I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene). Antonio Pietrangeli, 1965.
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Edition screened: Criterion Blu-ray 801, released 2016. Italian language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 115 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
An exceptionally good film. Comparisons to La Dolce Vita are easy and inevitable, but the Pietrangeli surpasses the Fellini in script, acting and directorial maturity.
Criterion includes an excellent 22-minute interview with likable film scholar Luca Barattoni, who discusses Pietrangeli’s place among the Neorealist and New Wave directors.