1030 PM Summer (MGM World Films) DVD

Descripción del producto No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: NRRelease Date: 24-JUL-2007Media Type: DVD Tienda 10:30pm Summer may not rank among Jules Dassin's finest European films (like Rififi and Topkapi), but it's a curiously engrossing study of passions run amuck. After he was blacklisted in America (following a career that included such film noir classics as Brute Force and The Naked City), Dassin moved to Europe and scored a surprise hit with Rififi, but it was his subsequent marriage to Greek actress Melina Mercouri that proved to be the strongest influence on Dassin's later career. Mercouri was Dassin's muse, and he was her lover/mentor, so it's no surprise that overwrought passions were a recurring theme in the films they made together. This is especially the case with 10:30pm Summer, a somewhat overcooked and fever-pitched melodrama (based on the novel 10:30 on a Summer Night by Dassin's co-screenwriter Marguerite Duras) in which the still-beautiful yet insecurely middle-aged Maria (Mercouri) travels to Spain with her husband Paul (Peter Finch), their young daughter, and a charming young companion named Claire (Romy Schneider). The film begins with a seemingly unrelated incident--a jealous husband kills his wife and her lover--but it's an obvious parallel to the strained relationship between Maria, Paul, and Claire. The film reaches peak intensity when Maria spies on Paul and Claire in the grip of adulterous passion, and in a bid to reclaim her own sexuality, she provides refuge for the attractive young murderer who's been hiding on the rooftops of their Spanish hotel. Self-consciously "artsy" and intended as a sexually charged follow-up to Dassin's scandalous 1960 hit Never on Sunday (also starring Mercouri), 10:30pm Summer runs only 85 minutes, so it never wears out its welcome. Dassin's approach to this emotionally over-the-top material is occasionally quite effective, especially in the night-time scenes that serve as a suspenseful reminder of Dassin's American thrillers. But this film is also a nearly-forgotten relic of the art-house '60s (when "grown-up" themes of jealousy and marital insecurity were common in European films), and crucial character details--such as the cause and origin of Maria's alcoholic binges--remain totally unexplained. It's clear that Dassin was striving to create a powerful love triangle with thematic connections to a lethal crime of passion, but whether he fully succeeded is open for debate. --Jeff Shannon

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.66:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del paquete : 7,1 x 5,42 x 0,58 pulgadas; 2,88 Onzas Director : Jules Dassin Formato multimedia : Subtitulado, DVD, De pantalla ancha, Color Tiempo de ejecución : 1 hora y 25 minutos Actores : Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Peter Finch, Juli�n Mateos, Isabel Mar�a P�rez Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español Estudio : MGM (Video & DVD) ASIN : B000PMFS64 Escritores : Jules Dassin, Marguerite Duras Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº259,798 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº9,075 en Romance (Películas y TV) nº35,670 en DVDs de Drama Opiniones de clientes: 3.3 3.3 de 5 estrellas 16 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.66:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del paquete : 7,1 x 5,42 x 0,58 pulgadas; 2,88 Onzas Director : Jules Dassin Formato multimedia : Subtitulado, DVD, De pantalla ancha, Color Tiempo de ejecución : 1 hora y 25 minutos Actores : Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Peter Finch, Juli�n Mateos, Isabel Mar�a P�rez Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español Estudio : MGM (Video & DVD) ASIN : B000PMFS64 Escritores : Jules Dassin, Marguerite Duras