Flesh and Fantasy - Edward G. Robinson Barbra Stanwyck

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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka 'Obsessions' or 'Six Destinies')

Directed by Julien Duvivier
USA 1943

The Blu-ray of Flesh and Fantasy is reviewed HERE

First, a drowning during Mardi Gras leads to a bitter woman’s masked reckoning. Next, an upstanding citizen is driven to madness and murder by a palm reader’s prophesy. Finally, a circus tightrope walker is haunted by dreams of a mysterious woman and his own death.

One of the first horror anthology films made by an American studio – and two years before Dead of Night – award-winning director Julien Duvivier (PÉPÉ LE MOKO) delivers FLESH AND FANTASY, three strange and at times surreal stories of the supernatural with an all-star cast that includes Edward G. Robinson (Soylent Green), Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity), and Charles Boyer (Gaslight,) who also co-produced. Stunningly photographed by Oscar winner Stanley Cortez (The Magnificent Ambersons, The Night of the Hunter) and lushly scored by Oscar nominee Alexander Tansman.

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Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts murder. The third is about a man who literally meets the girl of his dreams.

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Theatrical Release: October 29th, 1943

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DVD Review: Universal Pictures (Europe) - Region 2 - PAL

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from: NOTE: the cover on Amazon.FR is currently incorrect - the image to the left is the correct one.
Distribution	Universal Pictures (Europe) - Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:29:36 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.22 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles	French, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Universal Pictures (Europe) Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • none DVD Release Date: February 22nd, 2007 Keep Case Chapters: 8

Comments:

The Blu-ray of Flesh and Fantasy is reviewed HERE

An acceptable progressive transfer on a single-layered DVD from Universal Europe - coded for region 2 in the PAL standard. Details isn't bad, certainly not Criterion level, and contrast is a bit weak but overall it is quite watchable. It has a typical 'thick' appearance that we often see in PAL releases. No excessive damage but occasional speckles are present. The audio was fairly consistent without noticeable flaws and the French subtitles are removable (Hoorah!).

There are no supplements which makes the price a shade high, but the film is marvelous - one I really enjoyed. It was dripping with noirish atmosphere from New Orleans to cruise ships to circus big tops and I'll gladly see just about anything with Barb Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.

Gary W. Tooze

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