Region 4 Winners and Losers

    As previously said, this is the area where this release falls down. The Region 1 release features an extra disc including: Story of a Particular Night - the screening of a restored print in Rome, featuring director Antonioni and interviews with various film business people.

    Also there is a feature Identification of a Masterpiece with the Assistant Director and film critics which weighs in at a whopping 114 minutes (longer than the feature).

    Finally there is Restoring a Masterpiece which consists of a short interview with the original cinematographer and post-production technicians as well as a collectable booklet.

    Although some commentators have suggested that the feature length documentary is a little too long, it is a great disappointment that these features and the restored print itself are not available in our Region release. Sadly I must recommend the Region 1 release to anyone with a keen interest in Antonioni, Italian cinema or film buffs.