directed by Bruno Dumont
France 2003
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An American photographer and his Russian/French girlfriend head off into the desert around the town Twentynine Palms to look for locations for a project. I wouldn't want to give away anything else. Seen in context with Dumont's two other remarkable films, TWENTYNINE PALMS is a fascinating attempt at experimental horror. This film has polarized viewers - you'll either love the unusual hyperreal emotion or you'll totally close down on the film. In the creepiness stakes, this makes MULHOLLAND DRIVE look like a Ron Howard film. (NB. I'm crazy about Dumont's films). Nick Wrigley of Master of Cinema.com |
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Theatrical Release: 8 September 2003 (Toronto Film Festival)
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DVD Review: Blaq Out (France) - Region 2 - PAL
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| Distribution | Blaq Out - Region 2- PAL | |
| Runtime | 1:54:08 | |
| Video | 2.29:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: ? mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | |
| Subtitles | English, French, None | |
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• Making Of Documentary (35 mins), and an interview with the film's
producer (19 minutes). Everything has English subtitles.
DVD Release Date: April 29th, 2003
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English subtitles on
*everything*!! - This is a reference quality disc, faultless.
Anamorphic scope, no transfer problems whatsoever. The extras are
fascinating, a Making Of documentary (35 mins), and a very revealing
interview with the film's producer (19 minutes). Again, everything has
English subtitles, highly recommended for those in the West who have
been waiting months for this film to hit DVD. I hear that Tartan are
releasing this in the UK, and Wellspring in the USA, later in 2004.
However, this Blaq-Out disc is out in April and comes highly
recommended for English speaking Dumont fans (as well as native French
speakers of course!). A fine disc and a strange, rough, hardcore film
of beauty.
Nick Wrigley of Master of Cinema.com |
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