World Noir Vol.5 Three Italian Classics of Neorealist Noir: 'The Bandit' (Alberto Lattuara, 1946) 'Against the Law' (Flavio Calzavara,1950) 'Four ways Out (Pietro Germi, 1951) Italian/English subs 4K restorations of all three films from the original camera negatives| Reversible sleeves featuring newly designed artworks based on original posters| Limited edition 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box, removable OBI strip, with 80-page perfect bound book The Bandit: Returning from war, Ernesto comes home without a family to welcome him. A chance encounter with a gangster's moll, Lydia catapults him to a life of crime. Redolent of American gangster pictures of the 1930s and bathed in chiaroscuro lighting, like many Italian genre films. A genre hybrid, at once noirish but infused with realism that brings to the fore the desperation of the post-War period. Against the Law: A middle class man laundering money for the mob to make ends meet witnesses a murder during a currency exchange. Fingered as the murderer by police, he and his girlfriend attempt to clear his name. A Hitchcockian wrong man thriller in a crime framework, the scenario echoes the American noir, with a screenplay co-authored by the former head of Rome’s flying squad, Against the Law was noted for its realism on release where it was a hit with audiences and critics. Starring a charming Marcello Mastroianni in his first leading role. Four Ways Out: A gang of four ordinary men steal two cases stuffed with money from a football ground. They split up to evade capture but misplaced allegiances and nerves threaten their freedom. A Hollywood-style noir Four Ways Out (also known as The City Defends Itself) features the classic tropes of the genre, femme fatales, desperate men and a cityscape that threatens to swallow up its characters. All three films feature multiple interviews as extras
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