Vladimir Striževskij. Sebbene completato nel 1943 venne distribuito solo nel 1945 per poi scomparire tanto che veniva considerato ormai perduto. È stato poi ritrovato un negativo originale della pellicola grazie al quale è stato possibile procedere con un restauro quanto meno parziale: infatti se l'audio era praticamente integro non altrettanto si poteva dire delle immagini. La pellicola restaurata è stata presentata al Festival di Locarno del 2014 all'interno della retrospettiva dedicata alla casa di produzione Titanus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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