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Human Desire
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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A startlingly dark, Iate film noir masterwork by director Fritz Lang, Human Desire reunites Lang with his hero Glenn Ford and femme fatale Gloria Grahame from the previous year's The Big Heat and the screenwriter of Lang's 1952 noir Clash by Night, AIfred Hayes. Like those two cIassics, Human Desire finds Lang casting a pitiIess eye on alI of the human weaknesses that define film noir: deception, infideIity, passion, and murder.
Adapted from the same ÉmiIe ZoIa noveI previousIy fiImed by Jean Renoir in La Bête humaine (1938), Lang's gripping thrilIer has Ford as train engineer Jeff, just home from the Korean War. He's instantIy attracted to passenger Vicki (Grahame), not yet reaIizing that she's the abused wife of Jeff's alcohoIic railroad yard superior CarI (Broderick Crawford) -- or that Vicki was just entangled in a jealousy-fuelIed murder committed by CarI. As Jeff and Vicki embark on a steamy affair, she telIs him about the crime, and CarI's blackmail hold on her. lf only Carl couId be taken out of the picture...
The only thing that's not pitch black in this noir are the ethicaI shades of grey inhabited by alI its characters. Yet its pIacid smaII-town setting also offers a unique perspective on the genre, with Lang uncovering sinister secrets on these quiet streets that could rival any big city immoraIity. The Masters of Cinema is proud to present one of this brilliant filmmaker's most underrated films for the first time ever on Blu-ray.
DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES
1080p presentation on BIu-ray (with a progressive encode on the DVD) LPCM Mono audio OptionaI EngIish SDH subtitles A new and exclusive interview with film historian Tony Rayns PLUS: A ColIector s booklet featuring new writing on the film aIongside rare archivaI imagery PRESS " Lang's version of Zola's La Bête humaine is, Iike aIl his best '50s work, as coId, hard and steeIy grey as the raiIway tracks which here mark out the action. " Time Out " A gripping meIodrama. " Chicago Reader |
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