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A Tale of Two Cities, based upon Dicken's work, would have made a perfect production for David O. Selznick, to be distributed by M-G-M.
Two of the class acts in the motion picture trade.
The nice thing, and it's obvious through every frame, is that it is a Selznick production, and his last before going independent.
With this and San Francisco coming from Warner Archive concurrently, it's a great moment to love cinema.
Based upon the finest surviving film elements, in this case a safety dupe, struck from a contemporary nitrate lavender that no longer survives, it's one of the films that looks far better than it should, and perfectly representative of the era and elements.
Very slightly soft in places, but with requisite and not overbearing grain, good blacks, and a pleasant gray scale that finishes with just a wave of nutmeg, tobacco and cocoa.
I'll use the term again.
One of the great films in cinema history.
And before someone asks the question, I'll bring it up.
Now that we have A Tale of Two Cities, where's George Cukor's David Copperfield?
The storming of the Bastille was directed by Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur.
Image – 4
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Absolutely
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
Two of the class acts in the motion picture trade.
The nice thing, and it's obvious through every frame, is that it is a Selznick production, and his last before going independent.
With this and San Francisco coming from Warner Archive concurrently, it's a great moment to love cinema.
Based upon the finest surviving film elements, in this case a safety dupe, struck from a contemporary nitrate lavender that no longer survives, it's one of the films that looks far better than it should, and perfectly representative of the era and elements.
Very slightly soft in places, but with requisite and not overbearing grain, good blacks, and a pleasant gray scale that finishes with just a wave of nutmeg, tobacco and cocoa.
I'll use the term again.
One of the great films in cinema history.
And before someone asks the question, I'll bring it up.
Now that we have A Tale of Two Cities, where's George Cukor's David Copperfield?
The storming of the Bastille was directed by Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur.
Image – 4
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Absolutely
Very Highly Recommended
RAH