Auntie Mame is a fun enough comedy-drama excelling thanks to the eccentric performance from Rosalind Russell and while I didn’t fully fall in love with the film, and it is a tad lengthy, I did find it mostly entertaining.
Auntie Mame
(1958)
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Warner Archive | NR – 143 min. – $21.99 | December 5, 2017
Date Published: 12/15/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| Mame Dennis (ROSALIND RUSSELL), a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick (JAN HANDZLIK/ROGER SMITH) after his wealthy father dies. Mr. Babcock (FRED CLARK), Patrick’s assigned executor, objects to Mame’s unconventional way of living and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school. As Mame and Patrick grow closer, Mr. Babcock tries to discipline Patrick and threatens to separate the two if Mame does not comply with his wishes. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0.5/5 |
| Features include the Original Theatrical Trailer and Mame: The Musical Theatrical Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4.5/5, AUDIO – 4.0/5
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Warner Brothers releases Auntie Mame onto Blu-ray through their Archive On-Demand program, presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer, which was newly restored for this release. The picture is sharp throughout and rather clean, free of any obvious dust marks, aliasing and other flaws. Colors are also especially vibrant without appearing artificially pumped up. The disc comes with a standard but decent DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track which outputs the dialogue rather nicely and with clarity. Otherwise, it’s basic with some okay depth, for a singular track, with the score. |
OVERALL – 3.25/5 |
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Overall, Auntie Mame is a fun enough comedy-drama excelling thanks to the eccentric performance from Rosalind Russell and while I didn’t fully fall in love with the film, and it is a tad lengthy, I did find it mostly entertaining. This Blu-ray released by Warner’s Archive Collection has good video/audio transfers but limited in terms of features. |
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