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Wretched movie

posted 8 years ago by bob998
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It's no use trying to listen to some of the best actors in England if you can't hear what they're saying. Abominable sound and no subtitles to help!!

[–] oldblackandwhite 8 years ago

My sentiments exactly! At first I thought something had gone wrong with my hearing aids.

If you want to see an excellently produced and filmed (b&w) version or a Chekhov play, check out Uncle Vanya (1957), starring Franchot Tone. It is available in an very-well restored DVD version from VCI Entertainment for a reasonable price. The DVD includes as a bonus feature a 1936 Holywood film version of Gogol's The Rebel Son (later remade as Tarus Bulba). I believe I can safely say that I would like Uncle Vanya beter than Three Sisters, even if the later had had a decent sound track.

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He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good... St. Matthew 5:45

[–] oldblackandwhite 8 years ago

I have the Kino DVD with the wretched sound. Has anyone seen the Warner Archive DVD version and thus can relate whether it has better sound or subtitles at least?

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He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good... St. Matthew 5:45