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Grand Prix (BD) [Blu-ray]
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May 24, 2011 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure |
Format | Blu-ray, Dolby, AC-3, Multiple Formats, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed, Subtitled |
Contributor | Robert Alan Arthur, Geneviève Page, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Edward Lewis, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, James Garner, John Frankenheimer, Toshiro Mifune, Kirk Douglas, Antonio Sabato See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 58 minutes |
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Formula I drivers compete to be the best in this slam-you-into-the-driver’s seat tale of speed, spectacle and intertwined personal lives. John Frankenheimer (who 32 years later would again stomp the pedal to the metal for the car chases of Ronin) directs this winner of 3 Academy Awards,* crafting split-screen images to capture the overlapping drama and orchestrating you-are-there POV camerawork to intensify the hard-driving thrills. Nearly 30 top drivers take part in the excitement. Buckle up to race with the best.
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Light on story, this 1966 spectacle directed by John Frankenheimer was shot in 70 millimeter, with a cinematically enthralling emphasis on unique, visceral new ways of capturing the sensations of a car race. James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, and Toshiro Mifune are part of the stellar, international cast whose characters plod through assorted relationship and business conflicts. But the film's real hook is the thrilling and inventive means by which Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) brings an urgency to the drama happening on the racetrack. A true master of the plastic techniques of obtaining and cutting kinetic footage, Frankenheimer offers more than a joyride to viewers: he makes action part of the compelling language of stories. Cameras are strapped to vehicles as they round the track, shots are taken from a helicopter, the screen is split between angles for maximum impact--even if Grand Prix doesn't rank among the director's best character-driven stories, it is certainly driven on its own terms. --Tom Keogh
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.20:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 115112
- Director : John Frankenheimer
- Media Format : Blu-ray, Dolby, AC-3, Multiple Formats, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed, Subtitled
- Run time : 2 hours and 58 minutes
- Release date : May 24, 2011
- Actors : James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Bedford
- Subtitles: : French, English, Spanish
- Producers : Kirk Douglas, Edward Lewis, John Frankenheimer, James Garner
- Studio : Studio Distribution Services
- ASIN : B004PHE9F6
- Writers : Robert Alan Arthur
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #66,595 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #5,088 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
- #5,131 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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Had forgotten some parts so it was like watching it for the first time.👍👍👍
The plot itself may be simply a globe-trotting star-studded soap opera at heart - the roadshow equivalent of a doorstop bestseller - but it's a more than serviceable framework to hang the racing scenes on: after a spectacular crash in the Monte Carlo Grand Prix that cripples team mate Brian Bedford, James Garner's Formula One tries to work his way back on the circuit by racing for Toshiro Mifune's fledgling team while having an affair with Bedford's wife Jessica Walter. But while top-billed Garner may be the nominal and not particularly sympathetic lead, it's Yves Montand's ageing champion gradually realizing the absurdity of what he does but unable to quit who makes the greatest impression: so much so that when Garner disappears for much of the last third of the movie you barely miss him. Yet the cars remain the real stars, thanks to John Frankenheimer's constantly imaginative direction and his obvious enthusiasm for the material without ever losing himself in the minutiae as Steve McQueen did with Le Mans.
The film used every 65mm SuperPanavision camera then in existence, and thankfully the widescreen DVD transfer is a considerable improvement over the TV prints. Although it hasn't restored Mifune's voice, which was reportedly in the version shown at the film's premiere but subsequently replaced by Paul Frees on all prints (Adolfo Celi is also very obviously dubbed, possibly by Maximilian Schell), it does boast a good array of featurettes covering the making of the film and the Overture and Entr'acte from Maurice Jarre's excellent score have been retained.
The "How the Movie was Made" is worth a huge chunk of the selling price.
The quality of the DVD is a great improvement, especially on an HD TV, over the VHS copy I've owned for some time.
The reason I say "Grand Prix" is the best is that "LeMans" lacks a strong story line or its story line pales next to the action, whereas "Grand Prix"s story hangs in there fairly well. However, one can argue "LeMans" has just as good race photography and, again, I doubt if a movie like it can be made now.
"Grand Prix" has an excellent cast of very well known (at the time) actors from the U.S. and Europe. The photography of Europe is great as are the race scenes. There is romance involved to keep the story line going on something other than race after race. There is some tear jerker moments for the sentimental.
Speaking of story lines, I remember when "LeMans" came out that one of the NBC "Today Show" film critics, Judith Crist, lambasted the movie and said words to the effect that "McQueen should have shot it on 8mm and shown it as home movies". She's also the critic who said that "Candy" would set back pornography a 100 years. :)
As for story lines, another decent effort at a race movie is "Winning" with Paul Newman and his wife. A product of its day, the film tries pretty hard to combine a decent story with racing. Along with racing there are cheating wives, just the thing to spice up a race movie.
I would guess this is where PN picked up his love of racing which lasted 30+ years. His co-star is his wife.
And, last and least, is "Red Line 7000" which, when it came out, was a pretty cool drive-in movie and still stands up as a bit of kitsch of the time. The race descriptions by the "on track" announcer are guite funny but where else are you going to see a guy driving a Shelby Daytona Coupe around on the street? Besides, its one of James Caan's first roles, if not the first. Oh, and the "on track announcer" in "Winning" might be of the same cloth if memory serves.
One reason I probably have a soft spot for these movies is that they came out about the time I was a young Sports Car Club of America racer myself.
My new wife and I were really into this stuff. We drove 200 miles round trip one weekday night in order to see "LeMans" several weeks earlier than what would have been the case if we hadn't, due to where we lived.
I've recently purchased "Winning", "LeMans" and "Grand Prix" to donate to my small town library, spreading the joy of racing. Thanks to AMAZON, I can afford to do it.
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Audio original en inglés 5.1
Subtitulada en español
muy buena para la colección sin lugar a dudas.