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The Big Sleep
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February 15, 2000 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | Drama, Romance, Suspense |
Format | Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Black & White, NTSC |
Contributor | John Ridgely, William Faulkner, Dorothy Malone, Humphrey Bogart, Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks, Bob Steele, Martha Vickers, Peggy Knudsen, Louis Jean Heydt, Elisha Cook, Jr., Charles Waldron, Leigh Brackett, Charles D. Brown, Regis Toomey, Raymond Chandler, Lauren Bacall See more |
Initial release date | 2006-07-25 |
Language | English |
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Big Sleep, The (DVD) Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall ignite the screen in this classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's steamy detective novel. When private investigator Philip Marlowe (Bogart) accepts the blackmail case of one of Los Angeles' wealthiest men, his probe leads deep into a web of lies, drugs, pornography and murder woven around his client's two beautiful daughters. But Marlowe's most startling discovery is his inexorable attraction to one of the sisters.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Item model number : 048429521
- Director : Howard Hawks
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Black & White, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 54 minutes
- Release date : July 25, 2006
- Actors : Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Producers : Howard Hawks
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Studio Distribution Services
- ASIN : B000FFJYA2
- Writers : William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #17,351 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #600 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #743 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #2,808 in Drama DVDs
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The second, rare version is the best, more scenes and
dialogue. On side two without he label. The actress Peggy Knudsen
playing Eddie Mars's wife in this version gives a superior performance.
Bogart plays private investigator Philip Marlowe in this film based on Raymond Chandler's novel. The crime plot is complicated, but the movie is a lot of fun, nonetheless. Bogart is terrific in the cynical detective role, with his quick wit and fedora. Lauren Bacall plays the romantic interest in her second of four films with Bogart. (The two were later married.)
The DVD is fine, but nothing fancy. It's a double-sided disc that comes in an eco-case (with the "recycle" symbol cut out of the plastic). The disc includes two versions of the film. On one side is the first version (the "pre-release version"), which was screened for the military during WWII. On the other side is the more familiar theatrical version, which includes alternate scenes reshot after the first version was screened. The big differences are Bogart's scenes with Bacall, which were reshot to dial up the sexual chemistry between the two. The theatrical version is the best version to see.
Also included on the disc are a behind-the-scenes text feature, the theatrical trailer, and an interesting video explaining the differences between the 1945 pre-release version and the 1946 theatrical version.
Sometime in the future I'd like to see a special edition DVD with maybe an audio commentary, interviews, and some making-of featurettes, but right now this rather light DVD is the best there is. THE BIG SLEEP is certainly a great movie (if you're into film noir, mysteries, 1940s classics, or Humphrey Bogart), and the DVD is pretty good. Especially if you can get it for a great price. Amazon offered the DVD for quite a bargain (five bucks), so I snapped it up. Well worth it.
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If you're interested in THE BIG SLEEP, you might also enjoy:
The Maltese Falcon (1941) - Bogart's 1941 mystery classic as private eye Sam Spade
Casablanca (1942) - Bogart and Ingrid Bergman amid WWII tensions in Morocco
To Have and Have Not (1944) - Bogart and Bacall's first film together
Out of the Past (1947) - another convoluted film noir, with Robert Mitchum as the detective
Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Dick Powell plays Philip Marlowe (a little different from Bogart's take)
The Cheap Detective (1978) - comedy spoof of Bogart detective films, starring Peter Falk
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) - Steve Martin detective comedy featuring clips from a number of classic noir films
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How many Directors would love to take a second crack at re-shooting and re-editing a major project after months of consternation over how the final product could be improved? This is a film-lover’s bonanza. Sadly, the plot of Big Sleep remains as muddled & mysterious as ever, but that’s only a drawback if you need all the loose ends tied up. Ray Chandler himself apparently could not explain to the screenplay guys exactly who did what, so why worry about it? There was originally a scene where Bogie explains the muddle, but it was chopped by the Director & never restored. So, this ‘Masterpiece of film noir’ is like that classical unfinished symphony. Enjoy it for the rapid pace and untouchable style. (I did find some websites of amateur sleuths who seem to be able to explain everything.)
