Monday, March 22, 2010

The Landlord (1970)


It's pretty crazy and rather sad that The Landlord isn't available on DVD. Just look at the film's behind-the-camera credits: produced by Norman Jewison, cinematography by Gordon Willis, camera operation by Michael Chapman (DP on Raging Bull, Taxi Driver), screenplay by Bill Gunn, music by Al Kooper, and, of course, direction by Hal Ashby, his first film at the helm. Sadly this VHS rip isn't the best showcase for the cinematography, but it's better than nothing.

The film is a fascinating, seriocomic exploration of racial and economic conflict, all embellished with absurdist and abstract touches. Beau Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Lee Grant, and Diana Sands all feature and are all impressive.

Director: Hal Ashby
Language: English
Length: 111 minutes
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065963/






Links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/366532224/The_Landlord__1970_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366534195/The_Landlord__1970_.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366536187/The_Landlord__1970_.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366538150/The_Landlord__1970_.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366540312/The_Landlord__1970_.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366541930/The_Landlord__1970_.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/366544882/The_Landlord__1970_.part7.rar

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Thanks to the original uploader.

2 comments:

  1. Nice post. Could you post the file size of this? I have an AVI copy I previously downloaded elsewhere (with a 1,074,914 KB file size.)There seems to be a minor audio-synching problem with the file I have. I'm just wondering if yours is the same file in circulation. Thanks.

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  2. This is a 686 MB mp4. I believe I have that same AVI copy you have and the colors are worse (washed out) compared to this mp4 copy. Also the AVI is 6 minutes shorter.

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