Customer Reviews
christ stopped at eboli - By: Alexander F. Macgregor, 16 Aug 2007 
I agree with Michael Bruno - You've started the case very well, Michael. The DVD version should be avoided at all costs-the original tv version is the only way to see "Eboli", believe me (*and Michael) - The DVD is total rubbish - one (significant) hour truncated from the original - well DUHHH - is there anyone there who could intelligenly take this moronity - we're talking about one of the great works of the twentieth century - only Heimat'sin the same league -
Lost scenes ruined an excellent film. - By: Mr. Michael A. Bruno, 20 Jun 2007 
I own the VHS version & have watched it many times. It's a beautiful & very accurate portrayal of lifein the mountain villages during that periodin Italy's history. I wanted the film on DVD & bought it. To my great disappointment, I found that many scenes presentin the VHS version had been cut. This ruined the film for me. Those scenes were a very important part of the story, portraying some special timesin village life & the isolation felt by Carlo Levi. I still cannot believe that a DVD version would be cut! Why I wonder? I treasure my VHS version & hope it doesn't wear out. The DVD is pretty poorin comparison.
Italian masterclass - By: Mr. Kr Smith, 07 Sep 2006 
Right from the opening notes of a score that is as beautiful as it is haunting, this film adaptation of the book is utterly mesmerising. In depicting the internal exile that the Fascist regime imposed on its opponentsin Italy prior to WWII, the film delivers a remarkably powerful tale of a man & a village & the changing nature of their relationship as the distant world to which they are so tenuously connected closesin & changes the lives of each & every individual. A visually, emotionally & intellectually satisfying film that,in places, almost slows time to a halt, but never ceases to engross the viewer for a moment.
