The Lina Wertmüller Collection

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The Lina Wertmüller Collection

#1 Post by viciousliar » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:54 am

The Lina Wertmüller Collection is out on Sep 6, and includes one of the truly great films of all time, Seven Beauties. That was an early Fox Lorber release with a solid transfer. I wonder if Koch is able to improve upon it...

I would be very grateful if anyone who's seen some of the other movies in the box can offer their comments (I've only seen "Beauties")... thanks in advance.

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#2 Post by rumz » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:59 am

I had no idea Koch Lorber was releasing this, and this is excellent excellent news.

"Seven Beauties" is among the most lurid films I've seen, and I now consider it a favorite.

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#3 Post by viciousliar » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:16 pm

rumz wrote:"Seven Beauties" is among the most lurid films I've seen, and I now consider it a favorite.
Amen to that! I LOVE Shirley Stoller as the nazi commandant who demands to be serviced - immobile like a giant termite queen. Immensely intimidating! :-)

I'd be hard-pressed to pick my fave Stoller film between the likes of this lurid classic and the schockingly amusing Honeymoon Killers. Did she participate in other vehicles even approaching these levels before her premature death?

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#4 Post by camis1 » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:34 pm

Respectable role as a mother in the "Deer Hunter"

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#5 Post by kieslowski_67 » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:02 am

I sold all my R1 Lina Wertmuller releases before buying this box set. It will be a shame that they are not 16x9 anarmorphc transfer.
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#6 Post by kekid » Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:34 am

I got this set today. I have only looked at "Seven Beauties" so far. A casual look at it suggests that this is the same version as the original Fox Lorber DVD (4x3 Letterbox). Why would Koch Lorber issue a set like this without creating a proper anamorphic version of the most important film in the set is beyond me.

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#7 Post by kieslowski_67 » Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:43 am

kekid wrote:I got this set today. I have only looked at "Seven Beauties" so far. A casual look at it suggests that this is the same version as the original Fox Lorber DVD (4x3 Letterbox). Why would Koch Lorber issue a set like this without creating a proper anamorphic version of the most important film in the set is beyond me.
Second that. Only "swept away" and "summer night" are anamorphic transfers while the rest 3 are all 4:3 letterbox versions.

The only bright spot is that the image quality is vastly improved as compared to the original Fox Lorber releases (swept away, seven beauties).

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#8 Post by Gigi M. » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:00 pm

KOCH LORBER FILMS is finally releasing Seven Beauties and Swept Away individually on April 4.
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#9 Post by tavernier » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:11 pm

gigimonagas wrote:KOCH LORBER FILMS are finally releasing Seven Beauties and Swept Away individually on April 4.
Big deal... SEVEN BEAUTIES is still not 16x9. #-o

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#10 Post by atcolomb » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:42 pm

I still have the Fox Lorber dvd which came out in 1998 which had no extras. This new one will have a interview with the director and a choice of audio but i do not see a trailer for the movie.

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#11 Post by Gigi M. » Wed May 10, 2006 7:01 pm

Beaver reviews Seven Beauties. I highly recommend this disc. This is the only R1 edition available for this masterpiece. Swept Away is also great.

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#12 Post by Fiery Angel » Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:41 am

Just came across what might be John Simon's raviest rave of all-time: his review of Seven Beauties.

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Re: The Lina Wertmüller Collection

#13 Post by rohmerin » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:00 am

Lizzani interview to Wertmüller has got an atrocious sound, horrible quality. Lina's accent is so strong that hardly I could understand her Italian, and the subtitles are yellow and hard to read.

The director's mind is dispersed. Is she healthy? I found her mind lost, living on her past. The interview is too long and not exhausted, quite odd if we think how Lizzani has made wonderful documentaries for RAI tv about Rossellini, Visconti and Giuseppe de Santis.

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