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Straw Dogs (1971) + Extras [The Criterion Collection]
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Straw Dogs (1971) + Extras
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Audio: English DTS HD-MA/DTS 5.1/1.0 @ 3415/1069 Kbps + Commentary track
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller | Director: Sam Peckinpah
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920 x 1080 | x264 @ 14,0 Mbps | 1h 57mn | 15,42 Gb + 6,18 Gb
Audio: English DTS HD-MA/DTS 5.1/1.0 @ 3415/1069 Kbps + Commentary track
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller | Director: Sam Peckinpah
In this thriller, perhaps Sam Peckinpah’s most controversial film, David (Dustin Hoffman), a young American mathematician, moves with his English wife, Amy (Susan George), to the village where she grew up. Their sense of safety unravels as the local men David has hired to repair their house prove more interested in leering at Amy and intimidating David, beginning an agonizing initiation into the iron laws of violent masculinity that govern Peckinpah’s world. Working outside the U.S. for the first time, the filmmaker airlifts the ruthlessness of the western frontier into Cornwall in Straw Dogs, pushing his characters to their breaking points as the men brutalize Amy and David discovers how far he’ll go to protect his home – culminating in a harrowing climax that lays out this cinematic mastermind’s eloquent and bloody vision of humanity.
IMDB - Nominated for 1 Oscar
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Commentary - in this audio archival commentary, Stephen Prince, author of Savage Prince: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies, offers an in-depth analysis of Straw Dogs – with excellent observations about the various framing choices, the manner in which the action is frequently undercut, and the use film's ambience – and discusses its critical reception, Sam Peckinpah's role and significance during the Golden Age of American Cinema (late 1960s and 1970s), and some of the films that defined it. The commentary was recorded exclusively for Criterion in 2002.
Mantrap -"Straw Dogs": The Final Cut (2003) - this documentary film focuses on the production history of Straw Dogs and visits the various locations where the film was shot. Included in it are clips from archival interviews with Dustin Hoffman, actor/dierctor Michael Mundell, actor T.P. McKenna, assistant Katherine Haber, actor Peter Vaughan, writer Gordon Williams, and producer Daniel Melnick, amongst others. The documentary is hosted by film critic Mark Kermode and directed by Paul Joyce (53 min).
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) - this documentary film focuses on the complex personality and working methods of director Sam Peckinpah. Included in it are clips from various interviews with James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Jason Roberts, R.G. Armstrong, screenwriter Alan Sharp (The Osterman Weekend), Katherine Haber, film editor Garth Craven, and director Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), amongst others. The documentary was directed by Paul Joyce (95 min).
Behind the Scenes - presented here is raw archival footage from the production of Straw Dogs, which was shot in 1971. Also included are clips from archival interviews with Sam Peckinpah, Dustin Hoffman, and Susan George (8 min).
Roger Spottiswoode - in this new filmed conversation, editor Roger Spottiswoode discusses his professional relationship with Sam Peckinpah and the cutting and visual style of Straw Dogs. The conversation was filmed exclusively for Criterion in February 2017 (36 min).
Susan George - in this archival interview, actress Susan George recalls her work during the shooting of Straw Dogs and her interactions with Dustin Hoffman and Sam Peckinpah. (She also tells a very funny story about the day when she was offered to play the character of Amy). The interview was conducted in 2002 (21 min).
Daniel Melnick - in this archival interview, producer Daniel Melnick discusses the production history of Straw Dogs, from the film's conception to the shooting process, the film's reception and consequently banning in parts of England, Sam Peckinpah's working methods and persona, etc. The interview was conducted in 2002 (20 min).
Garner Simmons - in this archival interview, Garner Simmons, author of Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage, discusses the complex relationship he had with Sam Peckinpah while working on his book, the director's strange inner world and why he and especially his work are largely misunderstood, the emotional makeup of his characters (with specific comments about Dustin Hoffman's character from Straw Dogs and the notorious rape sequence), the manner in which reality is recreated and possibly reshaped in his work, etc. The interview was conducted in 2002 (10 min).
A Controversial Classic - in this video interview, Linda Williams, professor emerita of film and media and rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the role of violence, and sexual violence in particular, in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, as well as the evolution of Hollywood's ethical code and the manner in which it impacted the films it produced during the years. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in March 2017 (27 min).
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) - this documentary film focuses on the complex personality and working methods of director Sam Peckinpah. Included in it are clips from various interviews with James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Jason Roberts, R.G. Armstrong, screenwriter Alan Sharp (The Osterman Weekend), Katherine Haber, film editor Garth Craven, and director Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), amongst others. The documentary was directed by Paul Joyce (95 min).
Behind the Scenes - presented here is raw archival footage from the production of Straw Dogs, which was shot in 1971. Also included are clips from archival interviews with Sam Peckinpah, Dustin Hoffman, and Susan George (8 min).
Roger Spottiswoode - in this new filmed conversation, editor Roger Spottiswoode discusses his professional relationship with Sam Peckinpah and the cutting and visual style of Straw Dogs. The conversation was filmed exclusively for Criterion in February 2017 (36 min).
Susan George - in this archival interview, actress Susan George recalls her work during the shooting of Straw Dogs and her interactions with Dustin Hoffman and Sam Peckinpah. (She also tells a very funny story about the day when she was offered to play the character of Amy). The interview was conducted in 2002 (21 min).
Daniel Melnick - in this archival interview, producer Daniel Melnick discusses the production history of Straw Dogs, from the film's conception to the shooting process, the film's reception and consequently banning in parts of England, Sam Peckinpah's working methods and persona, etc. The interview was conducted in 2002 (20 min).
Garner Simmons - in this archival interview, Garner Simmons, author of Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage, discusses the complex relationship he had with Sam Peckinpah while working on his book, the director's strange inner world and why he and especially his work are largely misunderstood, the emotional makeup of his characters (with specific comments about Dustin Hoffman's character from Straw Dogs and the notorious rape sequence), the manner in which reality is recreated and possibly reshaped in his work, etc. The interview was conducted in 2002 (10 min).
A Controversial Classic - in this video interview, Linda Williams, professor emerita of film and media and rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the role of violence, and sexual violence in particular, in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, as well as the evolution of Hollywood's ethical code and the manner in which it impacted the films it produced during the years. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in March 2017 (27 min).