The
Sopranos: The Complete Third Season (2001) DVD - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season (2001) DVD - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
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"So,"
Tony Soprano asks analyst Dr. Melfi in the wake of
not-so-dearly-departed Livia's death, "we're
probably done here, right?" Sorry, Tone, not by a
long shot. Unresolved mother issues are the least of the
Family man's troubles in the brutal and controversial
third season of The Sopranos. Ranked by TV
Guide among the top five greatest series ever, The
Sopranos justified its eleven-month hiatus with some
of its best, and most hotly debated, episodes that
continue the saga of the New Jersey mob boss juggling
the pressures of his often intersecting personal and
professional lives. The third season garnered 22 Emmy
nominations, earning Lead Actor and Actress honors for
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco for their now-signature
roles as Tony and his increasingly conflicted wife,
Carmela.
The Sopranos
continued to upend convention and defy audience
expectations with a deliberately paced,
calm-before-the-storm season opener that revolves around
the FBI's attempts to bug the Soprano household, and a
season finale that (for some) frustratingly leaves
several plot lines unresolved. The second episode,
"Proshai, Livushka," confronts the death of
the venerable Nancy Marchand, who capped her career with
perhaps her greatest role as malignant matriarch Livia.
A jarring scene between Tony and Livia that uses
pre-existing footage is a distraction, but Carmela's
unsparing smackdown of Livia at the wake redeems the
episode. "Employee of the Month," in which Dr.
Melfi is raped and considers whether to exact revenge by
telling Tony of her attack, earned Emmys for its
writers, and is perhaps Emmy nominee Lorraine Bracco's
finest hour. The darkly comic "Pine
Barrens"--another memorable episode, directed by
Steve Buscemi--strands Paulie (Tony Sirico) and
Christopher (Michael Imperioli) in the forest with a
runaway corpse. Other story arcs concern the rise of the
seriously unstable Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano) and
Tony's affair with "full-blown loop-de-loo"
Gloria (Emmy nominee Annabella Sciorra). Plus, there is
Tony's estrangement from daughter Meadow (Jamie Lynn
Sigler), his wayward delinquent son Anthony, Jr. (Robert
Iler), Carmela's crisis of conscience, bad seed Jackie
Jr., and the FBI--which, as the season ends, assigns an
undercover agent to befriend an unwitting figure in the
Soprano family's orbit. Stay tuned for season four!!
Features/Specifications
Attractive Retail Box
Starring:
Jerry Adler, Lorraine Bracco, Dominic Chianese, Edie
Falco, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Joe
Pantoliano, Annabella Sciorra, Steven Van Zandt,
Miami Steve Van Zandt, Little Steven Van Zandt, John
Ventimiglia
Directed by: Steve
Buscemi, Alan Coulter, Allen Coulter, Tim Van Patten
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Four Disc Set
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby 2.0 Surround - English
Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Stereo 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael
Imperioli - Writer/Star (Episode 9)
2. Steve Buscemi - Director
(Episode 11)
3. David Chase - Creator/Writer
(Episode 12)
Trailers:
1. Recaps
2. Previews
Featurette - Behind the Scenes
Text/ Galleries:
Biographies
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Distributor: Warner Home
Video
Release Format: DVD
DVD Release Date: 27-Aug-02
Original Release Date:
2001-2002
UPC: 026359923425
SKU: 1890439
Language: English
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Subtitles:
Closed Captioned: No
Sound Info: HiFi, Surround
Sound, Digital Sound, Stereo, AC3 Sound