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directed by Mervyn LeRoy
USA 1958
Charlotte Bronn (Jean
Simmons), the wife of a college professor (Dan O'Herlihy),
has been released from a State Mental Hospital only to
return to the same environment that led to her
breakdown. Adapted by Robert and Eileen Bassing from
Eileen's novel of the same name and nominated for a
Golden Globe in three categories, Mervyn LeRoy's 1958
masterpiece Home Before Dark is a devastating yet
remarkably liberating exploration of a woman's struggle
to achieve mental health. I first saw this film many
years ago and I never forgot the towering performance of
Jean Simmons or the film's shattering emotional truth --
that some people are simply incapable of showing
compassion to those who are vulnerable. On a bootleg
copy taped from television, I was able to revisit it
again this week and it flooded my mind with memories of
those days of turmoil. Excerpt of review from Howard Schumann for imdb.com located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: 16 November 1958 (New York)
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DVD Review: Warner Home Video (Warner Archive Collection) - Region 0 - NTSC
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Review!
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Runtime | 2:16:25 | |
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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Audio | Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (English) | |
Subtitles | None | |
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Edition Details: Chapters 34 |
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Home Before Dark has been available from Warner Archive Collection on a made-on-demand disc since January 2011 and it's worth highlighting this masterpiece by Mervyn LeRoy since it's not as well-known as his other films. The film holds up well, especially for an outstanding performance by Jean Simmons. The dual-layered disc features a remastered anamorphically enhanced transfer. A review quoted from IMDb mentions that original negative has been lost, but despite some marks on the print, the transfer looks very good. The blacks are deep and contrast is well-balanced. The mono audio is excellent with no distortions and there are no extras provided. This is an excellent movie that is worth to be rediscovered, so we can only highly recommend this release. |
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