G.R. Aldo 's cinematography for the film received the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists ' award . Visconti was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 15th Venice International Film Festival . Roger Ebert gave it four out of four stars , listing it as one of his " Great Movies . " A digitally restored version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection in February 2011 . The release includes '' The Wanton Countess '' , the rarely seen English-language version of the film , '' the Making of “ Senso '' , ” a new documentary featuring Rotunno , assistant director Francesco Rosi , costume designer Piero Tosi , and Caterina D’Amico , daughter of screenwriter Suso Cecchi D’Amico and author of '' Life and Work of Luchino Visconti '' , '' Viva VERDI '' , a new documentary on Visconti , Senso , and opera , a visual essay by film scholar Peter Cowie , and '' Man of Three Worlds : Luchino Visconti '' , a 1966 BBC program exploring Visconti ’s mastery of cinema , theater , and opera direction . There is also a booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker and author Mark Rappaport and an excerpt from Granger 's autobiography , '' Include Me Out ''
15th Venice International Film Festival
15th Venice International Film Festival
Senso (film)