493- Gomorrah

[captainofbeef]

Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah is a stark, shocking vision of contemporary gangsterdom, and one of cinema’s most authentic depictions of organized crime. In this tour de force adaptation of undercover Italian reporter Roberto Saviano’s best-selling exposé of Naples’ Mafia underworld (known as the Camorra), Garrone links five disparate tales in which men and children are caught up in a corrupt system that extends from the housing projects to the world of haute couture. Filmed with an exquisite detachment interrupted by bursts of violence, Gomorrah is a shattering, socially engaged true-crime story from a major new voice in Italian cinema.

* New high-definition transfer, supervised and approved by director Matteo Garrone and director of photography Marco Onorato (with DTS-HD master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Five Stories, a 60-minute documentary on the making of Gomorrah
* New video interviews with Garrone and actor Toni Servillo
* Interview with writer Roberto Saviano
* Short video piece featuring Servillo and actors Gianfelice Imparato and Salvatore Cantalupo
* Deleted scenes
* Theatrical trailer
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Chuck Stephens

[captainofbeef]

Such a great book and film, definitely going to pick this up once I get some spare cash.

[criterionmaster]

I loved the movie. I've yet to check out the book. Isn't the book like tons of different stories and for the movie they only picked a few? I'll have to add the book to my list to read.

[captainofbeef]

Yea, there are more stories in the book, its like a mix of fact and fiction.

[criterionmaster]

Awesome, the stories in the movie were so interesting it makes me interested in reading more.