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Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider
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Here's a list of some "classic" dramas/comedies from our Disney deal that performed poorly, some very poorly: For Love of Ivy, Intermezzo, The Young in Heart, The Garden of Allah, Ruby Gentry, Kotch, Topaze, How Do I Love Thee?, A Bill of Divorcement (1932 and 1940), Smashing Time, Good Times, Made for Each Other, Nothing Sacred, The Rover, Lovers and Other Strangers, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?, Ring of Bright Water, The Wild Heart/Gone to Earth, Indiscretion of an American Wife, Jenny...
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This list of underperformers includes some of my favorite Kino titles,
especially
"The Garden of Allah" with its incredible vintage Technicolor and Dietrich conveying that heady mix of gravity and rapture only she can conjure up
and
"Gone to Earth"
Jennifer Jones in Powell & Pressburger's largely unsung pastoral masterpiece
Am also fond of "Made for Each Other"(Carole Lombard & James Stewart),
"The Young in Heart"(Janet Gaynor, Doug Fairbanks Jr & Paulette Goddard)
and the one-of-a-kind comedy "Smashing Time" with Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham as two naive small-towners hitting London during its Carnaby Street heyday. Enjoyed that one at the cinema in the 60's. And was thrilled to see it emerge on Blu-ray.
Sorry these didn't do better for Kino. And sorry so many people seem to have passed on the chance to discover and enjoy them.