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From Preston Sturges, the acclaimed screenwriter of The Great McGinty, The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story, and William Wyler, the renowned director of The Best Years of Our Lives, The Big Country and Ben-Hur, comes this classic romantic comedy about a naïve girl just out of a cloistered orphanage who finds that being a “good fairy” to strangers makes life awfully complicated. When a brash movie theater owner needs usherettes for his Budapest cinema, he recruits young Luisa (Margaret Sullavan, The Shop Around the Corner) from a nearby orphanage. Encouraged by her kindly guardian (Beulah Bondi, It’s a Wonderful Life) to “spread her wings,” Luisa embarks on her quest to live the life of a fairy-tale angel. Quickly encountering the debonair wolves that roam the sidewalks of Hungary, Luisa randomly chooses a man to play the role of her husband: Dr. Max Sporum (Herbert Marshall, Murder!), a humble and idealistic lawyer. Even as Luisa’s simple ruse grows hopelessly complicated, the dream-eyed girl refuses to abandon the charade, determined to evade another suitor’s wily grasp, provide Max the prosperity he so deserves, and allow the opportunity for true love to enter his life. The stellar cast also includes Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz), Alan Hale (The Adventures of Robin Hood) and Cesar Romero (The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend). *** A screwball comedy written by Preston Sturges, directed by William Wyler, and starring Margaret Sullavan, "The Good Fairy" was released "under the radar" last year. And it's a shame. A tale of an orphan Luisa Ginglebusher (Sullavan) becoming a good fairy to an idealistic lawyer Dr. Sporum (Herbert Marshall) is very funny and charming. The play by Hungarian Ferenc Molnár, just like his fellow countryman's Shop Around the Corner, is improved by sharp dialogues, great performances and exceptional Margaret Sullivan. |
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Theatrical Release Date: January 31st, 1935
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Distribution | Kino Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:37:21 | 1:37:44.525 |
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1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 30,737,701,706 bytesFeature: 28,729,565,184 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.41 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono) |
DTS-HD Master
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48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | None | English, None |
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Release Information: • Theatrical trailer •
Photo Gallery
DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
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• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (16-bit) in the original
English language. It suffers only from the original production
limitations but, overall, a notable bump beyond the lossy DVD. The score
by
Heinz Roemheld (There's
Always Tomorrow,
Dangerous,
The
Monster that Challenged The World, The
Land Unknown,
The Mole People, 1933's
The Invisible Man) adds some ingratiating flavor to this
charming and humorous film. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray has
a new audio commentary by film critic and author Simon Abrams who
identifies the changes from Sturges screenplay to Molnár's play - often
Hayes Code-related, he stumbles through reading some other comments
about the film or principles, but the information, especially about
Sullavan, is extremely interesting. I got a lot out of this. There is
also a theatrical trailer and trailers for other films.
A joyful romantic-comedy from Wyler - an age gone by - we don't get
cinema like this nowadays, that's for sure.
Gary Tooze
ON THE DVD (2002): Universal provided
Kino with a very good print. There was very little of specs and no print
damage. At first, I was disappointed that there're no captions or
subtitles provided, but there was no need for it. The audio is very
clear, with no hiss or distortion. Overall, the presentation is much
better than Criterion's Trouble in Paradise, also released through
Universal.
The extras are limited to a theatrical trailer ("A Major Screen Event!")
and a photo gallery of William Wyler. 12 Chapters provided. |
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