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McCabe And Mrs Miller [DVD] [1971]

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Actors: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck
Directors: Robert Altman
Writers: Robert Altman, Brian McKay, Edmund Naughton
Producers: David Foster, Mitchell Brower, Robert Eggenweiler
Format: PAL
Language English
Subtitles: Dutch, English, Arabic, French, Italian, Romanian
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: 25 Aug 2003
Run Time: 116 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00009QNVZ
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,119 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A haunting, poetic anti-Western based on the 1959 novel by Edmund Naughton, Robert Altman's MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER is a deeply moving motion picture concerning love and the pursuit of wealth in early America. John McCabe (Warren Beatty), a determined businessman with a mysterious past, settles in Presbyterian Church, a small Northwestern town, and opens up a saloon and a brothel. Soon after, the English head madame, Constance Miller (Julie Christie) arrives and forms a partnership with McCabe in order to manage the brothel's business affairs. McCabe soon has trouble expressing his true feelings to Mrs. Miller, with whom he has fallen in love; she, in turn, relies on opium to distract her from her own personal sorrows. After a powerful company arrives and offers to buy out McCabe's property, his stubborn refusal ends up jeopardising his life, resulting in a showdown with three hired killers in the middle of a freak blizzard. Vilmos Zsigmond's faded imagery--purposely manipulated by "flashing" the film stock before shooting--along with production designer Leon Ericksen's authentic town, brings to life a past world that is tainted with an underlying sadness. Beatty, as the lovesick McCabe, and Christie, who was nominated for an Oscar as the hard-nosed Mrs. Miller, deliver earnest performances that add an even greater despondency to the story, which is heightened by Leonard Cohen's melancholy soundtrack.

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5.0 out of 5 stars elegiac, 11 Sep 2000

By	Vince Cabrera (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McCabe And Mrs Miller [VHS] [1971] (VHS Tape)

This is a beautifully shot movie, full of elegant, sombre tableaux. The interiors all look dark and brooding (a little like chiaroscuro oil paintings) The film works so well with the Leonard Cohen songs used in the score that the music seems to have been written with the film in mind.

On another level, this film is a rather jaundiced vision of the old west. There are no tall blond cowboys riding off into the sunset (a la "Shane"), or illiterate but charismatic characters (as in Sergio Leone's movies) This is a snowbound West full of chisellers, sleazy opportunists and madmen. Bleary saloon-bound no-hopers. Altman's vision owes a lot more to the "streetwise" movies of the 1970s than to anything ever made by John Ford. Imagine if Tom Waits had been a scriptwriter rather than a musician and you'll get some idea of what this film is like.

Altman presents the ragged backside of America's Western myth but with a certain tenderness and love for his characters and their inability to communicate with each other which is missing in a lot of his later films. I wouldn't hesitate to call it a minor masterpiece.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Travelling so long..., 13 Jul 2008

By	J. E. Holden (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"You who must leave everything that you cannot control, it begins with your family but soon it comes down to your soul".. and so Leonard Cohen's most haunting lines and ambigously beautiful melodies flow into this greatest of Altman movies.

This is a borderland America, a mystic new-born America, a brutal and tragic land in which life is cheap and full of strife.

The typical Altman charm is here, the melee of life spills from the screen, voices of extras treated with the same reverence as those of our heroes, Beatty and Christie.

These two stars are in their prime and portray a delicious frisson of romance. Beatty is full of lucky bravado, but retains a steadfast honour in love and as his life becomes at risk. Christie is at her cheekiest, cajoling her way through strife, a formidable character.

Which brings me to Leonard Cohen. A great songwriter and poet who peaked in the work for this film. The first time I saw this film I was blown away by the music, its enough to make a great film all by itself.

It is not all by itself though, it complements one of the great human Director's works. A brilliant piece of historical drama and a brilliant work of art.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It really is a 'Western', 3 May 2007

By	Joe Dorward "WriterGuy" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the 6 films I'm taking to the desert island.

Films of the Western genre are morality-plays. This film is a morality-play - an enterprising gambler tries to set up a small-time gambling establishment (and whore-house), but after the arrival of Mrs. Miller the business expands. At that point the 'big boys' try to muscle-in. He refuses to sell and a battle of wits and bullets ensues.

The story unfolds in a quiet, low-key way. The filming seems to be done in available light with one microphone so you hear the dialog as if you're actually there - not quite hearing everything - I love McCabe And Mrs Miller because it's so 'real'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie!
Take a chance and buy this very "old" film.
Robert Altmann's third movie and such a joy
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Published 9 days ago by Torben Hellborn

5.0 out of 5 stars every Leonard Cohen should buy this
This DVD is a Classic and calling it a ' Western ' may put of some people - forget the stereotype just Buy the DVD and you will be enchanted by it - trust me . Read more

Published on 9 Oct 2006 by Brian Carson

3.0 out of 5 stars not rally a western
When I bought this dvd I thought it would a like the average western But it is not. it is about a gambler (warren beatty)who decides to build a whorehouse and Julie Christie)who... Read more

Published on 26 Aug 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really a western
When I bought this dvd I thought it would a like the average western But it is not. it is about a gambler (warren beatty)who decides to build a whorehouse and Julie Christie)who... Read more

Published on 21 Aug 2004 by mark

3.0 out of 5 stars Oscar worthy performances by Beatty and Christie.
Robert Altman's one and only Western tells the tale of John McCabe who arrives in a small pacific North West town to set up a new whorehouse/tavern. Read more

Published on 19 Aug 2002 by Louise Garrahan

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