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Star Is Born [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Janet Gaynor (Actor), Fredric March (Actor), Jack Conway (Director), William A. Wellman (Director) | Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine
  • Directors: Jack Conway, William A. Wellman
  • Writers: Adela Rogers St. Johns, Alan Campbell, Ben Hecht, Budd Schulberg, David O. Selznick
  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Vidtape
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Jun 2004
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00023BLQM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 350,534 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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"This is Mrs. Norman Maine," proclaims Janet Gaynor, fighting back the tears as she addresses her fans while still rocked by personal tragedy. It's the kind of grandiose gesture we love in a movie star, and the original A Star Is Born is gloriously grand with a cynical undercurrent. William Wellman, working from a sharp screenplay co-written by the acerbic Dorothy Parker, strikes a balance between romantic glamour and tragic melodrama, all accomplished with a barely concealed caustic wit. It's a Cinderella story of a fresh-faced farm girl, the improbably named Esther Blodgett (they have a lot of fun with that one) who transforms into screen icon Vicki Lester when she comes to the attentions of matinee idol Norman Maine (Fredric March). But when the deliriously happy couple marries, Vicki's rise to the top is counterbalanced by Norman's fall from grace, a precipitous plummet from stardom to alcoholism and bitterness. Gaynor's milk-fed wholesomeness is a tad corny next to March's worldly cynicism, but she's a movie star through and through. Adolphe Menjou co-stars as a mercenary agent with a sing-song patter. One of the quintessential Hollywood Self-portraits, A Star Is Born was remade twice and was itself inspired by George Cukor's wonderful What Price Hollywood? and the real-life story of Colleen Moore and John McCormick. March based his character on John Gilbert and John Barrymore. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant love story 6 April 2009
By Merrill Bone
Format:DVD
This is essentially a love story and it will break your heart. At least it did mine. Janet Gaynor is wonderful as the rising star. Fredric March brings a heartbreaking poignancy and pathos to the role of Norman Maine. It is painful to watch him struggling against his ultimate decline into alcoholism and the realisation that his star is fading.

The final agony is when he fully comprehends how he is dragging the wife he so desperately loves, down with him and the step he decides to take, to prevent that from happening.

It is a great shame that Fredric March did not win the Academy Award for Best Actor in this role. He was quite remarkable and is a unique and gifted actor. I believe this is by far the best version of A Star is Born and I cannot imagine anyone seeing this movie and not being moved by it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Beware 25 Sep 2010
By metarakete
Format:DVD
Has anyone actually cared watching this transfer ?
It's an atrocious transfer from an unrestored video print.
Colours are faded and bleeding and it's full of specks and scratches.
No subtitles.
Unwatchable I'm afraid.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful 14 May 2004
By Peter Kenney
Format:DVD
A STAR IS BORN is the story of an innocent young woman who rises to fame in Hollywood. Her movie star husband helps her get started in her career while he is already on the skids because of his alcoholic behavior. Besides telling a great yarn the film also provides a candid expose of the movie industry before World War II. Janet Gaynor and Fredric March are superb in the leading roles. The strong supporting cast includes Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine and Lionel Stander.

Janet Gaynor actually retired not too long after making this movie and did only occasional acting later in life. She had been very active in Hollywood during the 1920's and 1930's. Director William Wellman directed many other good films including PUBLIC ENEMY.

It is difficult for me to choose between this movie and the 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason. They are both wonderful.

A STAR IS BORN received Oscars in 1937 for Best Original Story and Color Cinematography. Its numerous Academy Award nominations were for Best Picture, Director (William Wellman), Actor (Fredric March), Actress (Janet Gaynor), Screenplay and Assistant Director ( Eric Stacey).

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