Special Features
Introductions to all three films by Director Roberto Rossellini; Rossellini Under the Volcano, a 1998 documentary that returns to Stromboli fifty years after the making of the film; New interview with film historian Elena Dagrada on the different versions of Europe '51; Audio Commentary on Journey to Italy by film scholar Laura Mulvey; Short film featuring footage of the Rossellinis during the production of Journey to Italy; New interviews with film critic Adriano Aprà about all three films; Surprised by Death, a new visual essay by film critic James Quandt on the historical and artistic themes of the trilogy; Living and Departed, a new visual essay by Rossellini scholar Tag Gallagher on the evolution of the Director's style in the trilogy; New interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; New interview with Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman's daughters, Ingrid Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini; Rossellini Through This Own Eyes, a 1992 documentary on the Director's approach to cinema; New interview with G. Fiorella Mariani, Rossellini's niece, featuring Bergman's home movies; Ingrid Bergman Remembered, a 1995 documentary on the actress's life, narrated by her daughter Pia Lindstrom; My Dad Is 100 Years Old, a 2005 short film directed by Guy Maddin and starring Isabella Rossellini; The Chicken, a 1952 short film directed by Rossellini and starring Bergman; Plus: A booklet featuring essays by Richard Brody, Dina Iordanova, Dagrada, Fred Camper, and Paul Thomas; letters between Bergman and Rossellini; a 1950 article by Rossellini; and two interviews with the Director, from 1954 and 1963