The killing of a Chinese bookie /
A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life.
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Irvington, NY :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
254. |
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| Summary: | A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life. "John Cassavetes engages with film noir in his own inimitable style with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara brilliantly portrays a gentleman's club owner, Cosmo Vitelli, desperately committed to maintaining a facade of suave gentility despite the seediness of his environment and his own unhealthy appetites. When he runs afoul of loan sharks, Cosmo must carry out a terrible crime or lose his way of life. Mesmerizing and idiosyncratic, the film is a provocative examination of masculine identity. It is presented here in two versions: Cassavetes's original 1976 edit and his 1978 one, nearly thirty minutes shorter."--Publisher's description |
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| Item Description: | Title from credits. Videodisc release of the 1976 and 1978 motion pictures. Running time does not include special features. Special features: Disc 1. The 1976 cut: John Cassavetes' original 135 minute edit of the film, with the restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions. Disc 2. The 1978 cut: Cassavetes' 108 minute edit from the 1978 theatrical re-release, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions; new video interviews with star Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; Dolby digital, mono. ; widescreen, 1.85:1 aspect ratio. |
| Audience: | Rated R. |
| Production Credits: | In charge of lighting [i.e. cinematographer], Mitchell Breit ; music, Bo Harwood ; supervising editor, Tom Cornwell. |
| ISBN: | 0780029224 9780780029224 |
| Access: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |