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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Documentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where me meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did, but they are all wary of him, especially Audry's father. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Sundance Film Festival, ...The Unbelievable Truth
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hartley's debut feature-length film, featuring many of his regular cast, has the best dry, philosophical, socially-conscious humor of any of his films, even while the limited budget of his first production shows in comparison to some of his glossier later efforts.
Despite the low-budget production, it would have been a simple task to give the film a decent DVD transfer, which C'est La Vie has regretfully not done, hence my low rating. The picture quality is faded, grainy, and fuzzy, noticeable from the first frame, in which the white letters of the title sequence show up against a gray background that is (of course) supposed to be black. A new VHS tape would have a similar picture quality!
Here's hoping that this wonderful under-appreciated little film gets a decent transfer someday, such as Hartley's follow-up "Trust" (1990) received.
Despite the low-budget production, it would have been a simple task to give the film a decent DVD transfer, which C'est La Vie has regretfully not done, hence my low rating. The picture quality is faded, grainy, and fuzzy, noticeable from the first frame, in which the white letters of the title sequence show up against a gray background that is (of course) supposed to be black. A new VHS tape would have a similar picture quality!
Here's hoping that this wonderful under-appreciated little film gets a decent transfer someday, such as Hartley's follow-up "Trust" (1990) received.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
An early film of Hal Hartley, this is less slick in production but much more inventive, fresh and lively than some of his later movies. All of the subtle human observations of directors like Bill Forsyth are present, as is a nice low key attitude of direction and of the acting. Despite a few strangely surreal comedic set pieces, the characters are all just about believable as the population of 'hicksville'. Robert Burke has just the right weight for the part and plays it gently but with conviction. Sadly this movie is not available in the UK on DVD and even DVD copies in NTSC (American) format are becoming quite rare in the US. Let's hope the publishers find out there's a market over here for the work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Superb film by Hal Hartley. Sadly as previously reviewed, the DVD transfer is rather poor (looks like it has been transferred from tape rather than film). However, if you watch it on a computer you can adjust the brightness/contrast settings to improve it. Why bother? Because it's a wonderfully poetic film that does that lovely Hartley thing of playing the everyday against abstract ideals. Blue collar working class life, its language and beliefs are turned to tragicomic ends. In this way his use of repetition reminds me of Harold Pinter, but instead of conveying aggression, the results are light, absurd, mysterious and beautiful. The cinematography gets close to some William Eggleston stills. The film itself feels more fluent than his later work, although it definitely has a direct relationship with Henry Fool (man commits a crime, is somewhat aloof, wears an overall with a name badge sewn into it etc. etc.). There's something for Hal Harley and indie fans alike. Definitely one of my faves.
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