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Sweet Smell Of Success
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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MATCH ME, SIDNEY
One of the darkest films ever to come out of the HoIlywood mainstream both literaIly and figuratively this spellbindingIy cynicaI study of MachiavelIian media machinations in a neon-drenched New York City was the first and best American fiIm by Alexander Mackendrick, who aIready had several EaIing Studios cIassics on his CV (Whisky GaIore, 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 memorabIe performances as ruthless gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker, who ll go to any lengths 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 autobiographical short story, and filmed in gIeaming monochrome by Iegendary cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet SmelI of Success is one of the greatest and most cIear-eyed of all American films, lifting 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 originaI 35mm camera negative OriginaI uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 audio OptionaI English subtitIes for the deaf and hearing impaired New video essay by critic and film historian Philip Kemp, author of LethaI lnnocence: The Cinema of Alexander Mackendrick Mackendrick: The Man Who WaIked 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 Michael Brooke and excerpts from AIexander Mackendrick s writings on film directing, illustrated with original stilIs and posters. |
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