The beginning of the 1970s, the musical film began to peter out. Studios were not seen as much of a return on their investments and some films, such as Sweet Charity, Paint Your Wagon, Dr. Dolittle, Camelot, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips were not well received at the box office. ? so when United Artists decided to make a version large screen of the popular 1964 Broadway musical Fiddler on the RoofIt was certainly seen as a gamble. ? based on the stories of author Yiddish Shalom Alechem, the film tells the story of slag Tevye (Topol) and his colleagues community of Jews in the small Russian village of critic at the turn of the life Century ? of the 20th is difficult - Tevye and his family are poor, the Jewish community in Tsarist Russia has take care of the growing Orthodox Christian community and Tevye is in the hope of having her older daughters married the rich Boucher - but it is love of the poor tailor ? instead these issues, and the imminent Soviet Revolutionmore love prohibited, ?and growing oppression of less tolerant neighbors, retains of Tevye and his community on edge, and has the potential to tear his family.
Directed by Norman Jewison (in the heat of the night), a violin on the roof is one of these musicals of classic film that has succeeded where others failed. The characters are instantly sympathetic, and it is unlikely that most of the audience could relate to the Jewish Russian Tsarist shtetl, themes generalized traditions and conflict between generations resonates culture ? Toss in a little humorsome romance, drama and memorable musical numbers by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, and you have all the ingredients right for an excellent film. In addition, the scope of the film - filmed in mainly in Yugoslavia and starring Oscar gorgeous images by Oswald Morris and musical arrangements by John Williams - makes it that much more a filmed version of a stage musical. ? a violin on the roof is a period film has timeless themescharacters that can affect people and great stimulation (you do not have the duration of three hours).
For the release, the Blu - ray, a violin on the roof was given a new transfer. ? HD, unfortunately, it does not appear as any kind of restoration of the film was made - the impression is sometimes a bit grimy and it is almost constant subtle gate-weave in the image. ? that saidthe anamorphic image is crisp and only a suspicion of IND and enhancement but it changes nothing at all. ? colors are never too saturated, and Brown palette of the film comes in nicely. However, if the source material exists, it is a film which would certainly benefit from a treatment ? appropriate restoration, that it should be noted that this is not yet true theatrical film version - the logo of United Artists, at the beginning of the film is not the version seen in cinemas that used (from what can speculate experts) has been a piece of music that Williams wrote. Also, there is no intermission title card, which leaves very little room to catch our breath after emotional Act I final before happy intermission music comes in. ? may be for the 50th anniversary in ten years?
Audio is presented in a brilliant new DTS - HD MA 7.1 English track. ? it's not going to blow the roof, however - the major part of the film is front-heavy and the dynamic range is rather limited in view of the material. 1971 however source ?the occasional use of sound effects in the back helps a little to the ambience of the film and musical arrangements of John Williams benefit greatly from the presentation. ? without loss of additional audio tracks include mono Spanish, French DTS 5.1, Mono Portuguese, Italian DTS 5.1German Castellano DTS 5.1 and DTS 5.1.
While it is presented as a "40th anniversary" Edition, this version Blu - ray a violin on the roof has not any new extras, recycling rather the extras of the 1998, 2001 and 2007 DVDs. ? 1998 in previous version, a feature-length commentary track featuring Director Norman Jewison and main actor Topol is certainly a highlight. ? While they recorded separementet there are occasional breaks as they watch the film, each offers a unique insight into the production of the film and the challenges encountered during the filming of the Communist Yugoslavia. Version of 2001, the Canadian "Norman Jewison, filmmaker" documentary (SD, 49, 5 - minutes) is a 1971 doc which really shows Jewison to work ?, it is not a piece of puff at all, and it's fascinating to see how he has handled himself many barriers. ? This was followed in 2001 with "norman jewison Looks back" (SD 16) (x 910 minutes), five small segments with Jewison reflecting on some additional aspects: "on directing", "Stronger memory", "grand challenge", Casting "and"A classic?"."
A "Storyboard of the comparison to the Film" (SD, 21 minutes) shows five scenes along with storyboards, but absent from this version is the 2001 reading Jewison film and discuss the "shalom alechem stories" and "Historic" which provided the source story. ? of the film of the 2007 Special Edition, we have a few featurettes. ? music-related "John Williams: creation of a musical Tradition" (SD, 11.5 minutes) is a large piece of archives where Williams talks about the challenges in the adaptation of the popular music scene for the big screen. ? "Songs of a violin on the roof" (SD15 minutes) is a good look at the musical origins of the film, with the creators of Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. ? This stage is followed by "Deleted song - Any Day Now" (SD, 3 minutes), a song of love deleted which is presented by Jerry Bock as fully orchestrated demo, value still photos of the film.
Continuing the 2007 film is "Girls of Tevye" (SD, 16, 5 - minutes), a beautiful look back on three actresses who played the girls: Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh and Neva Small. ? they recount their experiences to jump and work on the film - indeed, it would have been nice to have all three to make a new comment for the 40th anniversary trail, since it seems that they have much more to say that what is revealed in 16 minutes. "Set in reality Production Design" ? (SD10 minutes) is a short but very interesting look at the impressive work of Robert Boyle, creation of the period set-pieces on place in Yugoslavia. Presentation of the "dream of Tevye in color" ?A (SD 16 x 9, 6 minutes) starts by Jewison explaining the reason to show the scene desaturee in the final film, followed by the original version of the color. You can also watch the segments of the scene in one ""side by comparison"(SD 16 x 9, 1, 5 - minutes)." ? Finally, a selection of trailers and television (all SD) complement the extras.
It is a shame that no extras news have been created for the release of anniversary 40th 2011 Fiddler on the Roof. ? While the transfer is relatively solid, he could have received a proper restoration, but the best audio presentation and video is really the only reason to upgrade your version of DVD of the film ? it is possible that has restored the version with new extras are coming for the 50th anniversary, but we just wait and see if this classic will be finally get the treatment it deserves.
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