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Rating: 
Summary: A Perfect 10!
Review: This review refers to the 5 disc(10 films)DVD set.."Classic Literature on Film"(BCI Eclipse)....What a treat BCI Eclipse has brought to us in this reasonably priced packaged deal. Ten sterling literary works from the Silver Screen to wile away the hours with wonderful movie moments to savour. Spanning forty years of films classics,from the early 30's to the early 70's, this set includes stories by masters of literature(Hemingway, Dickens and Bronte to name a few)put to film by some of the greatest filmmakers,and some of the greatest Hollywood legends to grace the screen. The films: "Farwell To Arms", "Becky Sharp", "Studs Lonigan","Oliver Twist", "Whistle Stop", "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Cyrana De Bergerac", "Of Human Bondage","The Last of the Belles",and "Jane Eyre"(1970). The Stars: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes,Adolphe Menjou,Gergory Peck,Ava Gardner,Susan Hayward,George C Scott,Susanna York,Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Jose Ferrer,Jack Nicholson(doesn't look a day over 20 in "Studs Lonigan"), Frank Gorshin,William "Stage" Boyd, George Raft, Victor McLaglen, and the list goes on! There are moments in these films that are just unforgettable. Movie Magic!..The kind of moments that made you fall in love with movies in the first place. Who could ever forget that wonderfully emotional scene in "Farwell To Arms" when a dieing Helen Hayes puts her tiny little hand in Gary Cooper's and they pledge their everlasting love to each other...sigh...or little Dickie Moore asking for more food in "Oliver"...and Bette Davis' eyes..oh those eyes... as she flashes them at everything in pants in "Of Human Bondage". The are 5 DVDs with one film on each side. The transfers are more than decent, very viewable. The older ones(from the 30's) do show their age with some scratches and graininess, but there is nothing that will take away from the viewing pleasure of these wonderful flms. For the most part the sound has been nicely restored. No special features, but there is scene access if needed. This is a fabulous deal for lovers of great literature on film. Go for it...and enjoy...Laurie
Rating:
Summary: A Perfect 10!
Review: This review refers to the 5 disc(10 films)DVD set.."Classic Literature on Film"(BCI Eclipse).... What a treat BCI Eclipse has brought to us in this reasonably priced packaged deal. Ten sterling literary works from the Silver Screen to wile away the hours with wonderful movie moments to savour. Spanning forty years of films classics,from the early 30's to the early 70's, this set includes stories by masters of literature(Hemingway, Dickens and Bronte to name a few)put to film by some of the greatest filmmakers,and some of the greatest Hollywood legends to grace the screen. The films: "Farwell To Arms", "Becky Sharp", "Studs Lonigan","Oliver Twist", "Whistle Stop", "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Cyrana De Bergerac", "Of Human Bondage","The Last of the Belles",and "Jane Eyre"(1970). The Stars: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes,Adolphe Menjou,Gergory Peck,Ava Gardner,Susan Hayward,George C Scott,Susanna York,Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Jose Ferrer,Jack Nicholson(doesn't look a day over 20 in "Studs Lonigan"), Frank Gorshin,William "Stage" Boyd, George Raft, Victor McLaglen, and the list goes on! There are moments in these films that are just unforgettable. Movie Magic!..The kind of moments that made you fall in love with movies in the first place. Who could ever forget that wonderfully emotional scene in "Farwell To Arms" when a dieing Helen Hayes puts her tiny little hand in Gary Cooper's and they pledge their everlasting love to each other...sigh...or little Dickie Moore asking for more food in "Oliver"...and Bette Davis' eyes..oh those eyes... as she flashes them at everything in pants in "Of Human Bondage". The are 5 DVDs with one film on each side. The transfers are more than decent, very viewable. The older ones(from the 30's) do show their age with some scratches and graininess, but there is nothing that will take away from the viewing pleasure of these wonderful flms. For the most part the sound has been nicely restored. No special features, but there is scene access if needed. This is a fabulous deal for lovers of great literature on film. Go for it...and enjoy...Laurie
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