This Sporting Life - Criterion Collection
by Lindsay Anderson
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Actor: Richard HarrisDirector: Lindsay Anderson
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Restored, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection
Movie Reviews of This Sporting Life - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A reference in British Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Once again Criterion Collection have achieved a masterly job. This is a first-class transfer of an impeccable print of Anderson's masterpiece (the quality of the black and white photography is simply stupendous), and the bonuses include rarely shown Anderson films: one of his very first shorts (Meet the Pioneers) and his very last film (Is That All There Is?). It is a pity there is no equivalent in region 2 dvds. On top of that the audio commentary and the accompanying booklet include less rare but truly interesting material. A landmark in the history of DVD editions of British classics.
Summary of This Sporting Life - Criterion Collection
One of the finest British films ever made this benchmark of "kitchen-sink realism" follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire. With an astonishing raging performance by a young Richard Harris an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse.System Requirements:LENGTH: 135 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY Rating:?NR UPC:?715515027526 Manufacturer No:?CC1737DDVDProlific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savor the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane
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