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DVDfever.co.uk – Carlos The Jackal on Blu-ray and DVD
Optimum Home Entertainment
Posted: October 8th, 2010.
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DVD:
A FILM BY OLIVIER ASSAYAS STARRING EDGAR RAMIREZ
MOVIE VERSION & THE LONGER TRILOGY VERSION AVAILABLE ON DVD & BLU-RAY FROM 1 NOVEMBER
A myth in his own lifetime, Carlos is a central figure in the history of international terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s, from pro-Palestinian activism to the Japanese Red Army. He was at once both a figure of the extreme left and an opportunistic mercenary in the pay of powerful Middle Eastern secret services. He formed his own organization, based it behind the Iron Curtain and was active during the final years of the Cold War.
This film is the story of a revolutionary internationalist, both manipulator and manipulated, carried along by the currents of contemporary history and his own folly. We follow him to the end of his road, relegated to Sudan where the Islamic dictatorship, after having protected him, handed him over to French authorities. A contradictory character, as violent as the times he embodies, Carlos is also an enigma.
The writing and research took Olivier Assayas and Dan Franck around two years. Carlos plays out over some two decades across ten countries, with several dozen characters speaking many different languages. It is a political film, a period film, an action film, an international coproduction and a film for television and cinema a project that is exceptional in its scope.
DVD Extras: Making of featurette. Interview with Edgar Ramirez.
Blu-Ray Extras: Making of featurette. Interview with Edgar Ramirez. Interview with Olivier Assayas
Movie Tech specs: R/T: 159mins / Aspect ratio: 2.35:1/ Region: 2 / Dual Layer/ Pal / Colour / French Language / English Subtitles/ Dolby Digital 5.1
Trilogy Tech specs:
Episode 1: R/T: 100mins / Aspect ratio: 2.35:1/ Region: 2 / Dual Layer/ Pal / Colour / French Language / English Subtitles/ Dolby Digital 5.1
Episode 2: R/T: 108mins / Aspect ratio: 2.35:1/ Region: 2 / Dual Layer/ Pal / Colour / French Language / English Subtitles/ Dolby Digital 5.1
Episode 3: R/T: 119mins / Aspect ratio: 2.35:1/ Region: 2 / Dual Layer/ Pal / Colour / French Language / English Subtitles/ Dolby Digital 5.1
The Blu-ray is released on November 1st and sells on Amazon for £15.99 (RRP £22.99),with the DVD on Amazon for £14.99 (RRP £19.99).
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