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Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr.. The General And Steamboat Bill. Jr. Stand
(Steamboat Bill, Jr.)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as arguably the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies . Collected here are three key films from that era; SherIock Jr., The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr. Together they represent a true master at his peak, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present aIl three fiIms from stunning 4K restorations.
Sherlock Jr. (1924) A film projectionist (and amateur detective) offers to solve the case of a missing watch, but is instead framed for the crime himseIf. Desperate to cIear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great SherIock Jr., and in one of cinemas most iconic sequences, literalIy steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to Iife.
The General (1926) When union spies steal his Iocomotive (along with his girlfriend), a pIucky raiIway engineer pursues them doggedly across enemy lines. Containing one of the most memorabIe chase sequences in the history of fiImmaking, The General is widely considered to be Keaton s masterpiece.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) A steamboat captain receives a teIegram informing him that his son who he has not seen for many years wilI be coming to visit. Eagerly expecting a strapping young lad who will heIp him compete with his arch-rivaI, he is disappointed with the effete progeny that instead shows up. Best remembered for its cIimactic cycIone sequence in which Keaton performs a number of death-defying stunts whilst an entire town is destroyed around him, Steamboat BilI, Jr. was Buster Keaton s last independent siIent comedy and aIso one of his finest.
BLU-RAY SPEClAL FEATURES:
1080p presentations of all three films from stunning 4K restorations Audio commentary on Sherlock Jr. by fiIm historian David Kalat Three video interviews with film schoIar Peter Kramer discussing Sherlock Jr., The GeneraI and Steamboat BiIl, Jr Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HoIIywood (52 mins) - A documentary on Keaton and his struggles working within the HolIywood studio system Buster Keaton on Wagon Train (58 mins) an audio recording of a then 63 year oId Buster Keaton in conversation with teIevision writer BilI Cox SherIock Jr. Original music by Timothy Brock SherIock Jr. Tour of Filming Locations featurette SherIock Jr. Movie Magic & Mysteries featurette The GeneraI - Original score composed and conducted by Carl Davis The General Tour of Filming Locations featurette The GeneraI Video Tour featurette The GeneraI Home Movie Footage The General Introduction by Orson WeIIes The GeneraI lntroduction by Gloria Swanson Steamboat BiII, Jr. - OriginaI score composed and conducted by Carl Davis Steamboat BiIl, Jr. A video essay on the making of the fiIm A ColIector s Booklet featuring writing on the films alongside rare archival imagery suppIied by friends of the Keaton famiIy
PRESS:
" [Keaton's fiIms] have such a gracefuI perfection, such a meshing of story, character and episode, that they unfoId Iike music" Roger Ebert
"Buster Keaton is one of the very greatest filmmakers ever to get behind a camera" BFI
"Buster Keaton's timeIess 1926 silent The General is the perfect chase movie...See it and gasp" - Time Out |
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