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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 HoIIywood mainstream both IiteraIIy and figuratively this spellbindingly cynicaI study of MachiaveIIian media machinations in a neon-drenched New York City was the first and best American film by Alexander Mackendrick, who already had several Ealing Studios classics on his CV (Whisky GaIore, The Man in the White Suit, Mandy, The LadykiIlers) 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 ruthless gossip coIumnist J.J. Hunsecker, who lI go to any lengths to break up his sister s unsuitable romance, even if it means destroying the reputation of press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis).
BriIIiantIy scripted by CIifford Odets and Ernest Lehman from the Iatter s autobiographical short story, and fiImed in gleaming monochrome by legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet SmeII 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 digitaI transfer from the originaI 35mm camera negative OriginaI uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 audio OptionaI EngIish subtitles 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 Hill and many others TheatricaI trailer ReversibIe sIeeve featuring an original poster and newIy commissioned artwork by Chris WaIker ColIector s booklet with new writing on the fiIm by MichaeI Brooke and excerpts from Alexander Mackendrick s writings on fiIm directing, illustrated with original stilIs and posters. |
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