This release can only be found in the following box set: Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa
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Bazar do Video
Directed by: Pedro Costa
Many of the lost souls of Ossos and In Vanda’s Room return in the spectral landscape of Colossal Youth, which brings to Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas films a new theatrical, tragic grandeur. This time, Costa focuses on Ventura, an elderly immigrant from Cape Verde living in a low-cost housing complex in Lisbon, who has been abandoned by his wife and spends his days visiting his neighbors, whom he considers his “children.” What results is a form of ghost story, a tale of derelict, dispossessed people living in the past and present at the same time, filmed by Costa with empathy and startling radiance.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Portuguese Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Theatrical Trailer
- New video conversation between Pedro Costa and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin
- Theatrical trailer
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Jason Hardy
Release Notes on Restoration
Colossal Youth
Colossal Youth is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. Color correction on this digital film was made to the original digital video, under the supervision of the director.
The film features a fully digital soundtrack. The audio for this release was mastered at 24-bit from the original digital audio master files using Pro Tools HD.
The film features a fully digital soundtrack. The audio for this release was mastered at 24-bit from the original digital audio master files using Pro Tools HD.