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Case Is Closed, Forget It (The) AKA L'istruttoria č chiusa: dimentichi AKA Nous sommes tous en liberté provisoire AKA Revolter (Blu-ray) (1971)
Because of a violation of traffic regulations an architect is put in prison. There he witnesses the grim reality of life behind bars: corrupt staff, corrupt inmates, an inhuman judicial system and the power of the Mafia.Director: Damiano Damiani
Year of Copyright: 1971
Year of Production: 1971
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Day of the Owl
DISC TWO: The Case is Closed, Forget It
*The Film
"Franco Nero on The Case is Closed, Forget It" 2022 actor interview (14:26)
"Behind Bars" 2022 interviews with assistant director Enrique Bergier, editor Antonio Siciliano, and actor Corrado Solari (28:09)
"Italy's Cinematic Civil Conscience: An Examination of the Life and Works of Damiano Damiani" 2023 video essay by critic Rachael Nisbet (35:29, in English)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:13)
DISC THREE: How to Kill a Judge -
Subtitles:English (for Italian dub), English HoH (for English dub) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:2K restoration from the original camera negative.
Credits are in Italian.
Extras are in Italian with English subtitles unless noted.
Limited edition of 3000 copies (each for the UK and US), presented in a rigid box with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, as well as a 120-page book featuring new and archival writing on the films by experts on the genre including Andrew Nette on Leonardo Sciascia’s The Day of the Owl; Piero Garofalo on The Case is Closed: Forget It; Paul A. J. Lewis on depictions of the mafia in each of the films within this set; Shelley O’Brien on each of the scores; a newly translated archival interview with Damiani; Nathaniel Thompson on Franco Nero; Marco Natoli on Damiani’s place within the cinema politico movement in Italian cinema; a critical overview for each the films by Cullen Gallagher and credits for each film, and reversible sleeves featuring designs based on original posters for each film.
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Day of the Owl
DISC TWO: The Case is Closed, Forget It
*The Film
"Franco Nero on The Case is Closed, Forget It" 2022 actor interview (14:26)
"Behind Bars" 2022 interviews with assistant director Enrique Bergier, editor Antonio Siciliano, and actor Corrado Solari (28:09)
"Italy's Cinematic Civil Conscience: An Examination of the Life and Works of Damiano Damiani" 2023 video essay by critic Rachael Nisbet (35:29, in English)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:13)
DISC THREE: How to Kill a Judge -
Subtitles:English (for Italian dub), English HoH (for English dub) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
Italian LPCM 1.0 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:2K restoration from the original camera negative.
Credits are in Italian.
Extras are in Italian with English subtitles unless noted.
Limited edition of 3000 copies (each for the UK and US), presented in a rigid box with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, as well as a 120-page book featuring new and archival writing on the films by experts on the genre including Andrew Nette on Leonardo Sciascia’s The Day of the Owl; Piero Garofalo on The Case is Closed: Forget It; Paul A. J. Lewis on depictions of the mafia in each of the films within this set; Shelley O’Brien on each of the scores; a newly translated archival interview with Damiani; Nathaniel Thompson on Franco Nero; Marco Natoli on Damiani’s place within the cinema politico movement in Italian cinema; a critical overview for each the films by Cullen Gallagher and credits for each film, and reversible sleeves featuring designs based on original posters for each film.
Region AB locked. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Case Is Closed, Forget It
*The Film
"The Phantom of Liberty" 2023 presentation by Curd Ridel (23:07)
"Behind Bars" 2022 interviews with assistant director Enrique Bergier, editor Antonio Siciliano, and actor Corrado Solari (27:08, in Italian with French subtitles)
Still Gallery (1:24)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:05)
DISC TWO: How to Kill a Judge
DISC THREE: Goodbye & Amen -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 98-page book.
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Extras:"Viele Gitterstäbe" 2018 interview with assistant director Enrique Bergier, editor Antonio Siciliano, and actor Corrado Solari (27:37, in Italian with optional German subtitles)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:13)
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
German LPCM 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cover title: "Das Verfahren ist eingestellt: Vergessen Sie's".
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Day of the Owl
DISC TWO: The Case is Closed, Forget It
*The Film
"Franco Nero on The Case is Closed, Forget It" 2022 actor interview (14:26)
"Behind Bars" 2022 interviews with assistant director Enrique Bergier, editor Antonio Siciliano, and actor Corrado Solari (28:09)
"Italy's Cinematic Civil Conscience: An Examination of the Life and Works of Damiano Damiani" 2023 video essay by critic Rachael Nisbet (35:29, in English)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:13)
DISC THREE: How to Kill a Judge -
Subtitles:English (for Italian dub), English HoH (for English dub) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
Italian LPCM 1.0 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:2K restoration from the original camera negative.
Credits are in Italian.
Extras are in Italian with English subtitles unless noted.
Limited edition of 3000 copies (each for the UK and US), presented in a rigid box with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, as well as a 120-page book featuring new and archival writing on the films by experts on the genre including Andrew Nette on Leonardo Sciascia’s The Day of the Owl; Piero Garofalo on The Case is Closed: Forget It; Paul A. J. Lewis on depictions of the mafia in each of the films within this set; Shelley O’Brien on each of the scores; a newly translated archival interview with Damiani; Nathaniel Thompson on Franco Nero; Marco Natoli on Damiani’s place within the cinema politico movement in Italian cinema; a critical overview for each the films by Cullen Gallagher and credits for each film, and reversible sleeves featuring designs based on original posters for each film.
Region AB locked. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Radiance Films has the most extras including the one shared by the French and German releases. Do note that the French edition does have an exclusive piece.
GENERAL NOTES:
An encoding error in the Radiance Films editions has resulted in some frames inserted in the wrong place. This has been fixed for retail copies while early bundle recipients will receive a replacement disc with an R2 suffix on the disc face. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in Three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani - Limited Edition America- Radiance Films - No cuts (106:10)
- Blu-ray A Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in Three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani - Limited Edition Canada- Radiance Films - No cuts (106:10)
- Blu-ray B Justice Politique Corruption-La Trilogie de Damiano Damiani France- Artus Films - No cuts (106:00)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (106:00)
- Blu-ray B Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in Three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani - Limited Edition United Kingdom- Radiance Films - No cuts (106:10)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 11/05/23
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 14/08/23UPDATE LOG:
11/05/23: Initial entry.
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12/05/23: US/UK/Canada and Germany, dates.
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