And then there are the classics that everyones heard of.
In this case itsLuis BunuelsBelle de Jour, which starsCatherine Deneuveas a wife who fantasizes about being a prostitute.
Both are on Blu-ray and our reviews follow after the jump.
She wakes up in bed with her husband and is frustrated that it was only a dream.
But Severine is the one who can handle some of the more odd requests.
And what she finds out is that she likes it.
But how can she live a bifurcated life when a gangster decides he wants her all to himself?
Eroticism is tricky business.
Bunuel knows that guilt and the thrill of exploring the forbidden is part of most peoples sexuality.
He also knows how to make a film about sex that doesnt feel exploitative.
Criterion presentsBelle de Jourin widescreen (1.66:1) and in 1.0 mono.
The powdery look of the film is perfectly conveyed.
Its filmic, but not too grainy.
The film comes with a commentary by Professor Michael Wood that speaks well about the film and its director.
The supplements include That Obscure Source of Desire (18 min.)
which gets feminists to talk about the film, while the screenwriter Jean-Calude Carriere (10 min.)
gets an interview to talk about the making of the film and Bunuel.
Cinema (7 min.)
Three Outlaw Samurai begins quickly.
Some farmers have kidnapped the daughter of the magistrate in hopes of getting their taxes lowered.
The peasants cant survive and were drawn to desperate measures.
Sakon Shiba (Tetsuro Tamba) is a ronin looking for a place to sleep.
He breaks into the hut theyre hiding in, and tells them that hes going to sleep there.
They threaten him, but hes way too badass to be worried about it.
He then also instructs them how to handle their kidnapping.
So he joins up with the peasants.
Then were introduced to Einosuke Kukyo (Mikijiro Hira), who works for the magistrate.
Instead the lords take some prisoners, including Kyojuro Sakura (Isamu Nagato).
When the three come together at the end, its the sort of thing that gets the adrenaline going.
Its like finding a hidden gem byCharles Bronson, or a great unheraldedSam PeckinpahorJohn Woomovie.
This is a great film, and well worth checking out.
Criterion presents the film in widescreen (2.35:1) and in 1.0 Mono.
The transfer is extraordinary, though its hard to gauge as the film has never been properly released stateside.
Alas, the only supplement for the film is a trailer.
