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Bigger Than Life: The Criterion Collection
Though ignored at the time of its release, Nicholas Ray's ~~Bigger
Than Life~~ is now recognized as one of the great American films
of the 1950s. When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father (James Mason, in one of his most indelible roles) is
prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he
grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting
in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent
household despot. This Eisenhower-era throat-grabber, shot in
expressive CinemaScope, is an excoriating take on the nuclear
family; that it came in the day of Father Knows Best makes it all the more shocking - and wildly entertaining.
Details
- Length
- Rating NR
- Released:
- Added Dec 17 2009
- Production Year 1956
- Empire SKU 1512587
- UPC Code 715515054812
- Studio Criterion
- Packaging Keep
- Number of Discs 1
- Disc SS-DL
Features
Audio commentary featuring critic Geoff Andrew
Profile of Nicholas Ray (1977), a half-hour television interview with the director
New video appreciation of Bigger Than Life with author Jonathan Lethem
New video interview with Susan Ray
Theatrical trailer
Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by critic and video maker B. Kite
Audio/Video
- Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono
- Video
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)