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By Ed <\/a>\u2013 03\/04\/2013<\/abbr><\/div>\n
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STUDIO:<\/strong>\u00a0Olive Films\u00a0| DIRECTOR:<\/strong>\u00a0Robert Altman\u00a0| CAST:<\/strong>\u00a0Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton, Luana Anders, Michael Murphy
\nBLU-RAY & DVD RELEASE DATE:<\/strong>\u00a02\/26\/2013\u00a0| PRICE: DVD<\/strong>\u00a0$24.95,\u00a0Blu-ray<\/strong>\u00a0$29.95
\nBONUSES:<\/strong>\u00a0none
\nSPECS:<\/strong>\u00a0R\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0107 min.\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0Drama\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a01.37:1 widescreen\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0stereo<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/a>Just before his fortunes changed forever with the monster success of M*A*S*H<\/em>, Robert Altman directed this sadly underseen 1969 U.S.-Canadian co-production that\u2019s a menacing rewrite of The Collector<\/em> with the genders of the main characters switched. This Olive release represents the U.S. debut of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

The late Sandy Dennis is at her impeccable neurotic best as a well-off \u201cmiddle-aged\u201d woman (she was actually 32 at the time of the shooting) who takes in a handsome but shifty young mute (Michael Burns). As the film moves on, we learn that he is only pretending to be mute, and that she will do literally anything<\/em> to make him stay in her luxurious apartment, including locking him in.<\/p>\n

The film starts off as a moving yet subtly disturbing character study and concludes in full thriller mode. It qualifies as the first dreamlike feature from Altman, clearly prefiguring his later cult masterworks Images <\/em>and 3 Women<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is remarkable about That Cold Day\u2026 <\/em>is that Altman\u2019s style is so fully formed in this, his first \u201cpersonal\u201d picture. The only hallmark of his style that\u2019s missing \u2014 one that he had used as much as he could in his preceding TV work \u2014 is overlapping dialogue (heard here only once, when Dennis visits a clinic to obtain birth control).<\/p>\n

Contributing to the film\u2019s dreamy atmosphere is the expertly fluid camerawork of Laszlo Kovacs (Easy Rider<\/a>)<\/em> and the graceful precision of Dennis\u2019 performance. Best remembered these days for her work in broad comedies like The Out of Towners<\/em>, she was in fact at her best in touching, low-key character studies (Up the Down Staircase<\/em>). Here she taps into her crazier side, cast as a woman who appears helpless but could in fact turn violent (but only will as a last resort\u2026.).<\/p>\n

There are no extras on the disc but it is truly a must-have for Altman cultists: one can only hope that his two remaining \u201cmissing\u201d theatrical features get DVD releases soon\u2014 HealtH<\/em> and his other collaboration with Sandy Dennis, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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