Misunderstood Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Synopsis: John Duncombe, British consul in Florence, returns home from his wife's funeral to his two children, who do not know that their mother has passed away. He decides to tell his eldest son Andrea, but hides the truth from his sickly younger son Milo. Director Luigi Comenicini (The Sunday Woman) captures the innocence and carefree moments of youth alongside the painful emotions of grief, creating one of the finest films about childhood, a film that can be compared to The 400 Blows, The Spirit of the Beehive, and L'enfance nue. Misunderstood, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and received several awards from Italian institutions, features remarkable performances by the children and Anthony Quayle (Lawrence of Arabia) as Duncombe. "One of the most beautiful portraits of a child in film history."- Claude Michel Cluny, Cinéma "This pure melodrama, perhaps the most moving ever made in film history, should be placed on the same level as the greatest works of Griffith and Sirk." - Guy Bracourt "Comencini tackles a difficult subject of great importance: the misunderstanding between a father and his son, and achieves results that are not only moving but also very credible." - Bertrand Tavernier, Positif "This masterpiece by Luigi Comencini was made in 1966 and has lost none of its brilliant beauty or subversive power." Le Monde (1978) LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES New 2024 2K restoration from the original negative Uncompressed mono PCM audio Interview with Piero De Bernardi, co-screenwriter, and Cristina Comenicini, the director's daughter and herself a renowned filmmaker (2008, 36 min) Interview with legendary critic Michel Ciment (2021, 24 min) A Child's Heart - a visual essay by David Cairns on Comencini and the filmmaker's affinity for childhood stories (2023, 25 min) Trailer Newly translated English subtitles Reversible sleeve with design based on original advertising material Limited edition booklet with new text by critic Manuela Lazic and a newly translated archive interview with Comencini LimitedLimited edition of 3,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip that leaves the packaging free of certificates and markings