Anderson’s strident, often uproarious, satire takes on a lot more than just the National Health.
This release features a spectacular A/V transfer that rightfully lends focus to the film’s excellent technical merit.
The 1080p hi-def transfer of If…. varnishes the washed-out qualities of Miroslac Ondricek and Chris Menges’s imagery.
The following interview is definitive proof that sometimes it does indeed pay to dream.
Those who have seen O Lucky Man! are familiar with its radical-chic frowny-pique.
In Celebration most definitely chafes at being made into a film.
The film is told with rigorous control, with unobtrusive camerawork and naturalistic, unpretentious sound design.
The film is a hallmark of what is still one of cinema’s most endearing movements.
Criterion’s extras convincingly argue for Anderson as an under-recognized director of immense natural talent.
At age 63, McDowell is one of the few living links to a host of great British actors who are now gone.