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Directed by Frank Borzage
USA 1937
Suffused with intoxicating romanticism, History Is Made at Night is a sublime paean to love from Frank Borzage, classic Hollywood’s supreme poet of carnal and spiritual desire. On the run through Europe from her wealthy, cruelly possessive husband, an unhappy socialite (Jean Arthur) is thrown together by fate with a suave stranger (Charles Boyer)—and soon the two are bound in a consuming, seemingly impossible affair that stretches across continents and brings them to the very edge of catastrophe. Lent a palpable erotic charge by the chemistry between its leads, this delirious vision of lovers beset by the world passes through a dizzying array of tonal shifts—from melodrama to romantic comedy to noir to disaster thriller—smoothly guided by Borzage’s unwavering allegiance to the power of love. *** A bizarre movie from Borzage, who invades the sophisticated territory of Lubitsch and Leisen - Paris hotels, cruise liners, impersonations, two-timing wives, jealous husbands - and turns it all into a romantic thriller, complete with an ending that recalls A Night to Remember. Jean Arthur's marriage to Colin Clive is on the rocks, and suave Boyer - a waiter who poses as a thief, later turning up as patron of a Manhattan restaurant - comes to her rescue. Emotions run high, implausibilities pile up, Borzage keeps the motor running, and the stars - especially the rather neglected Arthur, who is now a Carmelite recluse - are immensely watchable. Excerpt from TimeOut located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: March 5th, 1937
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Review: Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:37:40.688 | |
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1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 42,911,485,847 bytesFeature: 29,345,857,536 bytesVideo Bitrate: 35.90 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion
1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 42,911,485,847 bytesFeature: 29,345,857,536 bytesVideo Bitrate: 35.90 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • New conversation between author Hervé Dumont (Frank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic) and film historian Peter Cowie (23:53)• Interview from 2019 with critic Farran Smith Nehme about director Frank Borzage’s obsession with romantic love (13:21) • Audio excerpts of a 1958 interview with Borzage from the collection of the George Eastman Museum (30:47) • Radio adaptation of the film from 1940, broadcast by The Screen • Guild Theater and starring Charles Boyer (27:05) • Restoration demonstration (8:52) PLUS: An essay by critic Dan Callahan
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On their
Blu-ray,
Criterion use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language (some Italian). The uncompressed transfer
supports the film's meager requirements
and score by
Alfred Newman (Panic
in the Streets,
Heaven
Can Wait, Man
Hunt,
Cry
of the City,
The
Diary of Anne Frank,
Bus Stop,
Blood and Sand,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
The Song of Bernadette)
supporting them in an authentically flat expression. Criterion offer optional English
subtitles (SDH) on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Criterion
Blu-ray
Frank Borzage's History Is
Made at Night
has been pretty hard to see and own on digital. There were overpriced
Spanish and
Italian PAL
DVD releases - thank goodness Criterion have transferred it to 1080P via
an exquisite 4K restoration and added impressive supplements. One of the
best of the romantic vintage era films - if not the best. Jean Arthur is
as lovely as ever and Boyer as suave. Pure joy. The Criterion Blu-ray
gets a very strong recommendation! |
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