Christ Stopped at Eboli
An elegy of exile and an epic immersion in the world of rural Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and political activist Carlo Levi brings a monument of twentieth-century autobiography to the screen with quiet grace and solemn beauty. Banished to a desolate southern town for his anti-Fascist views, Levi (Gian Maria Volontè) discovers an Italy he never knew existed, a place where ancient folkways and superstitions still hold sway, and that gradually transforms his understanding of both himself and his country. Presented for the first time on home video in its original full-length, four-part version, Christ Stopped at Eboli ruminates profoundly on the political and philosophical rifts within Italian society—between North and South, tradition and modernity, Fascism and freedom—and the essential humanity that transcends all.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- New interview with translator and author Michael F. Moore
- Documentary from 1978 on Italian political cinema, featuring director Francesco Rosi and actor Gian Maria Volontè
- Excerpt from a 1974 documentary featuring Rosi and author Carlo Levi
- Excerpt from Marco Spagnoli’s 2014 documentary Unico, in which Rosi discusses working with Volontè
- Rialto Pictures rerelease trailer
- New English subtitle translation by Moore
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Alexander Stille and a 1979 director’s statement by Rosi
New cover by Katya Mezhibovskaya
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- New interview with translator and author Michael F. Moore
- Documentary from 1978 on Italian political cinema, featuring director Francesco Rosi and actor Gian Maria Volontè
- Excerpt from a 1974 documentary featuring Rosi and author Carlo Levi
- Excerpt from Marco Spagnoli’s 2014 documentary Unico, in which Rosi discusses working with Volontè
- Rialto Pictures rerelease trailer
- New English subtitle translation by Moore
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Alexander Stille and a 1979 director’s statement by Rosi
New cover by Katya Mezhibovskaya
Cast
- Gian Maria Volontè
- Carlo Levi
- Paolo Bonacelli
- Don Luigi Magalone
- Alain Cuny
- Baron Nicola Rotunno
- Lea Massari
- Luisa Levi
- Irene Papas
- Giulia Venere
- François Simon
- Don Trajella
- Luigi Infantino
- Chauffeur
- Accursio Di Leo
- Carpenter
- Francesco Callari
- Dr. Gibilisco
- Vincenzo Vitale
- Dr. Milillo
- Antonio Allocca
- Don Cosimino
Credits
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Screenplay
- Francesco Rosi
- Screenplay
- Tonino Guerra
- Screenplay
- Raffaele La Capria
- Based on the book by
- Carlo Levi
- Produced by
- Franco Cristaldi
- Produced by
- Nicola Carraro
- Cinematography
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Production design
- Andrea Crisanti
- Costumes
- Enrico Sabbatini
- Music
- Piero Piccioni
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
Trailer for Christ Stopped at Eboli
