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(aka "The Voyeur" )
directed by Tinto Brass
Italy 1994
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When
his wife Silvia (Polish model Katarina Vasilissa) leaves
him, Dodo (Francesco Casale), a professor of French
literature, finds himself alienated from those around
him; becoming a passive viewer of life lead to the
fullest by those around him including his bedridden
father (Brass regular Franco Branciaroli) who has a
scantily-clad nurse to attend to him. Dodo's agonizing
over his wife's contempt for him and the identify of the
mysterious lover who has usurped him is countered with
lighter vignettes (mostly lighter, though one moment has
one of Brass' starlets showing her infibulation scars
which feels exploitative though we must commend the
actress for not feeling ashamed considering how
psychologically and physically damaging this cultural
practice can be) in which Dodo winds up the voyeur
instead of a participant which insure a positive
reaction from Dodo to his wife's faithlessness in the
Brass tradition. |
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Theatrical Release: 27 January 1994
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DVD Review: Cult Epics (Director's Cut) - Region 0 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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| Runtime | 1:38:42 (4% PAL speedup) | |
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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| Audio | Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo) | |
| Subtitles | English, none | |
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Release Information: Studio: Cult Epics Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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Although a PAL-NTSC conversion, the transfer is otherwise immaculate. This is the first English-friendly edition of the uncut Italian language version (the English version - available from Cult Epics labeled "The Producer's Cut" - is 8 minutes shorter) with English subtitles. The image is gorgeous (the disc is dual-layered with the film itself taking up 4.51 GB) but ghosting is more apparent on progressive monitors than on interlaced TVs as cinematographer Massimo De Venanzo (who replaced Brass' regular cinematographer Silvano Ippoliti from MONELLA through TRASGREDIRE after assisting him on Brass' COSI FAN TUTTE [1992]) keeps the camera panning and zooming across bodies, landscapes, and colorful sets. Despite the conversion artifacts, this is the only English-friendly game in town for the uncut version (the British release is the shorter dubbed version which is even further cut by 8 seconds by the BBFC).
Besides trailers for other Tinto Brass
titles carried by Cult Epics, and a still gallery (still photographer
Gianfranco Salis is another Brass regular), a 2007 English-language
interview with Brass is also included in which he relates his desire to
adapt the story, difficulties in getting it off the ground initially,
and the production itself. |
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