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[4LOM]

Am 27. Oktober 2009 auf DVD. Wie? Nur auf DVD? Der interessanteste Titel im Oktober erscheint nicht auf Blu-ray? Ach Criterion ... Dann bleibe ich erst mal bei meiner Wellspring-DVD

DVD #491: “Z - Anatomie eines politischen Mordes / Z” [DZ / F 1969, Constantin Costa-Gavras]
1 Disc
$39.95
1.66:1
French

A pulse-pounding political thriller, Greek expatriate director Costa-Gavras’s Z was one of the cinematic sensations of the late sixties, and remains among the most vital dispatches from that hallowed era of filmmaking. This Academy Award winner—loosely based on the 1963 assassination of Greek left-wing activist Gregoris Lambrakis—stars Yves Montand as a prominent politician and doctor whose public murder amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials; Jean-Louis Trintignant is the tenacious magistrate who’s determined not to let them get away with it. Featuring kinetic, rhythmic editing, Raoul Coutard’s expressive vérité photography, and Mikis Theodorakis’s unforgettable, propulsive score, Z is a technically audacious and emotionally gripping masterpiece.

DISC FEATURES
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard
- Audio commentary featuring film historian Peter Cowie
- New interviews with Costa-Gavras and Coutard
- Archival interviews with Costa-Gavras; producer-actor Jacques Perrin; actors Yves Montand, Irène Papas, and Jean-Louis Trintignant; and Vassilis Vassilikos, author of the book Z
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Armond White

[Dr. Strangelove]

Der Mann auf dem Titelbild erinnert mich mit seiner Haltung sehr an Franz Bieberkopf aus der ersten Folge von Fassbinders Berlin, Alexanderplatz. Ansonsten: ein genialer Film. Wirklich schade, dass er 'nur' als DVD kommt.
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"Un artiste est toujours jeune" Jean-Marie Straub

[Mortimer]

[4LOM]

Bis der auf Blu-ray kommt, bleibe ich bei meiner DVD von Wellspring.
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Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
--- Orson Welles

[helmi]