Chicago – Criterion Blu-rays are beautiful enough that when one arrives that’s two discs, you know it’s something special. Very few films have warranted a multi-disc treatment from the most important home video company in history but very few films are as influential or as widely-regarded as “The Battle of Algiers,” the latest work given the upgrade from standard Criterion DVD to Blu-ray.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
Using film as a commentary and critique of what were still-fresh wounds in Europe and North Africa, Gillo Pontecorvo’s film documents the Algerian War of the ’50s and early ’60s. Released in 1966, the stunningly-photographed work focuses on the evolution or a revolution and the colonial powers that stamped it out. The film is widely-regarded as a masterpiece, especially in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. It is an essential landmark in the use of current events for dramatic purpose in film.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
Using film as a commentary and critique of what were still-fresh wounds in Europe and North Africa, Gillo Pontecorvo’s film documents the Algerian War of the ’50s and early ’60s. Released in 1966, the stunningly-photographed work focuses on the evolution or a revolution and the colonial powers that stamped it out. The film is widely-regarded as a masterpiece, especially in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. It is an essential landmark in the use of current events for dramatic purpose in film.
- 8/16/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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