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Surf Film S.r.l.
Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Featuring: Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin, John Steiner, Michel Bardinet, Jean Rougeul, Corrado Solari, Laura Betti
Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonté, The Working Class Goes to Heaven), the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports. The tumultuous time of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’ are captured in Marco Bellocchio’s powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day and even prefigured the creation of the right-wing paper Il giornale, which came into being two years after this film. In an age of media manipulation Slap the Monster on Page One has never been more relevant and stands proudly alongside such Italian activist classics as We Still Kill the Old Way and The Mattei Affair.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A/B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
Italian PCM Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Booklet
- Archival interview with Marco Bellocchio (21 mins)
- Newly filmed interview with critic and author Mario Sesti (2024, 25 mins)
- Appreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox (2024, 10 mins)
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Wesley Sharer
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