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This remarkable debut feature by Gillo Pontecorvo, famed for THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966), only now is receiving its US theatrical premiere (in a beautiful, newly restored print), thanks to the efforts of Jonathan Demme, Dustin Hoffman and Milestone Film. Demme writes: "I fell madly in love with THE WIDE BLUE ROAD, filmed in spectacular color and starring Yves Montand (what a hunk!)...undeniable proof of Pontecorvo's and Montand's greatness."

Set in a fishing village off Italy's Dalmatian coast, under a brilliant, turquoise sky, Montand plays Squarcio, a rogue fisherman who manages to feed his family by tossing bombs into the water to kill the maximum number of fish. When a new chief of police puts Squarcio's illegal exploits under closer scrutiny, his livelihood is threatened. Montand's unforgettable, complex character is part working-class hero, part macho-cowboy, part 1950s sex symbol at sea.

Links:

• Review of THE WIDE BLUE ROAD in The New York TImes
• Review of THE WIDE BLUE ROAD in the New Jersey Star Ledger
• The Internet Movie Database THE WIDE BLUE ROAD Page
• The Internet Movie Database Gillo Pontecorvo page
• Bibliography of Gillo Pontecorvo
• List of Gillo Pontecorvo Pages
• THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (also by Gillo Pontecorvo)
• Yves Montand Biography
• Yves Montand credits from E! Online
• A little history about the area around Italy's Dalmatian coast

Selections from Amazon.com:

Battle of Algiers (1966) - English subtitles [Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo]

Queimada! (1969) [Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo]

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