Che? / What? (Polanski, 1972)

[domino harvey]

Coming October 20 in the UK

[Forrest Taft]

Special features
A must have for me. If anyone is interested in the Italian release, send me a PM. I no longer need it.

[Person]

Special features
A must have for me. If anyone is interested in the Italian release, send me a PM. I no longer need it.

"restored to its original running time from a vault print reportedly stolen from the wine cellar of producer Carlo Ponti."

Ha! I hope that is on the back cover! This is the only Polanski film I have not seen and I really ought to have acquired the Italian DVD, but this will be a must-buy. Just a pity that there's Polanski interview, but this looks great.

[dadaistnun]

Excellent news. My one viewing of this (a bootleg vhs, but in 'scope) has largely disappeared into the haze of memory. I look forward to revisiting it.

[Barmy]

It sounds better than it actually is, but it's still a wacky, zany romp.

[MichaelB]

I thought it was borderline unwatchable, to be honest ("wacky, zany romps" from the early 1970s tend not to stand the test of time too well, and this is no exception), but I can't fault Severin's DVD - absolutely superb anamorphic transfer, and extras that are doubly impressive given that they clearly had to be created in-house.

The language is English, incidentally - clearly post-synched, but the lipsync matches more often than it doesn't, suggesting that it's probably as close to the versione originale as anything is.

[Adam]

I agree with Michael B and would even pretty much word it the exact same way.
Those wacky doings that amuse the filmmakers tremendously on the set tend not to work years later.

[justeleblanc]

I dunno. I watched this earlier this year and found it to be quite funny and entertaining, though I watched it at a time when I was more interested in how Polanski turned nightmarish situations into dark humor as opposed to the intrinsic worth of a particular film. It might also be why I liked Bitter Moon so much.