The Life of Verdi
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Movie Reviews of The Life of Verdi
Movie Review: fine accomplishment but poor transfer
Summary: 4 Stars
On all counts the original presentation of "Life of Verdi" was a well-conceived and well-executed treat on all counts. What fails us now is Kultur's amateurish transfer. First of all, viewers can't skip past Robert Peter's introductions (which could easily have been omitted but at least she, unlike Burt Lancaster on PBS, could pronounce "Verdi"). Second, the transfer is from a flawed video tape. Tracking problems occur occasionally which they wouldn't had Kultur bothered to go back to the originals. How cheap!! Now watch them remaster it and us who have it forced to decide whether to get a whole new set of something that should have been done RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!Movie Review: An exciting insight into an exceptional composer.
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn' know quite what to expect with this video, as movie versions of other composer's lives have been less than true-to-life. Impresive producton, excellent performances and valuable insights into the life and works of a master.Movie Review: Life of Verdi DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
Picture quality, at times, is not as good as I remember from the TV series; but is well worth the money - everything is there.Movie Review: Editorial Fiasco
Summary: 3 Stars
This has been a lesson for me. I nearly wrote a review from memory, based on the VHS copy made from the original TV broadcast years ago. At the time, I enjoyed the series and shared the VHS tapes with friends because the series was actually quite well done. I hadn't realized that the DVDs from Kultur were less than full copies of the original broadcasts. I will not miss Burt Lancaster standing in Verdi's former home as I always questioned why he was selected for that task since he brought nothing of value to the series, but when I watched parts of the DVDs last night, I could barely force myself to stay awake. Only then did I read the other comments here and realize what had happened. I am not suffering from memory loss but Kultur did a wretched job producing this set.
What Kultur could not damage was wonderful costuming and a few memorable moments, such as Verdi showing a tenor how to die in the last act of Otello. I felt the DVDs focused on banalties, endless speculation about the relationship Verdi may or may not have had with Teresa Stoltz, incoherent handling of the Mariani issue . . . all in all, the original series suffered horribly from third rate editorial decisions. Thumbs down for Kultur.
Movie Review: Shameful !!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed watching "The Life of Verdi" when it was on Television. I like it so much I bought the series when it came out on VHS tapes. When it came out with the DVD version, I bought it without reading the reviews, thinking it would be even better in video quality. It was the biggest mistake I ever done. The quality of the DVD was so bad it is shocking. With its many visual flaws, it is actually worse than my video tape version.
I will never have the confidence to buy from this company again. Never in my life have I bought a DVD with such regret.They should be ashamed for ruining such a enchanting mini series.
As much as I enjoy the series, I would not recommend it to anyone until they can do a proper transfer from the original source. The company should not be rewarded for such scandalous effort.