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(aka 'Forbidden Love' or 'The Monster Show ' or Nature's Mistakes')
directed by
Tod Browning
USA 1932
Criterion's Blu-ray of Freaks (as part of their Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers set) is reviewed/compared HERE
| Tod Browning, who directed Bela Lugosi in the original Dracula, stepped into even eerier territory with this 1932 story of betrayal and retribution in the circus. Evil trapeze artist Olga Baclanova seduces and marries a midget in the circus sideshow, hoping to inherit his wealth. But in doing so, she has crossed the wrong folks: the tightly knit group of nature's aberrations, who stick together like family--and who set out to avenge their little pal. Browning brought in some of the most famous sideshow attractions of the era, include Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton and Johnny Eck the Legless Boy, as well as Zip and Pip, microcephalics whose appearance in this film inspired cartoonist Bill Griffith to create his comic strip, "Zippy the Pinhead." So disturbing that it was banned for 30 years in Great Britain. |
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Theatrical Release: February 20th, 1932 - USA
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DVD Review: Warner Home Video - Region 1- NTSC
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| Distribution | Warner - Home Video - Region 1- NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:03:02 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.56 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Subtitles | English, Spanish, French, None | |
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Criterion's Blu-ray of Freaks (as part of their Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers set) is reviewed/compared HERE
This is a
stacked disc!... and a good DVD. The image has above average contrast
with relative sharpness, but show some damage spots -especially later in
the film. I love the visible film grain. Audio (mono) is a little weak
and hard to distinguish at times, but the optional subtitles help
decipher what is being said. Extras are quite extensive - an informative
commentary, an hour long featurette, and some deleted scenes. I like
the "Welcome" prologue message for great way to start a showing. Warner
has done an excellent job!
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