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Criterion collection is magnific & flamboyant...a must.The story of an relatively young man ...( director ) who make an film about himself and his own wishes to find peace at an advance age...
A zest of Cocteau & a prise of Murnau...a REAL pleasure.
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-- and WOW! I've never seen it again but the scenes are etched into my memory. Anyone remember the sonic shock of the funeral carriage's axle (wheel?) clanking against a rock (?)? After a long silence, that was a stunner!I've read that the English dub is, contrary to usual practice, far superior to the subtitles. Also it brings into focus the abortion thing... Is the dub on the CD? Have the subtitles been redone? The new ones on Grand Illusion are terrific!
clark
Wheel= yes
Rock= no-lantern( French)
Subtitle ARE ALWAYS CASTRATED
Absorbtion ? is that been censored..Happy puritans...anyway there was none as the son is to happy to get his wife back..and as we say in French " He put his pennis under his arm "
so get it or do you want more " THE ROCK "???
...most of their titles are delectable. They are however pricey too. So I only have a few.One day, when I am independently rich, I will call them and say that dream sentence - "One of each, please!"
I will even forget them for releasing the Traffic, Armageddon and few others - hey, you can always donate these to the Good Will store next door - but things like the Insomnia and L'Avventura... man, who needs drugs when these are available?
Yes, Insomnia is the equivalent of one of those eerie LSD trips where all your normal frames of reference disappear. Great!
Why are they elevating "Traffic" to "classic film" status here ?I could see releasing the British Tv version, but this only serves to give Soderbergh some more undeserved credibility. It must make him feel good to be "in the ranks" of Renoir, Eisenstein, Bergman, Fellini, Carne, Antonioni, etc.
This is another quirky Criterion release...up there with "Armageddon" and "The Rock". What possesses them to do remasters of junk movies like these, but not pursue other films that deserve more attention...genuine classics !
I too find it hard to believe that the very same people would choose The Rock and The Grand Illusion.Do you think they are propping up their bottom line with the likes of the Traffic? I doubt they make much money on true classics.
While it DOES put Soderbergh where he most definitely doesn't belong even in his wet dream, if it keeps the company going... well, that would be the lesser of two evils, don't you think so?
I guess there is nothing wrong with wanting to have a successful business, and if that's what they have to do, I wish them well.As long as they deliver the classics with amazing extras, I will just ignore the "Traffic" release and look forward to the 3DVD set of "Monterey Pop"!
What the heck..they could deliver The great Shit in VIStavision as long they do THAT job!!! o, friend look only to The Seven Samourai MARVELOUS a PEARL is come all directly from good ol “ Skakes....to Flaubert for the humanism to the GREAT John Ford....
and I wish you many $$$$$$$$,for all the conserved,quality, images of this world.
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