Un chant d'amour
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DVD Cover Information Director: Jean Genet Brand: WEA DES Moines Video DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Unknown Format: Color, DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 123 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Model: 55 Studio: Cult Epics |
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Movie Reviews of Un chant d'amour
Movie Review: Essential Viewing for That Certain Film Fan....
Summary: 5 Stars
Nice to have a really decent transfer of the Genet classic made available to a wide audience. The print I struggled to discern decades ago at Manhattan's Thalia was barely watchable; while hardly pristine, this DVD looks just fine. And the film itself is still remarkable, certainly one of the most influential of gay artworks. (Todd Haynes, Pierre et Gilles, Warhol -- the list of those who've aped Genet's imagery here is endless.) Suffice it to say, for most sophisticated audiences, many of the visuals here will seem familiar even the first time around. The commentary from Kenneth Anger's disappointing (when the guard brandishes his gun in the most obvious manner imaginable, Anger helpfully tells us the image is meant to be erotic -- thanks, Ken!) But the introduction from Jonas Mekas, where he tells how the picture was smuggled into New York in the 60's, is fascinating. Also included are two French interviews with Genet, which come guaranteed to cure the strongest case of insomnia -- he drones on with all the assurance of a figure whose every utterance has been hung upon by decades of Parisian intellectuals. Seeing him is interesting, but a little of these documentaries goes a very, very, veeerrryyyyy long way. All in all, though, a must see for Experimental Cinema 101.