The Sapphires (2012) - August 6, 2013

[Buscemi]

There are large portions of the film where O'Dowd isn't in it. It is also not his story, which makes the complaints sound.

If anything, it's misogyny in that the distributor seems to believe that a film with a female lead won't sell (this backward belief would also explain why there are so few films with female leads now) so they stick the closest thing to a male lead on the cover. It's simply male studio heads moving the goalposts.

[Vixen of the Night]

Originally Posted by vocalhouse

Finally watched this tonight. Anybody else notice that the US version is missing scenes? For example, it is missing the scene

[Show spoiler]where they get stopped and almost get shot by the Vietcong (?) on their way to Nhang Tran

. Is shortening a movie a de facto practice by Weinstein? I know they removed about 30 minutes from the US version of Dragon (Wu Xia).

I saw the film in theaters and enjoyed it. And I also noticed that scene missing since it was included in the trailer! Was it actually in a print of the film? This is the first I've heard of a longer version being released elsewhere. But then it's no surprise with the Weinsteins

And I agree the U.S. cover is really bad considering what the film is about and I can see why it's offensive. Normally I'd think people are *****ing to *****, but this time it's justified.

[HorrorBlu]

I'm surprised this didn't get a bigger release. With the right marketing and a wide release, this could have been a box-office hit. It's a lovely film that mainstream audiences would enjoy.