Valentino

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Valentino (1977)
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STARS...........: Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips
DIRECTOR........: Ken Russell
WRITERS.........: Ken Russell, Mardik Martin
GENRE...........: Biography, Drama
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076868
RUNTIME.........: 2h 8mn
SIZE............: 6.71 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 7000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 24 fps
AUDIO1..........: English AAC 2.0 200kbps
AUDIO2..........: English AAC 1.0 165kbps
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by film historian Tim Lucas
AUDIO2..........: The Guardian Lecture: Ken Russell with Derek Malcolm
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: BFI Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-01-30


Rudolph Valentino, born in Italy in 1895 as Alfonzo Raffaele Pierre Philibert Guglielmi, emigrated to the U.S. and became for a time the reigning male romantic lead of the silent-film era. He died in 1926, having led a short, troubled and tempestuous life which included several stints in prison. The crowds surrounding his coffin before and during his funeral were among the largest ever seen in the U.S. In this film, Ken Russell has used events from the famous actor's life as the basis for an extended meditation on the nature of stardom, and especially on what it means to be a sex idol. Beginning and ending with the funeral of Valentino (Rudolf Nureyev), the story chronicles his rise to Hollywood stardom from life as an Italian emigrant dishwasher and show-dancer. Often embroiled in controversies about his manliness (or perceived lack of ), in the film he dies as a result of internal injuries suffered in a boxing match he fought in to defend his honor.


Extras

• Dudley Sutton remembers Ken Russell and filming Valentino

• Lynn Seymour remembers Rudolf Nureyev

• Tonight: Nureyev on Ken Russell and Valentino

• Stills & Special Collections gallery

• The Funeral of Valentino

• Original TV spots and trailers

• The Guardian Lecture: Ken Russell in conversation with Derek Malcolm

• Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas