"Director: Elio Petri"

• Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (18/01/2021) from £21.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The provocative Italian filmmaker ELIO PETRI's most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (A Fistful of Dollars' GIAN MARIA VOLONTÉ, in a commanding performance) investigating a heinous crimewhich he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration by the Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Archival interview with director Elio Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005), a ninety minute documentary on the director's career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers New interview with film scholar Camilla Zamboni Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008), a fifty minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté Music in His Blood, an interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti Trailers New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by author and screenwriter Ugo Pirro

• L'Assassino | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Ladykiller of Rome. Released within months of Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Antonioni's La Notte Elio Petri's dazzling first feature L'Assassino also stars Marcello Mastroianni this time as dandyish thirtysomething antiques dealer Alfredo Martelli arrested on suspicion of murdering his older far wealthier lover Adalgisa (Micheline Presle). But as the increasingly Kafkaesque police investigation proceeds it becomes less and less important whether Martelli actually committed the crime as his entire lifestyle is effectively put on trial. Best known for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The Tenth Victim Petri was one of the finest and yet most underrated Italian directors of the 1960s and 70s. Highly acclaimed on its original UK release but unjustly neglected since L'Assassino is a remarkably assured debut from one of the cinema's sharpest chroniclers of Italian social and political realities. Petri said that he wanted to reflect the changes wrought by the early sixties and to examine 'a new generation of upstarts who lacked any kind of moral scruple'. Arrow Academy is proud to present the first ever UK video release of L'Assassino in a gorgeous high-definition restoration created by the Cineteca di Bologna. Special Features: New 2K digital restoration from the Cineteca di Bologna Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio Elio Petri and L'Assassino an introduction by Italian cinema expert Pasquale Iannone Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies: Nicola Tranquillino's documentary about the great Italian screenwriter Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Elio Petri expert Camilla Zamboni plus a selection of contemporary reviews

• The 10th Victim | Blu Ray | (10/03/2014) from £21.88   |  Saving you £4.87 (24.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ursula Andress voted the greatest Bond Girl ever sports another iconic bikini and this time it literally kills! Set in the near future the film opens with Andress killing her penultimate victim in The Big Hunt a reality-TV style game show which selects both 'Hunter' and 'Victim' from participants; the two then chase one another around the globe: kill your 10th victim and you win millions! Andress' final victim is the cool sun-loving Italian Marcello (Mastroianni) who also needs to notch up another kill! Oscar Winning director Elio Petri's ground-breaking film heralded generations of films like 'Rollerball' or Schwarzenegger's 'Running Man' about gladiatorial-death shows and announced our age of increasingly outrageous reality-TV and the latest fascination with 'Hunger Games' dystopia. Its exquisite Pop-Art visuals and humorous visual observations have influenced countless films none more than the Austin Powers's sets and costumes. Sourced from HD master restored in original widescreen format this truly seminal cult film is released for the 1st time in UK in this numbered collector's edition. Special Features: Exclusive Interview with Kim Newman and Paola Petri English and Italian audio with optional English Subtitles Theatrical Trailer and Shameless Trailers Photo Gallery

• Property is No Longer a Theft | Blu Ray | (20/03/2017) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Having tackled the corrupting nature of power with Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and taken an angry, impassioned look at labour relations with The Working Class Goes to Heaven, Italian master Elio Petri next turned his attentions to capitalism for the darkly comic Property is No Longer a Theft. A young bank clerk (Flavio Bucci, the blind pianist in Dario Argento's Suspiria), denied a loan by his employer, decides to exact his revenge the local butcher (Ugo Tognazzi, La Grande bouffe) who is not only a nasty, violent, greedy piece of work but also one of the bank's star customers. Quitting his job, the clerk devotes all of his time tormenting the butcher, stealing his possessions one-by-one, including his mistress (Daria Nicolodi, Deep Red). Told in an off-kilter fashion by Petri, abetted by the woozy sound design and another outstanding score by Ennio Morricone, Property is No Longer a Theft presents a caustic, blackly comic look at a corrupt society.

• The Working Class Goes to Heaven | Blu Ray | (02/01/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gian Maria Volonté (A Fistful of Dollars) stars in one of provocative filmmaker Elio (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion) Petri's most politically charged films as factory worker Lulu: a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, following an accident at work. Too tired to sleep with his girlfriend, cut out of his son's life by his ex, humiliated and disrespected, The Working Class Go to Heaven is an oftentimes surreal and darkly comic look at the life of an everyday Italian trying to find a sense of purpose in a world where he is only allowed to be a tool for industry. A savage takedown of capitalism and industrial corruption, the film was recipient of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d&'Or and features a gloriously unhinged, award-winning performance from Volonté, accompanied by an exceptional score by Ennio Morricone and stunning cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller (Deep Red). Product Features 2K restoration of the film Original uncompressed mono PCM audio New and improved English subtitle translation Archival interview with Elio Petri from the Cannes Film Festival Career-encompassing archival interview with Gian Maria Volonté from French TV Archival interview with actor Corrado Solari Appreciation of Gian Maria Volonté and the film by filmmaker Alex Cox A visual essay by scholar Matthew Kowalski on Petri and politics The Working Class Goes to Heaven - Background to a Film Shot in Novara (2006), by Serena Checcucci and Enrico Omodeo Salé; an unconventional making-of documentary, exploring the real-life factory location where the film was shot and the story behind the film's production there, as told by the staff, film extras and crew Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Eugenio Renzi, Elio Petri Investigation of a Filmmaker author Roberto Curti on Petri and Volonté's collaborations and relationship, archival writing and reviews to be confirmed Limited edition of 2000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

• The 10th Victim | DVD | (24/02/2014) from £21.58   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ursula Andress, voted the greatest Bond Girl ever, sports another iconic bikini, and this time it literally kills! Set in the near future, the film opens with Andress killing her penultimate victim in 'The Big Hunt', a reality-TV style game show which selects both 'Hunter' and 'Victim' from participants; the two then chase one another around the globe: kill your 10th victim and you win millions! Andress' final victim is the cool, sun-loving Italian Marcello (Mastroianni) who also needs to no...