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Stars: Mel Gibson,
Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffman, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur,
and Nick Stahl
Writer: Malcolm
MacRury
Based On The Novel
By: Isabelle Holland
Director: Mel
Gibson
Feature length:
115 minutes
Extras:
“Remembering The Man Without A Face” Featurette and Theatrical Trailer
Languages: English
and French Language Dolby Surround Sound
Subtitles: English
Captions and Closed Captions and French and Spanish Language
Packaging: Snap
Case
Chapter Stops: 35
Sound: Dolby
Surround Sound
Year of Theatrical
Release: 1993/DVD Release: 2004
Theatrical
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Home Video
Distributor: Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Reviewer: Mark A.
Rivera
It seems that Mel
Gibson has an interest in martyrs. Whether they are great teachers disfigured
and scorned for crimes they never committed, a Scottish patriot who died for his
country, or his recent cinematic drama “The Passion Of The Christ,” I think
there is some sort of pattern there that has slipped through the cracks of
Gibson’s movie star persona to reveal what I hope is a very earnest man. Two
years before he won the Best Picture Oscar® for “Braveheart,” Gibson
directed this intimate film about the bond of friendship that develops from a
mentor relationship between a reclusive teacher and his troubled pupil. This was
Nick Stahl’s (Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines) first feature film role and
Mel Gibson’s feature length solo directorial debut. I have seen on some home
video packaging for the original “Mad Max” that Gibson is credited as
Co-Director.
Despite what the
back of the DVD packaging states, both the English and French Language
Soundtracks are presented in clear Dolby Surround Sound and not 5.1. English
Captions and Closed Captions for the hearing impaired and French and Spanish
Language Subtitles are encoded onto the dual layered DVD as options. The image
is presented in a matted anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio with no
visual anomalies to note. This is a clean picture transfer.
The extra features
are on the slim side, but they do include newly recorded video interviews with
Mel Gibson and Nick Stahl regarding the movie (9:44) and the theatrical trailer
(2:16). The interactive menus are well rendered and easy to navigate.
“The Man Without
A Face” is available on DVD-Video now at retailers on and offline from Warner
Home Video.
© Copyright 2004
By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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