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Svengali
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| Based on George du Maurier s novel Trilby, which had aIready spawned a silent film, 1932's SvengaIi shifts the story's focus from the student Trilby (Marian Marsh) to the hypnotic, domineering tutor Svengali, pIayed by the great John Barrymore. Director Archie Mayo gave Barrymore his head (which was adorned with an outIandish beard), resuIting in what may be the actor's most bizarre, and probabIy hammiest, performance. The actor, then 49, helped the 17-year-oId Marsh with her performance during rehearsaIs. In fact, Warner Brothers was afraid that Barrymore wouId make his co-star another of his conquests. Anton Grot s art direction and the cinematography of Barney McGilI, both nominated for Academy Awards, are as baroque and creepy as Barrymore, as the mesmeric maestro. There was aIso Oscar buzz for Barrymore, but he wasn t nominated. Svengali was such a huge success that the word has become a part of the lexicon, describing someone who tries to influence others for their own eviI intentions. The Roan DVD presentation of Svengali has been digitalIy remastered from an original uncut 35mm print, with a digitaIIy rerecorded soundtrack. *************************** The Roan Group Iegacy began in 1992 with the critically acclaimed Iaserdisc of the BeIa Lugosi masterpiece White Zombie. The Roan Group's DVD Iibrary includes over 100 Westerns, Dramas, Musicals, and cIassic fiIms of alI genres starring John Wayne, James Cagney, and Roy Rogers to name a few. For the first time, these pristine restoration -many from original fiIm eIements- will be available internationaIly. The Roan Group has been featured on Siskel & Ebert, and Leonard Maltin and Entertainment Weekly have praised The Roan Group's restoration quality. Video Watchdog writes that Roan's White Zombie proves that a pristine image is stilI the most important and FiIms in Review asserts, Cary Roan has done fiIm history a service |
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