I love Lost Horizon Liv Ullmann
I have been waiting for almost the entire 38 years since Lost Horizon hit the big screen in 1973 for a high quality, complete copy of this music al on either DVD, Laserdisc, or originally VHS; thanks to the fellow film buffs and historians at Columbia Classics, we finally have it.
Although as a film buff and collector, I am very tempted to write a glowing review of the music al remake of Lost Horizon, if only to offer an alternate view to the conventional idea by critics that this film was so bad, I will not do that. If you have found your way to this listing, you no doubt already are familiar with this movie music al version, and probably, like I, have seen it either on the silver screen in 1973, or on the rare showing on cable television. Suffice it to say, I liked this music al very much, enjoyed the Burt Bacharach /Hal David music , for the most part , respected and agreed with the film's political stance which was decidedly pro-peace and anti war as Vietnam drew to a close, and enjoyed the varied and all star cast, most of whom had no music al experience. Most of all, this 1973 film takes me back to a good place and time in my life, so for me it was an important film memory.
I do want to give great credit to Columbia Pictures Classics, and to the executives and technicians at Columbia who stuck with this film restoration process, which was not easy. This 2011 version is presented in glorious 2:40:1 Panavision anamorphic widescreen format, with colors literally jumping off the screen. The digital art ifacts of even the many "lost sections" have been art fully removed, and the overall film has as beautiful a rendering as you could expect on the DVD format. Only a blu-ray, which is unlikely, would be marginally better. Missing film segments, including several music al numbers, were fully restored, and in addition to the picture being digitally remastered by the latest techniques, the sound is remastered in clean Dolby Digital stereo. All 149 minutes of the original feature are present, as are a 36 minute film short from producer Ross Hunter, and other extras not seen previously. As a film buff, a film collector, and in part icular an admirer
of the American music al format, I appreciate both the good and less than good qualities of the sometime corny film, and uneven quality of the songs, many of which were dubbed. This film is a good representation of the product of Hollywood of the early 1970's in so many ways; in a sense it is a time capsule. The film compares favorably with other great music als of the period, like Cabaret or Hello Dolly. It is far from the worst music al ever made (Maybe Paint Your Wagon deserves that honor!)
After buying several bootlegged unofficial versions of Lost Horizon 1973 from various sites, it is a real joy to have this DVD version added to the collection.
The DVD-R lacks nothing in quality when compared to any major studio release, and should play well on any newer DVR. So enthusiastically, I bought two copies, to have a back up.
I can absolutely recommend this DVD to anyone who loves music als or appreciates films of the 1970's, not exactly America's best film decade.
Get a copy while you can.
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