DVD Reviews

<jats:p> <jats:bold>Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film</jats:bold> (19001934) <jats:bold>Various directors Curated by</jats:bold> Scott Simmon <jats:bold>Music curated by</jats:bold> Martin Marks <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 738 minutes (4 discs) <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> USA, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced by</jats:bold> the National Film Preservation Foundation <jats:bold>Released by</jats:bold> Image Entertainment (Region 0) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.33:1 <jats:bold>Sound Mix</jats:bold> Two-track stereo <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> Audio commentary on most films. 173-page book of programme notes by Simmon and music notes by Marks, as well as photos, preservation information, and suggestions for further reading and viewing.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>Regular Lovers (Les Amants rguliers)</jats:bold> (2005) France <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Philippe Garrel <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Philippe Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Marc Cholodenko <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> Gilles Sandoz <jats:bold>Cinematography</jats:bold> William Lubtchansky <jats:bold>Film Editing</jats:bold> Franoise Collin, Philippe Garrel with Alexandra Strauss <jats:bold>Sets</jats:bold> Nikos Meletopoulos, Mathieu Menut <jats:bold>Costumes</jats:bold> Justine Pearce with Ccile Bergs <jats:bold>Music</jats:bold> Jean-Claude Vannier <jats:bold>Choreography</jats:bold> Caroline Marcad <jats:bold>Sculptures</jats:bold> Apel-les Fenosa <jats:bold>Paintings</jats:bold> Grard Garouste (reproduced by Gino Diomaiuto) <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Louis Garrel (Franois), Clotilde Hesme (Lilie), Julien Lucas (Antoine), Mathieu Genet (Nicolas), ric Rulliat, Nicolas Bridet, Rassa Mariotti, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Rebecca Convenant, Marie Girardin, Maurice Garrel, Ccile Garcia Fogel, Marc Barb, Nicolas Maury, Brigitte Sy, Nicolas Chupin, Martine Schambacher <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 175 minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> USA, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced and Distributed by</jats:bold> Zeitgeist Films (Region 1) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.33:1 <jats:bold>Sound Mix</jats:bold> Dolby SR <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> New transfer in original full-screen theatrical aspect ratio. Venice Film Festival press conference with Philippe Garrel, Louis Garrel, Clotilde Hesme and Gilles Sandoz, with English voice-over. Philippe Garrel filmography. French theatrical trailer. Optional English subtitles. Essay booklet by Kent Jones.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>The Angelic Conversation</jats:bold> (1985) UK <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Derek Jarman <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Selected sonnets by William Shakespeare read by Judi Dench <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> James Mackay <jats:bold>Cameras</jats:bold> Derek Jarman and James Mackay <jats:bold>Production Design</jats:bold> Christopher Hobbs <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Paul Reynolds, Philip Williamson, Dave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin, Christopher Hobbs, Philip Macdonald, Toby Mott, Steve Randall, Robert Sharp, Tony Wood <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 78 minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> UK, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced and Distributed by</jats:bold> The British Film Institute (Region 2) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.33:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> Interviews with James Mackay and Christopher Hobbs. <jats:italic>Derek Jarman in Conversation with Simon Field</jats:italic> (1989, 32 minutes). Stills gallery. Booklet includes introductory essay by Colin MacCabe.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>Caravaggio</jats:bold> (1986) UK <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Derek Jarman <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Derek Jarman <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> Sarah Radclyffe <jats:bold>Director of Photography</jats:bold> Gabriel Beristain <jats:bold>Production Design</jats:bold> Christopher Hobbs <jats:bold>Costume Designer</jats:bold> Sandy Powell <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Nigel Terry (Caravaggio), Sean Bean (Ranuccio), Garry Cooper (Davide), Dexter Fletcher (Young Caravaggio), Spencer Leigh (Jerusaleme), Tilda Swinton (Lena), Nigel Davenport (Giustiniani), Robbie Coltrane (Scipione Borghese), Michael Gough (Cardinal del Monte) <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 93 minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> UK, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced and Distributed by</jats:bold> The British Film Institute (Region 2) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.85:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> Interviews with Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry and Christopher Hobbs. Commentary by Gabriel Beristain. Film and audio interviews with Derek Jarman. Gallery of storyboards, production sketches and Jarman's notebooks. Booklet includes introductory essay by Colin MacCabe.