Rambling Rose (1991) - 3 July 2024 - Imprint Films

[DawnShadow]

Rambling Rose (1991) – Imprint Collection #332
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

The director of Valley Girl, Martha Coolidge, helmed this Academy Award nominated period drama set during the Great Depression.

Starring Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, both nominated for an Oscar for their performances in this film, alongside Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, and John Heard.

When Rose, an alluring young woman, moves in with a Southern family to care for their children, their lives are changed forever. For Rose relates to everyone she meets in the only way she knows how – with an innocent, but highly charged sexuality she cannot restrain.

Adapted by renowned author and screenwriter Calder Willingham (The Graduate) from his own novel, Rambling Rose won three Spirit Awards including Best Feature.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Reflections of Rose – Martha Coolidge on Rambling Rose
NEW Reflecting the Character – Lukas Haas on Rambling Rose
NEW Pruning a Rose – Steven Cohen on editing Rambling Rose
Scene by Scene Audio Commentary by director Martha Coolidge
Outtakes
Alternate Ending with Director’s Commentary
Trailer
Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles
Limited Edition Slipcase

Pre-order : https://viavision.com.au/shop/rambli...ollection-332/

[gabe.logan]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

Pre-order : https://viavision.com.au/shop/rambli...ollection-332/

A forgotten thread… does anybody own the disc? How is PQ. Just ordered my copy at Diabolic…

[bugsy_pal]

I bought this last week, and was pleasantly surprised by the picture quality. It has nice grain and the picture is clean and stable.

I don't know much about the provenance of the film, but I noted that it had a new Studio Canal intro logo, which could perhaps suggest a new scan?

Anyway, I'd never seen the film, and enjoyed it thoroughly. It's more of a feel-good film than I was expecting, and has some funny moments along with the drama.

[Aunt Peg]

I purchased this recently as I was curious to revisit it having not seen it since its initial cinema release. I remember liking the film and in particular Diane Ladd & Robert Duvall's performances but recall be cool on Laura Dern's performance.

Second time around I liked the film even more and loved Laura Dern's performance. The transfer looked beautiful which a nice level of grain. Funny this was made the same year as Fried Green Tomatoes as both films are set around the same era and are set in small town America.

Interesting to read that the film ran into censorship problems in the UK and had about 20 seconds trimmed out of it. Watching the film through the lens of 2024 it's pretty easy to see what was cut out.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by bugsy_pal

I don't know much about the provenance of the film, but I noted that it had a new Studio Canal intro logo, which could perhaps suggest a new scan?

I own this on Amazon Video when it was drt cheap, and it sounds like the same Canal HD master is being used here.

[agentalbert]

On this edition, what is the "alternate ending" that it refers to?

[andy1992]

Originally Posted by bugsy_pal

I bought this last week, and was pleasantly surprised by the picture quality. It has nice grain and the picture is clean and stable.

I don't know much about the provenance of the film, but I noted that it had a new Studio Canal intro logo, which could perhaps suggest a new scan?

Anyway, I'd never seen the film, and enjoyed it thoroughly. It's more of a feel-good film than I was expecting, and has some funny moments along with the drama.

You’ve got to be kidding. This is one of the worst, if not THE worst HD transfers I’ve ever seen. I returned it, it was so bad. Hoping the Kino Lorber release actually gets some attention, cuz that one will be going back if they are using the same print. Horrible, absolutely unwatchable.