DVD Town Review
The set houses each film in its own thin, plastic case, and it also includes the excellent 2006, bonus-disc documentary, "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light." The documentary is divided into thirteen chapters and lasts a total of sixty-seven minutes. Actors, filmmakers, film historians, screenwriters, composers, and novelists contribute their thoughts on the subject of noir, along with a plentitude of film clips to illustrate their points. After listening to all of these folks give their own definitions of the subject, I think it comes down to what actor/director Sidney Pollock says: The noir style is "very elusive."
Amazon.com Reviewer
This bonus DVD makes this collection particularly special: The documentary "Film noir: Bringing darkness to light," completed in 2006 and produced and directed by Gary Leva, is far superior to any of the film-noir documentaries available on public-domain collections of film noir for several reasons: (1) At 68 min., the subject is treated in depth. (2) The B&W clips from films as well as the interviews in color and color film posters are of excellent quality. (3) The clips, some from rarely seen films, are precise selections, unlike the fuzzy, often lengthy trailers included in previous noir documentaries. (4) While traditional noir themes (femmes fatales, lighting, cynicism, fatalism, etc.) receive full treatment, other generally neglected topics are detailed, notably the role of music. (5) Commentary is by a host of film-noir historians and players. The credits list some 45 interviewees, including actress Jane Greer (1924-2001). The diversity of opinions sometimes leads to conflicting interpretations, which is probably as it should be as film noir is a recognizable phenomenon that is hard to define. "Film noir: Bringing darkness to light," is an essential and insightful analysis of the film-noir phenomenon.
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English, French, Spanish .idx subs included
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