{"product_id":"slap-the-monster-on-page-one-blu-ray","title":"Slap the Monster on Page One (BLU-RAY) Pre-Order Deadline September 1\/26 Release Date October 6\/26","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ft7uqagVauk?si=DQxq2ELXffw1NRdi\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDays before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonté, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Working Class Goes to Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports. The tumultuous time of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’ are captured in Marco Bellocchio’s powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day and even prefigured the creation of the right-wing paper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eIl giornale\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich came into being two years after this film. In an age of media manipulation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlap the Monster on Page One\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas never been more relevant and stands proudly alongside such Italian activist classics as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Still Kill the Old Way\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mattei Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K restoration of the film from the original negative by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film and Kavac Film, under the supervision of director Marco Bellocchio\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Marco Bellocchio (21 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly filmed interview with critic and author Mario Sesti (2024, 25 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox (2024, 10\u0026amp;nbsp;mins)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45196769099976,"sku":"RAD071BD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/slapthemonsteronpageonebd1.jpg?v=1787107618","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/slap-the-monster-on-page-one-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}