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(aka 'The Butterfly Collector')

USA / UK 1965

As one of the greatest directors of Hollywood's golden age, William Wyler had a long and distinguished roster of films to his credit, among them a number of classics (including Wuthering Heights and The Heiress) that rank among the finest literary adaptations to emerge from the studio system. Near the end of his career, Wyler focused his veteran skills on John Fowles's novel The Collector, and it's easy to see how Wyler would be drawn to the story's resonant psychological underpinnings. It's conceivable that the director was also fascinated by the cinematic precedents set by Alfred Hitchock's Psycho and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom; like those films, Wyler's 1965 production of The Collector focuses on the obsessions of a young man whose need for a woman's affection leads him to desperate measures at the expense of his object of desire.

This richly psychological situation is handled by Wyler with understated grace, but the weight of Freddie's psychosis is never keenly felt; the film's subdued quality ultimately works against the thriller aspects of the story. And yet, the performances of Stamp and Eggar remain sharp and mutually sympathetic, and when Wyler brings the story full circle to yet another "butterfly" for Freddie's collection, the stalker theme leaves the viewer with a considerable chill. Where another movie like 1967's Wait Until Dark relied on more explicit and effective shocks, The Collector works on a subtler level of disturbing but undeniably human behavior.

Excerpt of Jeff Shannon's review located HERE.

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Theatrical Release: June 17th, 1965

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DVD Review: Columbia Tri-Star - Region 1, 3, 4 - NTSC

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Distribution	Columbia Tri-Star Home Video - Region 1, 3, 4 - NTSC
Runtime	1:59:04
Video	1.80:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.28 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, French, Spanish, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.80:1 Edition Details: • 3 Trailers DVD Release Date: January 14th, 2003 Keep Case Chapters: 28

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Good image from Columbia - it can look impressively sharp at times and a little heavy and saturated in others. Shadows come through a little less separated but soft focus shots are transferred very well. Overall I am pleasantly surprised by the image. Original 2.0 audio is offered and removable yellow subtitles. No real extras but there is a "The Collector" trailer (and 2 others). It appears a little pricey but that is probably on the weight of the strong film which presents a fascinating character study. A good, if bare bones DVD.

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