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>Wittgenstein</jats:bold> (1993) UK <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Derek Jarman <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Derek Jarman, Terry Eagleton and Ken Butler <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> Tariq Ali <jats:bold>Director of Photography</jats:bold> James Welland <jats:bold>Costume Designer</jats:bold> Sandy Powell <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Karl Johnson (Wittgenstein), Michael Gough (Bertrand Russell), Tilda Swinton (Ottoline Morrell), John Quentin (John Maynard Keynes), Kevin Collins (Johnny), Clancy Chassay (Young Wittgenstein) <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> UK, 2007 <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.66:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> Interviews with Tilda Swinton, Karl Johnson and Tariq Ali. Behind-the-scenes footage. Filmed introduction by Ian Christie. <jats:italic>The Clearing</jats:italic> (Alexis Bistikas, 1994, 7 minutes), a short film featuring Derek Jarman. Illustrated booklet includes introductory essay by Colin MacCabe.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>WR: Mysteries of the Organism</jats:bold> (1971) Yugoslavia/Germany <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Dusan Makavejev <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Dusan Makavejev <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> Dusan Makavejev <jats:bold>Directors of Photography</jats:bold> Pega Popovic (Yugoslavia), Aleksandar Petkovic (United States) <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Milena Dravic (Milena), Ivica Vidovic (Vladimir Ilyich), Jagoda Kaloper (Jagoda), Tuli Kupferberg (Street Theatre Marine), Zoran Radmilovic (Radmilovic), Jackie Curtis (Himself/Herself). <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 85 Minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> US, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced and Distributed by</jats:bold> The Criterion Collection (Region 1) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.33:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> Audio commentary assembled from Raymond Durgnat's 1999 book on the film <jats:italic>Hole in the Soul</jats:italic>, Makavejev's 1994 tragicomic autobiographical short film, originally made for the BBC. New and archival video interviews with Makavejev. Booklet includes an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>Sweet Movie</jats:bold> (1974) Canada/France/West Germany <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Dusan Makavejev <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Dusan Makavejev <jats:bold>Producers</jats:bold> Richard Hellman, Vincent Malle <jats:bold>Director of Photography</jats:bold> Pierre Lhomme <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Carole Laure (Miss Monde 1984/Miss Canada), Pierre Clmenti (Potemkin Sailor), Anna Prucnal (Anna Planeta, Captain Ann), Sami Frey (El Macho), John Vernon (Mr Kapital) <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 98 Minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> US, 2007 <jats:bold>Produced and Distributed by</jats:bold> The Criterion Collection <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.66:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> New video interviews with Makavejev and Balkan film scholar Dina Iordanova. Actress Anna Prucnal sings a song from the film. A booklet featuring essays by critic David Sterritt and Harvard professor and philosopher Stanley Cavell.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>British Artists' Films: Ian Breakwell</jats:bold> (19732007) UK <jats:bold>Anthology includes</jats:bold> <jats:italic> Repertory</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Excerpts from the Diary</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>The News</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Growth</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>The Walking Man</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Auditorium</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Variety</jats:italic> <jats:bold>Director/Producer/Camera/Editor</jats:bold> Ian Breakwell <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> UK, 2007 <jats:bold>Distribution</jats:bold> BFI (Region 2) <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 127 minutes <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.33:1 <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> <jats:italic>theFrame: Ian Breakwell</jats:italic> (2007, 32 mins), extensive illustrated interview recorded shortly before Breakwell's death. Illustrated 20-page booklet with a fully annotated filmography and a bibliography. Sleeve notes featuring a specially commissioned introductory essay by Will Self.</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:bold>Overlord</jats:bold> (1975) UK <jats:bold>Director</jats:bold> Stuart Cooper <jats:bold>Screenplay</jats:bold> Christopher Hudson and Stuart Cooper <jats:bold>Cinematography</jats:bold> John Alcott <jats:bold>Editor</jats:bold> Jonathan Gili <jats:bold>Music</jats:bold> Paul Glass <jats:bold>Producer</jats:bold> James Quinn <jats:bold>With</jats:bold> Brian Stirner (Tom), Davyd Harries (Jack), Nicholas Ball (Arthur), Julie Neesam (The girl), Sam Sewell (The trained soldier), John Franklyn-Robbins (Dad), Stella Tanner (Mum) <jats:bold>Runtime</jats:bold> 84 minutes <jats:bold>DVD</jats:bold> USA, 2007 <jats:bold>Distributed by</jats:bold> The Criterion Collection (Region 1) <jats:bold>Aspect Ratio</jats:bold> 1.66:1 <jats:bold>Audio</jats:bold> English Dolby Digital 1.0 Monaural <jats:bold>Extras</jats:bold> New restored high-definition transfer. Audio commentary featuring Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stirner<jats:italic>. Mining the Archive</jats:italic>, a new documentary featuring Imperial War Museum film archivists detailing the war footage used in the film. <jats:italic>Capa Influences Cooper</jats:italic>, a photo essay featuring Stuart Cooper on the photographer Robert Capa. <jats:italic>A Test of Violence</jats:italic> (1969), Cooper's short film about Spanish artist Juan Genovs. <jats:italic>Cameramen at War</jats:italic> (1943), the British Ministry of Information's tribute to newsreel and service unit cameramen. <jats:italic>Germany Calling</jats:italic> (1941), a British Ministry of Information propaganda film, clips of which appear in <jats:italic>Overlord</jats:italic>. Journals from two D-day soldiers, read by Brian Stirner. Theatrical trailer<jats:italic>.</jats:italic> </jats:p>