The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Muni at his best in classic barnstorming period biopic
 The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Paul Muni , Gale Sondergaard , Joseph Schildkraut , Gloria Holden , and Donald Crisp
Director: William Dieterle
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0006HBV3W
Release Date: 2005-02-01
The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Muni at his best in classic barnstorming period biopic.......2006-12-12

'The Life of Emile Zola' is more about the Dreyfuss affair than the author's life - only 'Nana' is given more than a passing nod ('Germinal' gets 30 seconds of screentime while the rest of his novels are dismissed in a montage of covers) while his demise is signposted from the very first scene - and it does fall prey to the usual biopic problems ("Nana, pull up a chair next to Cezanne"), but it's such terrific entertainment, who cares? Muni is great value as Zola, much like the offscreen young Chaplin in the early scenes before becoming the great man of letters, where he walks the tightrope between over and underplaying, and he's given two great setpiece speeches - J'accuse and his address to the court - that are foolproof crowdpleasers that he handles with relish and aplomb. It's like one of Warners' crusading social issue pictures that just happens to have been set in the late 19th century and shot on an epic scale, and it has an immediacy and sense of moral outrage that is surprisingly powerful and deeply felt and even, ultimately, quite moving. Dated, yes, but undeniably impressive stuff despite Donald Crisp's very unfortunate haircut.

The DVD is a great package - a good transfer plus traler and radio adaptation and a couple of incongrous short films - that is well worth adding to any classic collection.
The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Muni at his best in classic barnstorming period biopic
 The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Arthur Ayleswofth , Robert H. Barrat , Egon Brecher , Louis Calhern , and Morris Carnovsky
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0010DRYQY
Release Date: 2008-01-08
The Life of Emile Zola [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Muni at his best in classic barnstorming period biopic.......2006-12-12

'The Life of Emile Zola' is more about the Dreyfuss affair than the author's life - only 'Nana' is given more than a passing nod ('Germinal' gets 30 seconds of screentime while the rest of his novels are dismissed in a montage of covers) while his demise is signposted from the very first scene - and it does fall prey to the usual biopic problems ("Nana, pull up a chair next to Cezanne"), but it's such terrific entertainment, who cares? Muni is great value as Zola, much like the offscreen young Chaplin in the early scenes before becoming the great man of letters, where he walks the tightrope between over and underplaying, and he's given two great setpiece speeches - J'accuse and his address to the court - that are foolproof crowdpleasers that he handles with relish and aplomb. It's like one of Warners' crusading social issue pictures that just happens to have been set in the late 19th century and shot on an epic scale, and it has an immediacy and sense of moral outrage that is surprisingly powerful and deeply felt and even, ultimately, quite moving. Dated, yes, but undeniably impressive stuff despite Donald Crisp's very unfortunate haircut.

The DVD is a great package - a good transfer plus traler and radio adaptation and a couple of incongrous short films - that is well worth adding to any classic collection.

Cardio Step Express [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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    		Cardio Step Express [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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    Manufacturer: Bayview Films
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    ASIN: B000KB48ES
    Release Date: 2007-01-02
    Cardio Step Express [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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