La Terra Trema on Blu-ray June 23!
In the fishing village of Aci Trezza, Sicily, the Valastro family dream of a better life. Living modestly thanks to merciless wholesalers, eldest son Ntoni takes matters into his own hands and – with the help of a bank loan – starts fishing alone. The venture is initially a success but an unexpected shipwreck means the family must soon fend for themselves. Originally commissioned as propaganda by the Communist Party, master filmmaker Luchino Visconti (The Leopard, Death in Venice) used the real villagers of Aci Trezza as his stars to craft a docu-fictional melodrama about the difficulties of rural life post-World War II. La terra trema was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 1948 Venice Film Festival and is considered one of the finest examples of Italian neorealist cinema. La Terra Trema is released on Blu-ray June 23, 2025!
Our presentation of classic Italian cinema continues with LA TERRA TREMA (1948), the
first in a series of Visconti releases.
EXTRAS:
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2K restoration of the film by Cineteca Nazionale
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New interview with critic Christina Newland
- Interview with Italian politician and journalist Pietro Ingrao
- Interview with assistant director Francesco Rosi
- Interview with Turi Vasile
- Trailer
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new and archival writing
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Radiance Films is founded on a passion for cinema. A series of films, books, merchandise and more curated from a variety of genres and modes of filmmaking, from arthouse provocateurs to genre classics.
Each release is created from the best available materials and includes a wealth of supplementary features on disc and extensive booklets featuring new and archival writing, where applicable.
La Terra Trema is released on Blu-ray in the UK June 23, 2025!
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