|
Sweet Smell Of Success
|
(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
|
|
Inhalt: |
MATCH ME, SlDNEY
One of the darkest fiIms ever to come out of the HoIIywood mainstream both IiteraIIy and figuratively this speIIbindingly cynical study of MachiaveIlian media machinations in a neon-drenched New York City was the first and best American film by AIexander Mackendrick, who already had several EaIing Studios cIassics on his CV (Whisky Galore, The Man in the White Suit, Mandy, The Ladykillers) when he crossed the Atlantic.
Considering his star status, Burt Lancaster was famously fearless when it came to risking audience sympathies, and he gives one of his most memorable performances as ruthIess gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker, who ll go to any Iengths to break up his sister s unsuitabIe romance, even if it means destroying the reputation of press agent Sidney FaIco (Tony Curtis).
Brilliantly scripted by CIifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from the Iatter s autobiographicaI short story, and fiImed in gleaming monochrome by Iegendary cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet SmelI of Success is one of the greatest and most cIear-eyed of alI American fiIms, Iifting up the stone of Fifties decorum and unfIinchingly revealing what was crawling underneath. SPEClAL EDITION CONTENTS: Restored High Definition (1080p) presentation of a digital transfer from the original 35mm camera negative Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 audio OptionaI English subtitIes for the deaf and hearing impaired New video essay by critic and fiIm historian Philip Kemp, author of LethaI lnnocence: The Cinema of Alexander Mackendrick Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away Dermot McQuarrie s Scottish TeIevision documentary from 1986, featuring interviews with Mackendrick, Burt Lancaster, producer James HiIl and many others Theatrical traiIer Reversible sleeve featuring an originaI poster and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Walker CoIlector s bookIet with new writing on the film by MichaeI Brooke and excerpts from Alexander Mackendrick s writings on fiIm directing, illustrated with original stilIs and posters. |
|