{"product_id":"buster-keaton-the-saphead-the-masters-of-cinema-series-blu-ray","title":"Saphead, The (Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray disc is Region B Locked. Will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1920, having served a slapstick apprenticeship in the shorts of Roscoe \"Fatty\" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton had earned the opportunity to headline his own series of two-reel comedies. The very moment at which he emerged as a star of his own shorts, Keaton was recruited to appear in his first feature film, The Saphead, based on a popular stage play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeaton stars as Bertie Van Alstyne, the pampered son of a powerful Wall Street financier (William H. Crane). Having known no other lifestyle but privilege, he wanders through a variety of misadventures—an attempt at courtship, a trip to an illegal gambling den, and a tumble onto the floor of the Stock Exchange—oblivious to the obstacles that stand before him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough Keaton was not the primary creative force behind The Saphead, as he was on his short films, it became hugely important in shaping his on-screen persona: the lonely, stone-faced man thwarted by circumstance, inept at the art of romance, yet undaunted in his struggle for love within a chaotic world. The Masters of Cinema is proud to present yet another Keaton masterpiece in its UK debut on Blu-ray, from a stunning restoration completed in 2020 by the Cohen Film Collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePREVIOUSLY RESTORED BY THE COHEN FILM COLLECTION (2020)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScore by Andrew Earle Simpson (presented in uncompressed LPCM stereo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand new video essay by David Cairns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e:Complete alternate version of The Saphead, comprised entirely of variant takes and camera angles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Pair of Sapheads – featurette comparing the two versions of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Scribe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1966, dir. John Sebert) [29 mins] – In his last film role—produced to promote Construction site safety—Keaton plays a janitor who in his attempt to educate workers on safe practices, causes more accidents than he prevents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePreviously unheard audio commentary on The Scribe with director John Sebert (recorded before his death in 2015) and writer \/ silent cinema aficionado Chris Seguin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuster Keaton in conversation with Kevin Brownlow – a 2-hour audio interview with Keaton and film historian Kevin Brownlow from 1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1958 Buster Keaton Interview [90 mins]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA collector's booklet featuring new essays by journalist Philip Kemp and film writer Imogen Sara Smith, as well as an appreciation of The Saphead by film writer Eileen Whitfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited O-Card Slipcase [2000 copies]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eureka Entertainment (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43160976228552,"sku":"EKA70469","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/sapheadbd.jpg?v=1706148336","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/buster-keaton-the-saphead-the-masters-of-cinema-series-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}