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Quadrophenia (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Drama |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Gary Shail, Phil Daniels, Philip Davis, Leslie Ash, Franc Roddam, Sting, Toyah Willcox, Garry Cooper, Raymond Winstone See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours |
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Product Description
The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this invigorating coming-of-age movie and depiction of the defiant, drug-fueled London of the early 1960s. Our antihero, Jimmy (Meantime’s Phil Daniels), is a teenager dissatisfied with family, work, and love, who identifies with the fashionable, pill-popping, scooter-driving mods, a group whose opposition to the motorcycle-riding rockers leads to a climactic riot in Brighton. Director Franc Roddam’s rough-edged film is a quintessential chronicle of youthful rebellion and turmoil, with Pete Townshend’s brilliant songs (including “I’ve Had Enough,” “5:15,” and “Love, Reign O’er Me”) providing emotional support, and featuring Sting (Dune) and Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) in early roles.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 ounces
- Item model number : CRRN2166BR
- Director : Philip Davis, Franc Roddam
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 2 hours
- Release date : August 28, 2012
- Actors : Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Sting, Raymond Winstone
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Criterion Collection
- ASIN : B0083V2VW8
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #57,492 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #182 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #4,591 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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As for the DVD, Criterion have done a great job. Picture is sharp and the sound is good. All the scenes missing from previous VHS/DVD versions are restored (Jimmy watching the Who on Ready Steady Go! in his wet Levis for instance). The extra documentries are very interesting too. Watch the French documentries done at the time and then compare to the film to see how well they capture the period. Love Kit Lambert showing off his fluent French! Watch this and then then American Graffiti to see the differences between the British and American youth experience. Those were 2 great times & places to be young.
The kids fall into two categories. One is the mods and Jimmy (excellent Phil Daniels) is one of the local leaders and most rebellious. The mods drive around on motor scooters which their rivals call "hair dryers" because of the high pitch sound their engines make. The scooters are pimped out with multiple headlights and numerous rear view mirrors. Admittedly I didn't understand the significance of the gaudy additions to these frilly small-wheeled bikes with motors. The mods are generally well dressed. Suits and skinny ties are standard uniforms for guys. And they spend most of their time in clubs, drinking and popping pills.
The rival gangs are caller rockers or sometimes greasers. These are the Elvis or Marlon Brando disciples. That is, long slick hair, jeans, leather jackets and most importantly real motor cycles. While the rockers seem older and tougher there are also fewer of them. One of Jimmy's conflicts concerns his childhood best friend Kev (Ray Winstone) who is a rocker. The focus of both gangs is to go to the seaside town of Brighton for the week-end. It doesn't take long for all hell to break loose.
The film's focus is on Jimmy however. As he goes through what is likely a transition period to adulthood, he loses his job, his money and his respect. His parents kick him out and the girl he loves (Leslie Ash) shuns him after quick alleyway sex. As a final straw, his hero, Ace Face (Sting), turns out to be just a bellhop during the day. This leads to a great concluding scene when Jimmy steals Ace's chrome-fendered and ultra modded out Lambretta and heads off to the steep white cliffs for what may be his last ride. The photography is excellent throughout the film and this final scene is spectacular. You might scratch your head at the outcome, but just pay attention to the opening scene of the film and everything makes sense.
This Criterion Blu ray is very special. The video a 1080p transfer with the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Depending on the lighting in the film, film grain is highly noticeable which may bother some people. The Criterion folks did a nice job cleaning up the film but left the original feel in place. Here are some notes on the transfer from Criterion:
"This new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution on a Spirit 4K film scanner from a 35mm interpositive. It was then color graded on a Baselight 8 digital grading system, under the supervision of director of photography Brian Tufano. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, warps, jitter, and flicker were manually removed using MTI's DRS and Pixel Farm's PFClean, while Image Systems' Phoenix was used for small dirt, grain, and noise reduction."
The audio is first rate. The original 2.0 stereo track is available but opt for the great DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix that was supervised by The Who. The original music was actually released in a quad format as The Who originally intended, so this wasn't a big leap. In fact, I still have a working 8-Track tape in quad. In any case, the film is full of some great music and it is well displayed in surround. Here is a bit more from Criterion regarding the audio:
"For this release of Quadrophenia, we created an all-new, remixed 5.1 surround soundtrack, produced at 24-bit using a variety of sound elements from the original album and the 1979 movie. All the Who music was taken from first-generation sources - 4 track 1/2-inch, 8 track 1-inch, and 16-track and 24-track 2-inch analogue tapes - found in the band's archives. In some cases, the songs were reconstructed from scratch from these original multitrack recordings. The film's dialogue and effects were taken from the original 35mm dialogue/music/effects magnetic audio stems. The availability of these separate dialogue and effects stems enabled us to render a detailed and engaging 5.1 audio image. Under the supervision of the band and the film's editor, Sean Barton, a brand-new mix was created at Deluxe 142, in London, by mixer Alan Sallabank, and approved by director Franc Roddam. The staggering result is an immersive experience, and we suggest you play it loud."
The package is loaded with special features including a 36 page booklet. Here are some others:
New high-definition digital restoration of the uncut version
New audio commentary featuring director Franc Roddam and Tufano
Interview with Bill Curbishley, the film's coproducer and the Who's comanager
New interview with the Who's sound engineer, Bob Pridden
On-set and archival footage
Behind-the-scenes photographs
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Those English subtitles might come in handy, if like me you have a hard time understanding the slang and dialect. Although even when I understood the word, I didn't always get the meaning.
THere is a really nicely produced booklet that comes with this that includes the original Album story notes and some new historical pieces on the film and the disk has some cool extras including some great French footage of the Who playing in 1962/63 interspersed with interviews with various "out of their head" mods.
I LOVE Quadrophenia...it's just a great story of making the awkward transition from the teenage angst years to adulthood - successfully or not in Jimmy's case...for any US buyer who's not familiar with the story and the setting, I would highly recommend doing a little online research about Mods & Rockers and early 60's British youth culture. It's set in an era that's a bit hard for many Americans to grasp - one of real social upheavel and the emergence of young people as their own uniquely defined culture or sub-culture (imagine punks but instead of spiked hair and piercings, you had quaffed hairdos, smart suits and scooters)...and it makes a lot more 'sense' if you udnerstand this a bit...you'll understand what the culmination of the movie with the pitched seaside / shore battles between gangs of mods and rockers is all about.