The Black Rose
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Cécile Aubry, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power Director: Henry Hathaway Brand: POWER,TYRONE Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff Editor: Manuel del Campo Producer: Louis D. Lighton Writer: Talbot Jennings Writer: Thomas B. Costain DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 120 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-05-01 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of The Black Rose
Movie Review: Dull movie, disappointing transfer
Summary: 2 Stars
The Black Rose is an extremely uninvolving film, due both to its unfocused script and the miscasting of Tyrone Power and Cecile Aubrey. Power is far too old to play an Oxford student who has dropped out of college. A 20 year old in the part might have made the hot-headedness of the character acceptable, but Power was 35 when he made this, and watching him behave this way simply made me think he was immature or nasty and vindictive. Cecile Aubrey is truly awful. She comes across as a child, and has no sex appeal or chemistry with Power. It's doubly curious that she's called "The Black Rose" even though she has blonde hair and a light complexion. Orson Welles has some enjoyable moments as the warlord, and Jack Hawkins is solid as the best friend. There is some nice production value, but there are no battle scenes that actually take place on screen. This is a movie in which things just happen, but not because the characters are driven to make them happen. All in all, it's rather dull and definitely not recommended.
The DVD transfer is a major disappointment. The colors are not at all vibrant, and it doesn't appear that any effort was made to adjust the contrast and brightness levels properly, much less do any sort of a restoration. Since Jack Cardiff shot the film, it's impossible to believe it would have looked so lackluster in the theater.
If you want to see Power and Welles together in a much better film, try "Prince of Foxes." But pass on this one.