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Directed by Alan J. Pakula
USA 1971

 

With her Oscar-winning turn in Klute, Jane Fonda reinvented herself as a new kind of movie star. Bringing nervy audacity and counterculture style to the role of Bree Daniels—a call girl and aspiring actor who becomes the focal point of a missing-person investigation when detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) turns up at her door—Fonda made the film her own, putting an independent woman and escort on-screen with a frankness that had not yet been attempted in Hollywood. Suffused with paranoia by the conspiracy-thriller specialist Alan J. Pakula, and lensed by master cinematographer Gordon Willis, Klute is a character study thick with dread, capturing the mood of early-1970s New York and the predicament of a woman trying to find her own way on the fringes of society.

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The first part of his "paranoia trilogy," Alan J. Pakula's 1971 thriller details the troubled life of a Manhattan prostitute stalked by one of her tricks. Investigating the disappearance of his friend Tom Gruneman (Robert Milli), rural Pennsylvania private eye John Klute (Donald Sutherland) follows a lead provided by Gruneman's associate Peter Cable (Charles Cioffi) to seek out a call girl who Gruneman knew in New York City. The call girl is Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda), an aspiring actress who turns tricks for the cash and to be free of emotional bondage. Klute follows Bree's every move, observing the city's decadence and her isolation, eventually contacting her about Gruneman. Bree claims not to know Gruneman, but she does reveal that she has received threats from a john. As Bree becomes involved in Klute's search and realizes that she is in danger, she reluctantly falls in love with Klute, despite her wish to remain unattached to any man. When she finally comes face to face with the killer, however, she is forced to reconsider her detached urban life.

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Theatrical Release: June 23rd, 1971

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Review: Criterion - Region 'A' / 'B' - Blu-ray

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Available in the UK on Blu-ray by Criterion, August 19th, 2019:

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Distribution Criterion Spine #987 - Region 'A' / 'B' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:54:10.218        
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2.39:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 48,516,056,169 bytes

Feature: 29,676,011,520 bytes

Video Bitrate: 30.74 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

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LPCM Audio English 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles English, None
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Studio: Criterion

 

2.39:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 48,516,056,169 bytes

Feature: 29,676,011,520 bytes

Video Bitrate: 30.74 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• New interview with actor Jane Fonda, conducted by actor Illeana Douglas (36:05)
• New program about Klute and director Alan J. Pakula by filmmaker Matthew Miele, featuring interviews with film scholar Annette Insdorf, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, and actor Charles Cioffi, along with archival interviews with Pakula (18:04)
• The Look of “Klute,” a new interview with writer Amy Fine Collins (25:16)
Archival interviews with Pakula on Dick Cavett (27:13) and Fonda / Midhe MacKenzie - 1973 (38:05)
“• Klute” in New York, a short documentary made during the shooting of the film (8:18)
• PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris and excerpts from a 1972 interview with Pakula
• New cover by Jay Shaw


 Blu-ray Release Date: July 16th, 2019
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Criterion Blu-ray (July 2019): Criterion have transferred Alan J. Pakula's Klute to Blu-ray via a "New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by camera operator Michael Chapman". The image is characterized by rich colors and thick textured grain. It looks extremely film-like and better than I have ever seen before. Magnificent.

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On their Blu-ray, Criterion use linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. It is another advancement in the film's audio and score by Michael Small (The Drowning Pool, Black Widow, Child's Play, Night Moves, The Driver, The Star Chamber) carrying depth. The uncompressed rendering exports consistent dialogue. Criterion offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' / 'B' Blu-ray.

Criterion add some new supplements. There is a new 36-minute interview with actor Jane Fonda, conducted by actor Illeana Douglas both extolling Klute - and why. Jane loves the Gordon Willis cinematographer, the audio, including Michael Small's score that she describes as 'terrifying'. It's a great, informative interview. There is a new program about Klute and director Alan J. Pakula by filmmaker Matthew Miele, featuring interviews with film scholar Annette Insdorf, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, and actor Charles Cioffi, along with archival interviews with Pakula. These 18-minutes of interviews were conducted for an upcoming feature-length documentary by Matthew Miele about director Alan J. Pakula. Also featured are scholars, filmmakers, and family and friends of the director's. The Look of “Klute,” runs 25-minutes as journalist Amy Fine Collins explores the look and style of the production and costume design in Klute. There are two archival interviews - one for almost 1/2 hour with Pakula on Dick Cavett and a second with Jane Fonda and Midge MacKenzie from 1973. "Klute” in New York is an 8-minute documentary made during the shooting of the film. The package has a liner notes booklet with an essay by critic Mark Harris and excerpts from a 1972 interview with Pakula.

This is one of the most memorable films of the 70s, Fonda is brilliant and the Criterion Blu-ray is at their usual very high levels with a 4K restoration and revealing, interesting extras.  I just watched it and want to repeat the viewing experience all over again. A must-own in my opinion.

Gary Tooze

 

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