Title: telling it like it was.
Product review: I had a copy of this movie on VHS which, years ago I had recorded from TV. I recall starting to view it years ago and not liking it much and not finishing it. But when i saw Amazon was selling the movie in an uncut edition and at such a reasonable price I decided I would buy it and look at it again. I am glad I did. The acting is great all around. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in what it was like in those days in Italy as interpreted by the director. He does a wonderful job on the second disc telling why the movie was shot the way it was shot and why it needs to be seen uncut. ( Not having the special features would be a mistake.) The movie is more than fiction, more than just a story and even though it may seem it glamorizes some politics over others, at its heart lies the truth. We cannot escape our birth, try as we might.
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