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Lisztomania Director's Commentary
Iain Fisher:
The review is in Sight & Sound, June 2009:
"... this may be Ken Russell's most berserk film, an instant turnoff or supreme guilty pleasure according to one's own (appalling) taste..."
"The early scene in which assorted 19th century musicians are systematically mocked... seems designed to drive away classical purists, thus sparing them a collective conniption at the sight of Liszt's ten-foot phallus..."
"... how many British films have been made since whose authorship could be so instantly established from a single random freeze-frame?
A good (short) review.
Iain Fisher:
A pity, but I look forward to reading your review.
Michael Brooke:
Unfortunately, none of this information was supplied with my review copy and I duly wrote about what I was sent in good faith.
In future, can you please make it absolutely clear, preferably on the disc itself, whether this reflects the final product? For obvious reasons, I don't like writing inaccurate reviews, and I imagine you'll be none too happy that I've slagged off the poor-quality non-anamorphic transfer and the lack of extras in a highly respected and influential publication. But what else could I have done?
I suspect I may have underrated Digital Classics' release of 'Petulia' too, though at least my review copy did have an excellent anamorphic transfer this time.
Digital Classics:
The DVD will be released in an anamorphic transfer, unfortunately the early review copies do not have this.
The DVD bonuses include a Directors Commentary, 8 page booklet and a theatrical trailer.
Michael Brooke:
I was sent a completely barebones review copy, and have duly filed a review with Sight & Sound saying as much.
So if there are any extras (or indeed if the transfer is better than what I was sent), can someone confirm as a matter of urgency? The piece was only submitted yesterday, so there may be a window of opportunity to change it.
I have to say that I was very disappointed with the quality of the transfer - though the widescreen aspect ratio is correct and the soundtrack seemed to be authentic Dolby Stereo, a non-anamorphic picture is quite unacceptable in this day and age, and I duly said so. Was it a port of the old laserdisc master?
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