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    I Don’t Want To Talk About It
    Genre:Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 15 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Marcello Mastoianni, Luisina Brando.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2.5
    Sound Rating: 2.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia/TriStar Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 72656
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Retail Price): $$34.95
    (Running Time In Minutes): 102
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1994
    (LD Release Date): 5/1/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Maria Luisa Bemberg
    (Screenplay/Written By): Maria Luisa Bemberg & Jorge Goldenberg
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Nicola Piovani
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Jorge Sarudiansky
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    (Editor): Juan Carlos Macias
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    (Executive Producers): NA
    (Co-Producers): Roberto Cicutto & Vincenzo Deleo
    (Producers): Oscar Kramer

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.66:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.60:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    I Don’t Want To Talk About It is a love story about an older man and a much young-er woman who also happens to be a dwarf. Marchello Mastroianni plays a sophisticated world traveler who has retired to a small town and is attracted to the brightest, most talented woman there, a dwarf (Alejandra Podesta), who has led a sheltered life protected by her horribly possessive and arrogant mother. In a Fellini-esque twist of fate they discover each other. Mastroianni’s character is a man of mystery who loves her be-cause she’s the only sensitive, educated, and creative person in the town with which he can converse and share stories. The ensuing tale is a story of love and human interaction and is a joy to behold.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The matted 1.60:1 picture is uneven in vis-ual quality with noise and grain in the darker scenes, inconsistent fleshtones, and a filtered undersaturated rendering of color. The element appears to be a print of poor quality.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The sound is undistinguished mono.
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