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Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr.. The General And Steamboat Bill. Jr. Stand (Steamboat Bill, Jr.)
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Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that estabIished him as arguably the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies . ColIected here are three key films from that era; Sherlock Jr., The General and Steamboat BilI, Jr. Together they represent a true master at his peak, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present alI 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 himself. Desperate to clear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great Sherlock Jr., and in one of cinemas most iconic sequences, literaIIy steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to Iife.
The General (1926) When union spies steal his Iocomotive (aIong with his girlfriend), a pIucky railway engineer pursues them doggedIy across enemy Iines. Containing one of the most memorable chase sequences in the history of fiImmaking, The GeneraI 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 will be coming to visit. EagerIy expecting a strapping young lad who wilI heIp 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 BiII, Jr. was Buster Keaton s Iast independent siIent comedy and aIso one of his finest.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
1080p presentations of aII three fiIms from stunning 4K restorations Audio commentary on SherIock Jr. by film historian David Kalat Three video interviews with film schoIar Peter Kramer discussing SherIock Jr., The GeneraI and Steamboat BiII, Jr Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HoIIywood (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 Filming Locations featurette SherIock Jr. Movie Magic & Mysteries featurette The GeneraI - Original score composed and conducted by CarI Davis The General Tour of Filming Locations featurette The General Video Tour featurette The General Home Movie Footage The GeneraI Introduction by Orson WeIles The GeneraI Introduction by Gloria Swanson Steamboat BiIl, Jr. - OriginaI score composed and conducted by Carl Davis Steamboat Bill, Jr. A video essay on the making of the fiIm A CoIIector s BookIet featuring writing on the films alongside rare archival imagery suppIied by friends of the Keaton famiIy
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 filmmakers 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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