- Joined
- Feb 8, 1999
- Messages
- 18,428
- Real Name
- Robert Harris
Based upon the sex and the city-ish, soap novel by Rona Jaffe, Jean Negulesco's CinemaScope production, does everything that one might ask, especially with Joan Crawford in the mix.
Mr. Negulesco directed (mostly) musical shorts from the late 1930s into the '40s, and made his feature debut with the 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios. He spent a few years at WB, and then became a fixture at Fox, beginning in 1948, making adventure and romance targeted productions.
His style, as noted by Twilight Time's Julie Kirgo, seems to break into two era, pre, and post CinemaScope (think Daddy Long Legs, Three Coins in a Fountain). The Best of Everything fits perfectly into his CV.
Twilight Times' via Fox Blu-ray represents the film well, although blue does seem a bit heavy at times. I'm presuming this to be an element issue. Flesh tones work, and everything visually within William Mellor's wonderful anamorphic cinematography is first class on Blu, with wonderful resolution.
Those who appreciate the Mad Men era, may find The Best of Everything an interesting place to visit, as it's contemporary in style as well as social perspective.
Image - 3.75
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
Mr. Negulesco directed (mostly) musical shorts from the late 1930s into the '40s, and made his feature debut with the 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios. He spent a few years at WB, and then became a fixture at Fox, beginning in 1948, making adventure and romance targeted productions.
His style, as noted by Twilight Time's Julie Kirgo, seems to break into two era, pre, and post CinemaScope (think Daddy Long Legs, Three Coins in a Fountain). The Best of Everything fits perfectly into his CV.
Twilight Times' via Fox Blu-ray represents the film well, although blue does seem a bit heavy at times. I'm presuming this to be an element issue. Flesh tones work, and everything visually within William Mellor's wonderful anamorphic cinematography is first class on Blu, with wonderful resolution.
Those who appreciate the Mad Men era, may find The Best of Everything an interesting place to visit, as it's contemporary in style as well as social perspective.
Image - 3.75
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH