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A Pure Formality |  | Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini, Nicola Di Pinto, Tano Cimarosa
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $153.63
as of 7/30/2010 08:00 CDT details
Seller: valleycd
Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 150765
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014138300470
ASIN: B0001KZN9W
Theatrical Release Date: May 26, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A Lasting Impression December 20, 2009
Lmccra
I am sad to see that this DVD is out of print and unavailable to buy unless you want to pay $170 for it from a seller on Ebay. I saw this movie only once, around 1996 on Cinemax, and have not caught it a second time. I thought the screenplay was great--a totally unpredictable story and the ending is thought provoking. Direction was interesting too--the frenetic panting and running through the initially beautiful, still night contrasted with the sterile, seemingly calm, interior of a police station. I guess I will end up renting or buying this On Demand, but I would have liked to give it as a gift. I will take a look at this director's other work too.
someone's asleep November 30, 2009
the corsair (Sanford, Florida)
So strong an impression this film made on me when I saw it years ago, that when I recently began to acquire DVDs, this was one I knew I had to have. I second the reviews written above and add only my short expression of disbelief and dismay that such a brilliant film could be overlooked year after year. I find it incredible- especially in light of all the second-rate stuff that does get transferred to dvd- that something as fine as A Pure Formality should still be unavailable.
Is anyone awake up there?
 A waste of time September 6, 2009
mh (Detroit, Michigan)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The movie is good at creating vivid imagery and a foreboding atmosphere but it proves to be excruciatingly boring and a huge con. What a waste of the actors' time and mine.
Incredibly impressive sleeper July 25, 2008
Trevor Willsmer (London, England)
'A Pure Formality' was, to my surprise, one of the very best films I've seen in a long time. I'd seen snippets of the Italian version on Italian TV and the English-language one on US cable, neither encouraging me to delve further, but in its original French, with both Polanski and Depardieu voicing themselves, it manages to turn a potentially hoary old psychodrama into something much more life affirming.
Depardieu is the confused great writer arrested in the middle of a rainstorm and taken to a dark, leaking Italian police station where he is interrogated by Roman Polanski's inspector, who also happens to be an ardent fan, over the identity of a murder victim. Naturally, layers of self-deception are gradually pulled away on this long dark night of the soul before it reaches a not entirely unexpected but still remarkably satisfying conclusion. Despite the claustrophobic setting, Giuseppe Tornatore's excellent composition keeps it vividly cinematic, with several memorable moments (the most impressive a beautiful sequence following a song as it floats through the room). The flashbacks are sometimes awkward and I could definitely have done without Depardieu's nudity, but this is still one of the most remarkable films I've seen in recent years. Two-thirds through the movie a power cut hit for two-and-a-half hours, and it was excruciating waiting to get the chance to finish the film.
The film is very highly recommended indeed. However, the UK PAL DVD is less than perfect. The English subtitles are non-removeable, there is a synchronisation problem on the sound at one point and it only offers the French-language version (although both Polanski and Depardieu use their own voices). The only extra is the Italian trailer.
An Utter Classic April 4, 2008
old rocker (North Babylon, NY United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Starring an ugly fat guy and an alleged child rapist no longer allowed into the USA, this stunning movie about self-seeking and introspection is worth ANY price. One has to wonder why the USA only produces god-awful excrement like "Legally Blond" and appalling and unnecessary sequels to already excrement-like movies. Depardieu and Polanski are just "heavenly" in this wonder of a film, the likes of which are impossible from the minds of American filmmakers.
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