Ken Russell's Valentino (Bel Air Classiques) - Blu-ray Forum

Frank Leonidas · 05-20-2013, 10:42 AM

According to Bel Air Classiques website and Amazon.fr, the run-time for this Blu-ray is 123 minutes, approximately 4-5 minutes shorter than the original run-time for the film.

The MGM DVD-R is 127 minutes.

The Blu-ray was also made "with the support of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation". I know that Nureyev was extremely difficult during the making of this film, and even director Ken Russell spoke negatively about its troubled production.

I was wondering if anyone has seen the Blu-ray and could comment on the image quality and this discrepancy between run-times? I'm especially curious to know if the Blu-ray has been truncated or censored in any way. There is some explicit nudity in the film (including Nureyev) and the infamous jail cell scene in which Nureyev/Valentino must deal with a sadistic guard (Bill McKinney from Deliverance) with a urine fixation, a puddle of vomit on the floor and some very unsavory prisoners including a man with his hand down his front trousers.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Valen...4591/#Overview
http://www.belairclassiques.com/blog/film/valentino-bd/

05-20-2013, 10:42 AM	#1
Frank Leonidas Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1	Ken Russell's Valentino (Bel Air Classiques) According to Bel Air Classiques website and Amazon.fr, the run-time for this Blu-ray is 123 minutes, approximately 4-5 minutes shorter than the original run-time for the film. The MGM DVD-R is 127 minutes. The Blu-ray was also made "with the support of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation". I know that Nureyev was extremely difficult during the making of this film, and even director Ken Russell spoke negatively about its troubled production. I was wondering if anyone has seen the Blu-ray and could comment on the image quality and this discrepancy between run-times? I'm especially curious to know if the Blu-ray has been truncated or censored in any way. There is some explicit nudity in the film (including Nureyev) and the infamous jail cell scene in which Nureyev/Valentino must deal with a sadistic guard (Bill McKinney from Deliverance) with a urine fixation, a puddle of vomit on the floor and some very unsavory prisoners including a man with his hand down his front trousers. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Valen...4591/#Overview http://www.belairclassiques.com/blog/film/valentino-bd/ Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 05-20-2013 at 09:35 PM.

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