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The Murderer Lives at 21 [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted May 12th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

The Murderer Lives at 21 [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Henri-Georges Clouzot’s brilliant feature-length debut comes to Blu-ray with a thrilling new restoration from the Masters of Cinema series.

Poulenc: La Voix Humaine [Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson] Blu-ray Review

Posted May 10th, 2013 by Lawrence D. Devoe, MD

Poulenc: La Voix Humaine [Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson] Blu-ray Review

La Voix Humaine, Poulenc’s one-act and one-character opera, is given a tour de force performance by brilliant singing actress, Dame Felicity Lott. Its appeal is enhanced further by the solo piano accompaniment of Graham Johnson.

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Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide/Iphigénie en Tauride [De Nederlandse Opera] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Lawrence D. Devoe, MD

Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide/Iphigénie en Tauride [De Nederlandse Opera] Blu-ray Review

The coupling of the two Gluck Iphigénia operas is a rare occasion, served well by this updated, bare staged effort of the Nederlandse Opera. Excellent singing trumps the lack of sets and the clashing wardrobes.

Love Crime [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 22nd, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Love Crime [UK] Blu-ray Review

Love Crime is a guilty pleasure of revenge carried by its two strong leads in Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier.

Les cousins [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 16th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Les cousins [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Claude Chabrol’s second feature, Les cousins, was a mirror image of his first, Le beau Serge. More successful than the former, the complex morality play that mixed elements of farce, romance, thriller, and film noir would go on to help define and vindicate the nouvelle vague.

Le beau Serge [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 16th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Le beau Serge [Masters of Cinema] [UK] Blu-ray Review

The classic that launched the nouvelle vague arrives in a beautifully rendered edition from the Masters of Cinema series.

A Man Escaped [Criterion Collection] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 8th, 2013 by Lawrence D. Devoe, MD

A Man Escaped [Criterion Collection] Blu-ray Review

Director Robert Bresson creates an effective, grim, yet inspirational film about prison life in occupied France during World War II. Economy of dialogue and cinematography provide the proper amount of tension. The efforts of the Criterion Collection archivists result in a quite watchable restoration.

The Big Picture Blu-ray Review

Posted April 5th, 2013 by Brendan Surpless

The Big Picture Blu-ray Review

Featuring a convincing performance by Romain Duris, MPI’s The Big Picture is a Talented Mr. Ripley-styled film well worth checking out.

Amour [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted March 27th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Amour [UK] Blu-ray Review

You will find hardly any films out there more profound, more tragically romantic, more heartbreaking, or more delicately handled than Amour.

Army of Shadows [StudioCanal Collection] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted March 26th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Army of Shadows [StudioCanal Collection] [UK] Blu-ray Review

Mellville’s wartime thriller about French Resistance comes to Blu-ray in the UK in a wonderfully restored edition from StudioCanal Collection.