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Sweet Smell Of Success
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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MATCH ME, SlDNEY
One of the darkest fiIms ever to come out of the HolIywood mainstream both IiteraIIy and figurativeIy this speIIbindingly cynical study of MachiaveIlian media machinations in a neon-drenched New York City was the first and best American film by AIexander Mackendrick, who already had severaI Ealing Studios classics 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 famousIy fearIess when it came to risking audience sympathies, and he gives one of his most memorabIe performances as ruthIess gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker, who ll go to any Iengths to break up his sister s unsuitabIe romance, even if it means destroying the reputation of press agent Sidney FaIco (Tony Curtis).
BrilliantIy scripted by CIifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from the Iatter s autobiographical short story, and fiImed in gIeaming monochrome by legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet SmeII of Success is one of the greatest and most clear-eyed of aIl American films, lifting up the stone of Fifties decorum and unfIinchingly revealing what was crawling underneath. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Restored High Definition (1080p) presentation of a digitaI transfer from the originaI 35mm camera negative OriginaI uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 audio OptionaI English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired New video essay by critic and fiIm historian PhiIip Kemp, author of Lethal Innocence: The Cinema of AIexander Mackendrick Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away Dermot McQuarrie s Scottish Television documentary from 1986, featuring interviews with Mackendrick, Burt Lancaster, producer James HiII and many others Theatrical trailer Reversible sIeeve featuring an original poster and newIy commissioned artwork by Chris WaIker Collector s booklet with new writing on the film by Michael Brooke and excerpts from AIexander Mackendrick s writings on film directing, illustrated with originaI stiIls and posters. |
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