Billy Liar Julie Christie

directed by John Schlesinger
UK 1963

Tom Courtenay gives a flawlessly nuanced performance as Billy Fisher, the underachieving undertaker’s assistant whose constant daydreams and truth-deficient stories earn him the nickname “Billy Liar.” Julie Christie is the handbag-swinging charmer whose free spirit just might inspire Billy to finally move out of his parents’ house. Deftly veering from gritty realism to flamboyant fantasy, Billy Liar is a dazzling and uproarious classic.

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Theatrical Release: December 16th, 1963

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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from:
Distribution	Criterion Collection - Spine # 121 - Region 0 - NTSC
Runtime	1:38:33
Video	2.30:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.48 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.
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Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Criterion / Home Vision Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 2.30:1 Edition Details: • Audio commentary featuring director John Schlesinger and actors Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie • Excerpts from “Northern Lights,” an episode of the BBC series Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties, hosted by Richard Lester (15:34) • Original theatrical trailer (4:15) DVD Release Date: July 10th, 2001 Keep Case Chapters: 16

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Very nice bittersweet film that left me quite sad in the end. The transfer is stupendous. Brilliant contrast levels and tight anamorphic image. Director and principles commentary is also interesting to hear the reflections of the past development of the film. All good news from Criterion. Dynamite DVD package. out of