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11.11.09
The Defector.- lobby card
10.11.09
Los apodos que Monty le puso a sus amigos
El más conocido es el sobrenombre tan bonito y dulce que le puso a su amiga Elizabeth Taylor: Bessie Mae. Para conocer su historia leer el post.
A sus hermanos también les puso motes. Brooks era Boof y Ethel era Sister.
A Mira Rostova le llamaba Mupa y a a su amigo Ned Smith le llamba Smythe.
"Eres demasiado original para llamarte Smith" le había dicho.
9.11.09
8.11.09
Artículo de Cine y Letras
7.11.09
The Heiress.- dvd
(English text)
USA 1949
Excerpt from Channel 4 located HERE


Theatrical Release: October 6th, 1949
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DVD Comparison:
Universal - Region 2,4 - PAL vs. Universal - Region 1- NTSC
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| DVD Box Cover | | |
| Distribution | Universal Home Video - Region 2,4 - PAL | Universal Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC |
| Runtime | 1:50:16 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:55:16 |
| Video | 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.77 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s | 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 8.77 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
| NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. | ||
| Bitrate: PAL | | |
| Bitrate: NTSC | | |
| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0), DUB: German (Dolby Digital 2.0) | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Subtitles | English, German, None | English, French, None |
| Features | Release Information: Edition Details: • none | Release Information: Edition Details: • Robert Osborne intro • Trailer |
ADDITION: NTSC - January 07': The new dual-layered NTSC edition has a superior image (especially in contrast), with far less artifacts - but it is slightly cropped on the top and side edges. It boils down to a personal choice I suppose - whether you wish to give up image quality or information in the frame. For the most part, Wyler's framing was not especially tight and I didn't notice the image being compromised by the cropping (composition seemed fine). I also prefer the NTSC subs and although I could live without the Osborne introduction - it is better than nothing. The NTSC trailer is in rough shape.
This is a great film - one deserved of an audience in the digital age. We recommend purchasing regardless of your choice of editions. They are both very reasonable considering the film's value.
NOTE: (Thanks Dee) The music is by Aaron Copland, for which he won an Oscar. It's really extraordinary music, though there isn't very much of it overall, because he didn't like "illustrating" scenes with music. There's only about 15 minutes of real music, in total. But Wyler had a bit of a tin ear, and famously didn't not care for the magnificent score to The Best Years of Our Lives. He had asked Copland to work in the theme of "Plaisir d'amour" to the score off The Heiress -- it's the song Montgomery Clift plays and sings in the movie. Copland did work it into the score. Copland sent the notated score to Hollywood, where it was orchestrated to his wishes, and recorded. But Wyler had some of the title sequence removed and replaced by gushing versions of "Plaisir d'amour"! Even if one was unhappy with the music, this doesn't seem to be the way to treat our great composers. Copland expressed a huge amount of dismay, but won the Oscar anyway. What I've done (completely illegally) is make an edit of the music over the credits. I've used the end of what's there now, but added to it some of the original score as recorded by Leonard Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony, to give just a sense of what the original might have been. The Slatkin recording is much slower, so I've had to start the music before the actual credits begin. SEE HERE It's very rough, and if I wanted to, I could make it better, but I thought it might be fun for you to hear. The movie itself is some kind masterpiece, and I'm really surprised that it took this long for it to find its way to DVD. There is only a trailer as an extra, even though Olivia is still alive to do a commentary. (DeeF at HTF)
RE: The PAL edition: Another bare-bones single-layered DVD from Universal (Europe) set to sell in English language Region 2, Germany and Australia (Region 4- PAL). The image quality is rather uninspired with some visible dirt (that resembles grain) and a few artefacts. I don't see excessive manipulations which is a positive and the subtitles appear to be well-done. Overall it is clear and detailed enough for a fine viewing experience. Another of my favorite Wyler films that I feel deserves so much more - but I suppose the trends these days are towards more modern films - how unfortunate. The price is acceptable for this release and we encourage purchasing on the strength of the film.
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6.11.09
Screen News.- 6 nov 1953
En la portada de esta publicación australiana aparece Loretta Young que actuaba en It Happens Every Thursday. En el interior, una página de la sección Screen News Gallery dedicada a Montgomery Clift.
* Datos de la revista:(English text)
This edition of Australian "Screen News" is from November 6, 1953 and the cover features legendary actress Loretta Young.
Contents include:
"Girl Gazing" with pics of Virginia Mayo, Terry Moore, Milly Vitale and PAatricia Medina. Other features include: "Corinne makes a Western" (Corinne Calvet) and "2 Tough Guys / Brod Carwford and Claire Trevor. "An Ex-model Models" 5 lovely pics of elegant Lauren Bacall modelling outfits of the era. "Donna now has her wish" (Donna Reed). "Oh What a Wonderful Day" ~ Doris Day. "Melba Contest" ~ 9 pics of Patrice Munsell. "Mr. Webb as "Mr. Scoutmaster" (Clifton Webb) / "The most Remarkable Woman in Movies" (Loretta Young).
Full page pictures include: Kirk Douglas with Milly Vitale, MONTGOMERY CLIFT and Linda Darnell.
5.11.09
Sesión de fotos.- comentarios
En esta sesión presento una sóla foto (hasta ahora no conozco otra que se hiciera en el mismo momento) que es muy conocida y sobre todo ha sido reproducida en distintas tonalidades. Yo la distingo por la corbata, un poco fea para mi gusto, con esas flores rojas sobre un fondo negro.Esta foto siempre aparece sin fecha salvo en la Imdb (2ª foto) que la sitúa "circa 1953". Yo creo que es anterior.
Actualización: He encontrado la contraportada de una revista que utilizó esta foto pero yo creo que es otra, se le ve a Monty más serio. O quizá sean los efectos del claroscuro o que la foto de la revista está tomada desde debajo del cuerpo, es decir no enfocando la cámara directamente a la cara.
Ver fotos.
Su carrera comprende 17 títulos entre 1948 y 1966. Trabajó con los grandes directores (Hawks, Hitchcock, Stevens, Zinnemann, Kazan, Huston, Wyler) y las grandes estrellas (Lancaster, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Brando, Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor especialmente) de entonces.
Su carrera comprende 17 títulos entre 1948 y 1966. Trabajó con los grandes directores (Hawks, Hitchcock, Stevens, Zinnemann, Kazan, Huston, Wyler) y las grandes estrellas (Lancaster, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Brando, Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor especialmente) de entonces.
Say, where did I see this guy?
In red river?
Or a place in the sun?
Maybe the misfits?
Or from here to eternity?
Everybody say, is he all right?
And everybody say, whats he like?
Everybody say, he sure looks funny.
Thats...Montgomery Clift, honey!
New York, New York, New York, 42nd street
Hustlers rustle and pimps pimp the beat
Monty Clift is recognized at dawn
He aint got no shoes and his clothes are torn
I see a car smashed at night
Cut the applause and dim the light
Monty's face is broken on a wheel
Is he alive? can he still feel?
Everybody say, is he all right?
And everybody say, whats he like?
Everybody say, he sure looks funny.
Thats...Montgomery Clift, honey!
Nembutol numbs it all
But I prefer alcohol
He said go out and get me my old movie stills
Go out and get me another roll of pills
There I go again shaking, but I aint got the chills























