Bandits of Orgosolo Lost World Blu-ray UK Italian Vittorio De Seta Radiance

A masterpiece from one of Italian cinema's realists filmmakers! Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK version) for Bandits of Orgosolo, a 1961 drama-thriller from director Vittorio De Seta (Lettere dal Sahara). A Sardinian peasant is suspected of murder following an encounter with bandits. In order to survive, he has no option but to turn to banditry himself. This release includes De Seta’s remarkable short film programme The Lost World comprising his Cannes Film Festival award-winning short film Islands of Fire and others which survey Italy’s poorest communities. Winning multiple awards at the Venice Film Festival, Bandits of Orgosolo continues the traditions of Visconti and De Sica yet with his own style and rhythms Vittorio De Seta musters just as much power as the earlier masters. Despite awards and plaudits on release this incredible film only now makes its debut on home video. Upon release, Bandits moved Martin Scorsese to observe: “It was as if De Seta were an