Bernardo Bertolucci’s mesmerizing, towering 1900 is hitting Blu-Ray thanks to Olive Films, and I haven’t been this excited about a release in quite some time.
When I saw it again at MoMA last year, I was quite shaken for some days
afterwards. There’s something about 1900 that puts every other movie to shame –
in its size, scope, and sweep, obviously, but also in the fact that you can’t just
shrug your shoulders at it. It provokes an emotionally violent response,
regardless of whether you love it or hate it. You might even do both. At 317
minutes, there’s a lot of movie in there.
