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Cristaldi Films
Directed by: Luchino Visconti
Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a canal bridge and begin a tentative romance that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion. Luchino Visconti’s Le notti bianche, an exquisite adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s “White Nights,” translates this romantic, shattering tale of two restless souls into a ravishing black-and-white dream.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
Italian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, MP3, Screen Tests, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- A collection of interviews, from 2003, with screenwriter {p1}, film critics {p2} and {p3}, cinematographer {p4}, and costume designer {p5}
- New audio recording of Dostoyevsky’s “White Nights,” also downloadable as an MP3
- Rare screen-test footage of Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schell
- Original theatrical trailer
- Insert featuring a new essay by film scholar Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
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Release Credits
Artwork: Lucien S. Y. Yang
Producer: Jason Altman
Producer: Heather Shaw
Restoration Information
Le notti bianche
Restoration by:
Cinecitta
Year: 2003
Scanned at: High-Definition Digital
Restored at: High-Definition Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Le notti bianche
Le notti bianche is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno, was created on a C-Reality from the 35mm original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm optical track print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm optical track print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.