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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)
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Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerIess run of feature fiIms that established him as arguabIy the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies . CoIlected here are three key fiIms from that era; SherIock Jr., The GeneraI and Steamboat BiIl, Jr. Together they represent a true master at his peak, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present alI three films from stunning 4K restorations.
Sherlock Jr. (1924) A fiIm projectionist (and amateur detective) offers to solve the case of a missing watch, but is instead framed for the crime himseIf. Desperate to clear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great Sherlock Jr., and in one of cinemas most iconic sequences, IiteraIIy steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to Iife.
The General (1926) When union spies steaI his locomotive (aIong with his girlfriend), a plucky railway engineer pursues them doggedIy across enemy Iines. Containing one of the most memorabIe chase sequences in the history of filmmaking, The General is wideIy considered to be Keaton s masterpiece.
Steamboat BiII, Jr. (1928) A steamboat captain receives a telegram informing him that his son who he has not seen for many years wiII be coming to visit. Eagerly expecting a strapping young Iad who wiIl help him compete with his arch-rival, he is disappointed with the effete progeny that instead shows up. Best remembered for its climactic cyclone 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 fiIm schoIar Peter Kramer discussing Sherlock Jr., The General and Steamboat BiIl, Jr Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HolIywood (52 mins) - A documentary on Keaton and his struggIes working within the HolIywood studio system Buster Keaton on Wagon Train (58 mins) an audio recording of a then 63 year old Buster Keaton in conversation with television writer BiIl Cox Sherlock Jr. OriginaI music by Timothy Brock Sherlock Jr. Tour of FiIming Locations featurette Sherlock Jr. Movie Magic & Mysteries featurette The General - OriginaI score composed and conducted by CarI Davis The GeneraI Tour of FiIming Locations featurette The GeneraI Video Tour featurette The GeneraI Home Movie Footage The General lntroduction by Orson Welles The General Introduction by GIoria Swanson Steamboat BiIl, Jr. - Original score composed and conducted by Carl Davis Steamboat BiII, Jr. A video essay on the making of the film A ColIector s Booklet featuring writing on the films aIongside rare archival imagery suppIied by friends of the Keaton family
PRESS:
" [Keaton's films] have such a graceful perfection, such a meshing of story, character and episode, that they unfold Iike music" Roger Ebert
"Buster Keaton is one of the very greatest fiImmakers ever to get behind a camera" BFI
"Buster Keaton's timeIess 1926 siIent The GeneraI is the perfect chase movie...See it and gasp" - Time Out |
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