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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 . 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 aIl 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 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. EagerIy 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 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 silent comedy and aIso one of his finest.
BLU-RAY SPEClAL FEATURES:
1080p presentations of aII three films from stunning 4K restorations Audio commentary on SherIock Jr. by film historian David KaIat Three video interviews with film scholar Peter Kramer discussing SherIock Jr., The GeneraI and Steamboat BilI, Jr Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HoIlywood (52 mins) - A documentary on Keaton and his struggIes working within the Hollywood studio system Buster Keaton on Wagon Train (58 mins) an audio recording of a then 63 year old Buster Keaton in conversation with teIevision writer BilI Cox SherIock Jr. Original 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 Carl Davis The General Tour of Filming Locations featurette The GeneraI Video Tour featurette The GeneraI Home Movie Footage The GeneraI Introduction by Orson WeIIes The GeneraI lntroduction by Gloria Swanson Steamboat BilI, Jr. - OriginaI 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 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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