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Opening Night (1977)
A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress Myrtle Gordon after a play...Director: John Cassavetes
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE "Shadows"
DISC TWO & THREE "Faces"
DISC FOUR "A Woman Under the Influence"
DISC FIVE & SIX "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie"
DISC SEVEN "Opening Night"
* The Film
Video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara (22:38)
Video interview with director of photography and producer Al Ruban (7:49)
Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson
- The Play Within the Film (8:58)
- Cinema vs. Theater (6:18)
- A Very Difficult Role (2:35)
- A New Departure/The Actress (6:31)
- The Last Scene (4:59)
Trailers
- Trailer 1 (4:45)
- Trailer 2 (2:34)
DISC EIGHT "A Constant Forge" -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Spine #255.
Only available in the 8-disc box set “John Cassavetes: Five Films” spine #250.
Includes a 68 page booklet.
Packaged in digi-pack cases in a slipbox. -
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Extras:Liner Notes with essay by Ray Carney
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by Tom Charity, Mike Ferris and Bo Harwood
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio commentary by Tom Charity, Mike Ferris and Bo Harwood
"Memories of John" featurette (29:02)
"Falk on Cassavetes: The Later Years" featurette (13:56) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Fully illustrated booklet featuring interviews and essays from Tom Charity, Al Ruban and Peter Bogdanovich
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Tom Charity, Mike Ferris and Bo Harwood
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Extras:Audio interview with John Cassavates by Michel Ciment in Berlin 1978 (33:00)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 36 page booklet with articles and interviews.
Also available in the six-disc "The John Cassavettes Collection". -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion, UK Optimum, and UK BFI for the widescreen transfer and exclusive differing extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 John Cassavetes: Five Films America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (144:11 NTSC).
- R0 Special Edition America- Pioneer - No cuts (142:36 NTSC)
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (138:09 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (138:08 PAL)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 12/08/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/09/16UPDATE LOG:
04/05/13: Added Optimum, Pioneer, and BFI versions.
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