Mirage – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

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Director Edward Dmytryk was a survivor of Hollywood’s tumultuous period between the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Initially blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten following the success of Crossfire (1947) – being caught up in the Red Scare that also saw many of his fellow contemporaries on both sides of the camera suffering the same fate – he broke free and even managed to find greater success with The Caine Mutiny, Broken Lance (both 1954), Raintree County (1957), and The Young Lions (1958). Mirage represents a return to the suspense and noir genre that helped him breakthrough; previously released on DVD, Kino has licensed the film from Universal for its US Blu-ray debut...

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[Robin9]

Oh yes, I remember all those newspaper and magazine critics saying this was like a Hitchcock film. I enjoy this film a lot and Walter Matthau in particular. I especially appreciate the unsympathetic psychiatrist explaining what amnesia is and isn't.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Thank you for your fine review. I plan on picking this one up if it's discounted enough when Kino has their next sale in December.

 

[haineshisway]

If this is the same transfer as the foreign Blu-ray, I found it not wonderful. This is a film I absolutely love - if anyone has seen both, I'd love to hear your thoughts.