{"product_id":"ossessione-le","title":"Ossessione (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT THE ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED JUST BEFORE THE LISTED RELEASE DATE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHOULD YOU ORDER ANY OF THE ALREADY RELEASED ITEMS FROM OUR CATALOGUE AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PURCHASES WILL ALL BE SHIPPED TOGETHER WHEN THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM BECOMES AVAILABLE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE PLACE A SEPARATE ORDER FOR PRE-ORDERS IF YOU WISH TO HAVE IN-STOCK ITEMS SHIPPED SOONER.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOssessione\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGino (Massimo Girotti, \u003cem\u003eSenso\u003c\/em\u003e), a drifter, arrives at a dusty trattoria in the Po Valley where he meets unhappily married Giovanna (Clara Calamai, \u003cem\u003eDeep Red\u003c\/em\u003e). Their first encounter ignites illicit passion and the pair plan to escape together with a plot to murder her husband. Adapted from James M. Cain’s \u003cem\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, Luchino Visconti’s remarkable debut is a sweaty, sensual and morally ambiguous portrait of lust and desperation. Suppressed by Fascist censors, \u003cem\u003eOssessione\u003c\/em\u003e launched a new era in Italian cinema and stands as a foundational work of neorealism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e4K restoration by Cinecittà and CSC - Cineteca Nazionale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eAudio commentary by Italian cinema academics David Forgacs and Lesley Caldwell (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Film that Paved the Way\u003c\/em\u003e - archival documentary on Ossessione featuring Marco Tullio Giordana, Pietro Ingrao, Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai, and Aldo Tonti  (2009, 21 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eInterview with author and Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBooklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eAdd all four of our December releases (The Teacher from Vigevano, A Quiet Place in the Country, Ossessione, Across 110th Street) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends October 7th.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eYear: 1943\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCountry: Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eCert: PG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRegion: B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAD191BDLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eEAN: 5060974683796\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 07\/12\/26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A work that was ahead of its time in many respects—witness the boldness of the subject matter and the importance accorded to the social (and, let us be frank, class) setting—but above all, one that is strikingly modern in its expressive power and stylistic choices, through which Visconti vividly portrays the squalid, hopeless world of those attempting to escape poverty.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cspan\u003ePaolo Mereghetti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57246711251322,"sku":"RAD191BDLE","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5482\/5961\/files\/OSSESSIONE_2D_FRONT_OBI.png?v=1788875983","url":"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.co.uk\/products\/ossessione-le","provider":"Radiance Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}