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(aka "The Iron Kiss" )

USA 1964

The setup is pure pulp: A former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit into mainstream society. But in the strange, hallucinatory territory of writer/director/producer Sam Fuller, perverse secrets simmer beneath a seemingly wholesome facade.

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Theatrical Release: 29 October 1964

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DVD Comparison:

Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller) - Region 2 - PAL vs. VCI - Region 1 - NTSC

Big thanks to Ashirg and Alain Dupont for the Screen Caps!

(Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller) - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE vs. VCI - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 Region 1 - NTSC	Wild Side Vidéo Region 2 - PAL	VCI Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	1:30:33	1:26:36 (4% PAL speedup)	1:30:15
Video	1:66:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.6 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1:33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 8.27 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s	1:33:1 Open Matte format Average Bitrate: 4.81 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Criterion Collection - Spine # 13
Bitrate: Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller)
Bitrate: VCI
Audio	English Dolby Digital 1.0	English Dolby Digital 2.0, French Dolby Digital 2.0	English Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles	None	French (non removable)	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 1:66:1 Edition Details: • Trailer • Color bars DVD Release Date: 25 August 1998 Keep Case Chapters	Release Information: Studio: Wild Side Vidéo Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen - 1:33:1 Edition Details: • Disc 1 : Shock Corridor (1963) • Disc 2 : The Naked Kiss (1964) • Same extras for both discs/movies : • Picture gallery, internet links and filmographies • DVD-ROM bonus : posters • Disc 3 : Extras • Documentaries : • Play it around Sam (French, 25:21) (Wild Side Vidéo documentary by Olivier Serrano about Fuller) • La machine à écrire, le fusil et le cinéaste (English, 27:26) • (excerpts from Adam Simon's 1996 documentary The Typewriter, The Rifle and the Movie Camera) • A 12-page booklet by Samuel Blumenfeld about Fuller, Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss (in French) DVD Release Date: 4 October 2005 Custom Case Chapters 12	Release Information: Studio: VCI Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen - 1:33:1 Edition Details: • Photo gallery • Short biographies • Featurette: TV episode from DVD Release Date: 30 May 2000 Keep Case Chapters 18

Comments

The Region 2 looks very good, it is much sharper and has less artifacts (and damage too) than the Criterion. The Wild-Side has two major drawbacks though: non removable (but not very intrusive) white French subtitles. These subs are player generated and can be removed by some enterprising individual. On most computers you can watch both movies without subtitles.

Here is a translation of what Manuel Chiche, Director of Wild Side Vidéo, wrote in a French DVD forum about their Fuller boxset :

"Both Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss have been originally shot in the 1:37:1 aspect ratio. Blacks bars have subsequently been added for the theatrical releases. We present both films in their original aspect ratios."

Well, lots of stuff is originally shot in 4:3 but theatrically presented at a widescreen ratio - this is common. Cutting to the chase - It appears as though both the Wild Side and VCI editions are the 'Open Matte' version of the film.

For extras, the PAL edition's are obviously superior. Wild Side's DVD has a 3rd disc containing documentaries. The first one is entitled "Play it again Sam" and is in French. IMPORTANT ! : the second one is in English and consists of excerpts (ONLY excerpts) from the documentary "The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera". Some movie excerpts appearing in the original documentary couldn't be shown because of rights issues (the British Film Institute hasn't given its authorization).

Lastly the Wild Side has some nice animated menus.

- Alain Dupont and Gary Tooze

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(Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller) - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE vs. VCI - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller) - Region 2 - PAL forced subtitle sample

(Criterion Collection - Spine # 13 - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Wild Side Vidéo (Coffret Fuller) - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE vs. VCI - Region 1 - NTSC - BOTTOM)

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Distribution

Criterion Collection - Spine # 13

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Region 1 - NTSC

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