finki
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This classic John Ford masterpiece has been spoiled by bureaucratic incompentece.
Somebody in 20th Century-Fox has decided to remove the original Movietone soundtrack and replace it with an inappropriate score. it seems that for certain people, the original intentions of director John Ford were no good enough for today. Hence, the film was stripped of its sound... which means that we do not have the film as it was originally intended to be seen.
Even though in most parts of the world, as well here in the United States, most people saw the film in a silent version, the original soundtrack is a crucial element of the film and without it, the experience is incomplete.
A great film, but avoid the DVD until an authentic restored version with the original soundtrack becomes available.
Somebody in 20th Century-Fox has decided to remove the original Movietone soundtrack and replace it with an inappropriate score. it seems that for certain people, the original intentions of director John Ford were no good enough for today. Hence, the film was stripped of its sound... which means that we do not have the film as it was originally intended to be seen.
Even though in most parts of the world, as well here in the United States, most people saw the film in a silent version, the original soundtrack is a crucial element of the film and without it, the experience is incomplete.
A great film, but avoid the DVD until an authentic restored version with the original soundtrack becomes available.
If, as promised, this movie was restored then the results are simply horrible.
A company called National Film Museum gave this film to another company called Hypercube IIc, in New York to digitally restore the film.
But, instead of a intelligent restoration what this people did was to tint every scene to red, probably with Photoshop, with disastrous results.
Douglas M. Protsik music is as unremarkable as the bad restoration. His accompaniment does not enhance the images at all.
In all, the available print shown on TCM is unwatchable and I had to turn off the TV set.
A company called National Film Museum gave this film to another company called Hypercube IIc, in New York to digitally restore the film.
But, instead of a intelligent restoration what this people did was to tint every scene to red, probably with Photoshop, with disastrous results.
Douglas M. Protsik music is as unremarkable as the bad restoration. His accompaniment does not enhance the images at all.
In all, the available print shown on TCM is unwatchable and I had to turn off the TV set.
When this film was originally released I had the chance to see it on the big screen. It did have a rather limited release; it didn't have support from a private television station and exhibitors didn't have much confidence in it. No stars are in this film, only people who usually play supporting roles in soap operas or in the theater.
But the results were first rate and eventually television made people aware of its worth. All of the actors are excellent and engaging. The black and white cinematography is terrific. The best Argentinean films were not photographed in color and this production is worthy of that tradition.
Francisco Canaro's famous waltz, "Corazón de oro", is used as the film theme with great success. Although written in 1928 (reworking his unsuccessful 1925 tango "París"), his music emerges naturally as it was intended to be used in this film. Director Pablo Trapero did a find job, reediting Canaro's 1951 recording.
The story of a nice guy whose youthful dreams were shattered and has to struggle with Argentina's crisis as well is still a very good movie.
But the results were first rate and eventually television made people aware of its worth. All of the actors are excellent and engaging. The black and white cinematography is terrific. The best Argentinean films were not photographed in color and this production is worthy of that tradition.
Francisco Canaro's famous waltz, "Corazón de oro", is used as the film theme with great success. Although written in 1928 (reworking his unsuccessful 1925 tango "París"), his music emerges naturally as it was intended to be used in this film. Director Pablo Trapero did a find job, reediting Canaro's 1951 recording.
The story of a nice guy whose youthful dreams were shattered and has to struggle with Argentina's crisis as well is still a very good movie.