Mar 27 2010
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This review refers to “The Outrage” (1964) …
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“The Outrage” is Director Martin Ritt’s Western version of Akira Kurosawa’s classic masterpiece “Rashomon”. Paul Newman stars as the ruthless Juan Carrasco. We already know that when Ritt and Newman team up for a Western/Character gape (”Hombre”/”Hud”) we are in for a cinematic excellence. This film is no exception.
Filmed in stark dusky and white, which is perfect for this account, the film opens at a sad railway place, in the pouring rain, while three men wait for the bid. A preacher is so outraged by the events that unfolded at a murder/rape lumber that he is fleeing town. Another wants to hear the record that could obtain a preacher accelerate, and the third, contemplate to the events, begins to train the memoir.
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Carrasco, who has a reputation for being the baddest of the unpleasant, is on trial for the slay of a man(Laurence Harvey), and the rape of his wife(Claire Bloom) . He says, it doesn’t matter what I say,you will convict me for the crimes I have committed and even the ones you only judge I have. He confesses and tells the epic of how he tortured the couple. But, that’s not the ruin, only the beginning, as there are 3 other versions of the myth to be heard, each telling it through their eyes, with very different outcomes.
The viewer gets to watch these four very different but tragic stories, with the three principles taking on very different personalities in each version. One myth even takes a silly turn at the events.
Ritt does an favorable job of taking the viewer through the four different scenarios. Newman, Harvey, and Bloom hold on the changes impeccably. James Wong Howe’s cinematography, and camera angles add greatly to the tenseness of the sage. William Shatner, Edward G Robinson and Howard Da Silva round off this sizable cast fabulously, as the fleeing preacher, the nosey con man and the prospector who “saw it all”.
I was hoping to gain a DVD edition of this fantastic film, but no luck. Hopefully it will be restored, and transfered in the current widescreen soon.
update:2/18/09 - My wish came right. I now acquire the DVD and here is a litle about the dvd:2/18/09 - Howe’s b/w cinematography looked well-organized and crisp. Whites very white and the report was determined. The railway status scenes, unlit to launch with seemed a small too unlit at times and hard to witness the faces ocassionally,but for the most section and the rest of the film, a nice engrossing concept in widescreen format. The rain sounded as if it was coming down just outside my window. Features: Warner Bros - you dropped the ball here. There were no special features at all.It doesnt even advance with any insert. Not even a chapter menu. If you want to gape a definite scene, you have to exhaust your skip button and then fleet forward or reverse till you accumulate what you are looking for. Language is English only, but there are Subtitles in English and French only.
reviews for vhs and dvd mixed together if you are on vhs page and looking for the dvd here is the link:The Outrage
A attractive film and must have for Newman fans….appreciate…Laurie
also recommended:Empire Falls (Every Puny Town Has a Spacious Record) Vol. 1
Hombre
Pay no attention to Maltin’s dsimissive review: this is a heavenly film. The entire cast is in worthy effect, with DaSilva’s miner and Robinson’s snake oil salesman particularly grand. Newman’s performance as the bandit is queer but enthralling, and often hilarious. An comical and thought-provoking movie from the 60’s, a decade that gave us some of our best films.
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