The Bird With The Crystal Plumage [Blu-ray]

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Argento cast American actor Tony Musante in the lead role, after he had previously starred in Metti, una sera a cena. According to Argento, their relationship was a tense one, as Mustante's method acting sensibilities clashed with Argento's technical directing style.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" was the directorial debut of the great Dario Argento; a filmmaker from Italy who primarily enjoyed working in the horror and thriller genres. He didn't often branch out, but he was always willing. However, be it a drama, a comedy, or a darned action movie that he makes next; the man will always be known for the kinds of films that he made and made well. My personal favorite out of all Argento's features is "Deep Red". His acclaimed "Suspiria" would come in second. And as of now, I'm pretty sure that this film deserves third place. It's the film that put the director on the map as someone to watch; someone to care about. This is the film that helped re-launch the sub-genre of "Giallo Horror"; a little thing that started with masterpieces such as the early works of Mario Bava. Argento's film is just as good. "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" is all about plot and all about style. It works like a good deal of Argento's films work, although it doesn't quite go as "all-the-way" with surrealism as his later features would. He could only do so much with what he got, and I assume that wasn't much, at that. But when you've got "not much" and you're still able to make a great piece of cinema and a riveting work of art, then maybe money and production value doesn't matter so much anymore. Perhaps it's all in the ambition and skill of the filmmaker. Times have changed; for both the worst and for the best. Dario Argento was introduced to Brown's novel by his friend Bernardo Bertolucci, who had acquired the rights to Brown's novel and intended to direct a film adaptation himself. [9] Argento wrote the screenplay over several weeks vacationing in Tunisia. Titanus mogul Goffredo Lombardo optioned the script after being impressed by Argento's work on the film Metti, una sera a cena. X 2160 resolution, darker (warmer skin tones) and richer with a towering bitrate - more than double that of Take My Hand!: When Sam and Inspector Morosini are attempting to arrest Alberto, he falls out of the open window while fighting them. Sam and Morosini each grab one of his arms, but are not able to hold him and he falls to his death. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage was released in Berlin, Germany with a 94-minute running time at the Gloria-Palast on 24 June 1970. [1] In Germany it was marketed as an adaptation of a Bryan Edgar Wallace story. [4] It was released in the United Kingdom under the title The Gallery Murders. [11] Critical reception [ edit ]Argento initially had no intention of directing the film, but after several directors including Duccio Tessari and Terence Young turned it down, Argento decided to make it himself, and got his father Salvatore to produce. [9] He and his assistant Aldo Lado heavily rewrote the script during filming, so that it became less and less directly tied to Brown's novel. [9] Casting [ edit ]

It must be said, however, that whatever misgivings this final rant has, the overall cluster of interviews are well worth the effort. I'd love to have heard from Tony Musante, though.a b c Lucas, Tim (2007). Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark. Video Watchdog. pp.810–2. ISBN 978-0-9633756-1-2. Arrow's 4K UHD edition for Dario Argento's influential classicsurprises by actually delivering a noticeable and significant upgrade over their previous Blu-ray editionthanks to the improved resolution and HDR grading. The film looks absolutely great. Arrow Video upgrades their 2017 Blu-ray edition for Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumageto 4K UHD, presenting the film in full 2160p/24hz resolution with Dolby Vision in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on a triple-layer UHDdisc. Arrow is reusing their 4K restoration they alsoused for their prior Blu-ray edition, which in turn was sourced from the 35mm 2-perf Techniscopenegative.

Ebert, Roger (14 October 1970). "Bird with Crystal Plumage". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 29 July 2012. Rear Window" Witness: Sam is trapped between the glass doors when he witnesses the murder attempt on the girl. A little over 50 years ago, this fascinating offering redefined the ‘giallo’ genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted writer/director Dario Argento to international stardom. Once More, with Clarity: You can clearly see that Monica is the one holding the knife if you know what you're looking for, but the scene likely goes by too fast the first time to notice.

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It doesn't look like Arrow has done any further restoration, not that it was really needed: a few minor tram lines and a few specs still show up, though they're a little more noticeable, probably due to the increased resolution. That said they're still very minor. Presented in its original 2.35:1 ratio, the film is certainly much more stable than many other versions have been, though there are still odd judders here and there. Damage to the print is only minimal and the image, itself, is quite clean and bright. The grain, you'll be pleased to note, remains intact and there doesn't appear to be any sign of overt or unwelcome noise reduction having taken place. Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative