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The best of classic cinema, November 29, 2007
This review is from: For Your Consideration 9 Movie Pack (DVD)
The concept of ST. CLAIR's FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION film set is solid: nine movies that were nominated for "Best Picture," "Best Actor" or "Best Actress" Oscars. Additionally, the directors involved read like a "Who's Who" list: Otto Preminger, Vittorio De Sica, Michael Curtiz, George Stevens, etc.
For those new to public domain movie collecting, these high-quality vintage films will be an excellent addition to your DVD library, and for the established collector as well, this is a convenient gathering of some of the finest movies ever made.
HIGHLIGHTS:
TWO WOMEN-- Sophia Loren in an uncharacteristically unglamorous role, as a woman who flees the WWII Allied bombing of Rome with her daughter, only to have the war follow her to a remote village.
A FAREWELL TO ARMS-- This early Gary Cooper talkie deals with the adult subjects of non-marital sex and pregnancy. From the Ernest Hemingway WWI novel. Includes some excellent trench warfare reenactments.
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM-- A superb performance by Frank Sinatra in the story of an abstaining heroin-addict and card dealer desperately trying to change his life.
THE FRONT PAGE-- This earliest screen adaptation of the stageplay suffers from poor sound quality, yet is still the best version of that story. Look for Clark Gable and Herman J. Mankiewicz (he wrote "Citizen Kane") in uncredited minor roles.
If this DVD set is to your liking, then BRENTWOOD's
Classic Literature on Film 10 Movie Pack may also be of interest.
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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
DISC ONE: Nominated for BEST PICTURE--
(7.0) The Front Page (1931) - Adolphe Menjou/Pat O'Brien/Edward Everett Horton/Mae Clarke/Slim Summerville
(6.5) A Farewell To Arms (1932) - Helen Hayes/Gary Cooper/Adolphe Menjou
(7.6) A Star Is Born (1937) - Irene Dunne/Fredric March/Adolphe Menjou/Andy Devine
BONUS: Poster Gallery
DISC TWO: Nominated for BEST ACTOR--
(7.1) Penny Serenade (1941) - Irene Dunne/Cary Grant/Beulah Bondi/Edgar Buchanan
(7.3) Life With Father (1947) - William Powell/Irene Dunne/Elizabeth Taylor
(7.4) The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) - Frank Sinatra/Eleanor Parker/Kim Novak/Arnold Stang
BONUS: Trivia Quiz
DISC THREE: Nominated for BEST ACTRESS--
(6.5) Smash-Up: The Story Of A Woman (1947) - Susan Hayward/Lee Bowman/Eddie Albert
(7.8) Two Women (Italy/France-1960) - Sophia Loren/Jean-Paul Belmondo
(8.1) My Man Godfrey (1936) - William Powell/Carole Lombard/Alice Brady
BONUS: Movie Trailers--
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mrs. Miniver
Around the World in 80 Days
The Bridge on the River Kwai
From Here to Eternity
Butterfield 8
A Place in the Sun
All About Eve
High Noon
The Philadelphia Story
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