What a find!
Vorgeblich geht es um eine Detektivstory. Der Privatdetektiv Philipp Marlowe von General Sternwood beauftragt, sich um die Geldforderungen eines dubiosen Geschäftsmannes namens Geiger zu kümmern. Dieser hat beim General Schuldscheine von dessen wilder Tochter Carmen vorgelegt. Darüber hinaus ist auch noch der engste Freund des Generals seit einem Monat verschwunden. Also ist viel zu tun für Marlowe. Doch schon auf dem Weg aus dem Haus heraus wird alles noch viel komplizierter: Die zweite Tochter des Generals, Vivian, versucht herauszufinden, womit der General Marlowe beauftragt hat, und zeigt, dass sie selbst offensichtlich etwas zu verbergen hat. Kompliziert? Ja, kompliziert. Aber abwarten, es wird nämlich noch viel besser, es gibt da auch noch einen Chauffeur, der in Carmen verliebt ist, einen obskuren Buchhändler mit Hinterzimmer, der merkwürdige Photos von Carmen macht, einen Nachtclubbesitzer, die Angestellte des Buchhändlers, dessen Fahrer und dann plötzlich noch drei Leichen. Ja, jetzt ist es wirklich kompliziert.
Und damit kommen wir zur eigentlichen Handlung. Es geht nämlich darum, wie die schöne Vivian (wunderbar ruppig gespielt von Lauren Bacall) den eigentlich schwer zugänglichen und mit beißendem Humor ausgestatteten Marlowe langsam rumkriegt. Und so sollte man sich von den Wendungen des Plots nicht zu sehr ablenken lassen. Es geht nicht um die Frage nach dem Mörder. Es geht um Verführung. Und um coole Dialoge, die zur Verführung dienen. Und um wunderbare Kleider, die bei der Verführung helfen. Und um das Eis, dass zwischen zwei Menschen langsam bricht, die beide schon eine schwierige Biographie hinter sich haben.
Ich finde es unglaublich faszinierend anzuschauen, wie sich Bogart und Bacall hier die Bälle zuspielen. Und man merkt, wie sich beide während des Films auch privat näher gekommen sind. Natürlich hat Bogart dann seine Frau verlassen, und dann die Bacall geheiratet. Zu seinen Gunsten muss man allerdings sagen, dass Bacall immerhin zwei Filme gebraucht hat, um ihn in der Wirklichkeit herumzukriegen (Haben oder Nichthaben war der erste Film der beiden). Und man merkt auch, dass auch der Regisseur Howard Hawks sich ziemlich in die Bacall verknallt hatte, und dass so die ebenfalls herausragende Darstellerleistung von Martha Vickers als jüngere Schwester Carmen unverdient etwas untergegangen ist.
Nebenbei ist "Tote schlafen fest" auch noch ein grandioses Beispiel für Selbstironie in einem Film. Auf Deutsch: Obwohl der Film als prägend für das Genre des Film Noir gilt, veräppelt er sich und das Image des harten Detektivs regelmäßig selbst und wirkt damit unglaublich modern. Nur ein Beispiel: Marlowe alias Bogart kann kaum an einer jungen Frau vorbeigehen, ohne dass diese ihm nicht sofort zum Opfer fällt. Und natürlich sind in diesem Film alle Frauen jung und hübsch, selbst Taxifahrerinnen, Buchhändlerinnen oder die Dame in der Ausleihe der städtischen Bibliothek. Ein weiteres Beispiel: Bogarts kurze Wandlung zum Professor in Geigers Bücherladen.
Was braucht ein Film noch mehr als schöne Bilder, klasse Darsteller, eine spannende (wenn auch verwirrende) Handlung, Humor, Ironie, Leidenschaft, Sex, schöne Kleider, gute Dialoge und ein Happy End? Mir fällt nichts mehr ein.