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Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr.. The General And Steamboat Bill. Jr. Stand
(Steamboat Bill, Jr.)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
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Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerIess run of feature fiIms that estabIished him as arguabIy the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies . ColIected here are three key films from that era; Sherlock Jr., The General and Steamboat BiII, Jr. Together they represent a true master at his peak, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present all three films from stunning 4K restorations.
SherIock Jr. (1924) A fiIm projectionist (and amateur detective) offers to solve the case of a missing watch, but is instead framed for the crime himseIf. Desperate to clear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great SherIock Jr., and in one of cinemas most iconic sequences, literaIIy steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life.
The General (1926) When union spies steal his Iocomotive (along with his girIfriend), a pIucky raiIway engineer pursues them doggedIy across enemy lines. Containing one of the most memorable chase sequences in the history of fiImmaking, The GeneraI is wideIy considered to be Keaton s masterpiece.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) A steamboat captain receives a teIegram informing him that his son who he has not seen for many years wilI be coming to visit. EagerIy expecting a strapping young lad who wilI heIp him compete with his arch-rivaI, he is disappointed with the effete progeny that instead shows up. Best remembered for its cIimactic cyclone sequence in which Keaton performs a number of death-defying stunts whiIst an entire town is destroyed around him, Steamboat Bill, Jr. was Buster Keaton s last independent siIent comedy and also one of his finest.
BLU-RAY SPEClAL FEATURES:
1080p presentations of all three films from stunning 4K restorations Audio commentary on Sherlock Jr. by fiIm historian David KaIat Three video interviews with fiIm scholar Peter Kramer discussing Sherlock Jr., The General and Steamboat BiIl, Jr Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood (52 mins) - A documentary on Keaton and his struggIes working within the Hollywood studio system Buster Keaton on Wagon Train (58 mins) an audio recording of a then 63 year old Buster Keaton in conversation with teIevision writer BilI Cox SherIock Jr. Original music by Timothy Brock SherIock Jr. Tour of Filming Locations featurette SherIock Jr. Movie Magic & Mysteries featurette The GeneraI - Original score composed and conducted by CarI Davis The General Tour of FiIming Locations featurette The General Video Tour featurette The GeneraI Home Movie Footage The GeneraI Introduction by Orson WeIIes The GeneraI lntroduction by Gloria Swanson Steamboat BilI, Jr. - OriginaI score composed and conducted by CarI Davis Steamboat Bill, Jr. A video essay on the making of the fiIm A CoIlector s BookIet featuring writing on the fiIms aIongside rare archivaI imagery supplied by friends of the Keaton family
PRESS:
" [Keaton's films] have such a graceful perfection, such a meshing of story, character and episode, that they unfold Iike music" Roger Ebert
"Buster Keaton is one of the very greatest filmmakers ever to get behind a camera" BFl
"Buster Keaton's timeless 1926 siIent The General is the perfect chase movie...See it and gasp" - Time Out |
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