{"product_id":"the-teacher-from-vigevano-limited-edition","title":"The Teacher from Vigevano (Limited Edition)","description":"\u003ch3 itemprop=\"description\"\u003eAntonio Mombelli is content with his life as a teacher but his wife insists he quit his job and opens a small shoe factory...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonio Mombelli (\u003cb\u003eAlberto Sordi\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIl Vedovo\u003c\/i\u003e) is content with his life as a primary school teacher in the small town of Vigevano. But his wife Ada (\u003cb\u003eClaire Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLimelight\u003c\/i\u003e) is ashamed of their humble circumstances and dreams of something better for their family. She insists he quits his job, gives up on his pension, and opens a small shoe factory...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeetering between humor and tragedy, this early film by \u003cb\u003eElio Petri\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eA Quiet Place in the Country, The Working Class Goes to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e) is \u003ci\u003ecommedia all'italiana\u003c\/i\u003e at its most bittersweet. Sordi's bumbling husband careens from catastrophe to catastrophe as he navigates changing definitions for happiness in 1960s Italy in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Teacher from Vigevano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K restoration by StudioCanal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew visual essay by critic and filmmaker Kat Ellinger (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival documentary featuring critics Jean Gili and Philippe Rouyer, and Elio Petri’s widow, Paola Petri (55 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet featuring writing by Elio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker author Roberto Curti and archival writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46114439036972,"sku":"760137227106","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/RAD217BDLE.jpg?v=1788969954","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-teacher-from-vigevano-limited-edition","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}