Luchino Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers Getting 4K Restoration

Starring the great Alain Delon (The Samurai) in one of his most iconic roles, Luchino Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers. Now restored in 4K, it comes to UHD (with the special features on a Blu-ray disc), released by the BFI in June.

This is considered among the last works of Italian neorealism and bridges the gap wonderfully between the old and the new in both storytelling and artistry.

The Italian maestro’s epic drama follows a mother and her five sons who move to Milan from a small town in southern Italy, changing their lives forever. This hypnotically beautiful tale of migration, loss and sacrifice became a huge influence on the work of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.

The new edition comes with extras including a new audio commentary by film historian Adrian Martin. Below is the U.S version of the film’s Trailer…

Special features

• Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

• New audio commentary by film historian Adrian Martin

• The Flavour of Scandal: An Interview with Caterina d’Amico (2017, 41 mins): the daughter of screenwriter Suso Cecchi d’Amico discusses the genesis and production of Rocco and His Brothers

• Interviews with cast and crew (2017, 34 mins): a compendium of archive interviews, including Claudia Cardinale, Mario Garbuglia, Annie Girardot, Giuseppe Rotunno, Piero Tosi and Suso Cecchi d’Amico

• Alain Delon – Luchino Visconti: la rencontre (2016, 42 mins): a look at the careers of the director and the actor and their work together

• Les coulisses du tournage (2003, 21 mins): a documentary on the production of Rocco and His Brothers

• Treasures from the BFI National Archive (1925-1964, 79 mins): a selection of newsreels and public information films exploring strands touched upon in Visconti’s drama

• Original theatrical trailer

• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Guy Adams, an essay on Nino Rota’s score by Charlie Brigden and writing on the films from the BFI National Archive by Sarah Wood; notes on the special features and film credits

Italy, France / 1960 / black and white / 179 mins / Italian language with optional English subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // UHD100: 2160p, 24fps, DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit) BD50: 1080p, 24fps + 1080i, 60fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio (320kbps)

Rocco and His Brothers will be released on BFI UHD on 22th June  and on Amazon Prime and Apple TV on 13th July.