{"product_id":"buster-keaton-the-saphead-masters-of-cinema-special-edition-blu-ray","title":"BUSTER KEATON: THE SAPHEAD (Masters of Cinema) Standard Edition - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eIn 1920, having served a slapstick apprenticeship in the shorts of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003eBuster Keaton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad earned the opportunity to headline his own series of two-reel comedies. The very moment at which he emerged as a star of his own shorts, Keaton was recruited to appear in his first feature film,\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Saphead\u003c\/span\u003e, based on a popular stage play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeaton stars as Bertie Van Alstyne, the pampered son of a powerful Wall Street financier (\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003eWilliam H. Crane\u003c\/span\u003e). Having known no other lifestyle but privilege, he wanders through a variety of misadventures―an attempt at courtship, a trip to an illegal gambling den, and a tumble onto the floor of the Stock Exchange―oblivious to the obstacles that stand before him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough Keaton was not the primary creative force behind\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Saphead\u003c\/span\u003e, as he was on his short films, it became hugely important in shaping his on-screen persona: the lonely, stone-faced man thwarted by circumstance, inept at the art of romance, yet undaunted in his struggle for love within a chaotic world. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis proud to present yet another Keaton masterpiece in its UK debut on Blu-ray, from a stunning restoration completed in 2020 by the Cohen Film Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY CONTAINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"\u003e1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration undertaken by the Cohen Film Collection from a first-generation nitrate print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eScore by Andrew Earle Simpson (presented in uncompressed LPCM stereo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBrand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBrand new video essay by David Cairns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eComplete alternate version of the Saphead, comprised entirely of variant takes and camera angles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eA Pair of Sapheads– featurette comparing the two versions of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe Scribe (1966, dir. John Sebert) [29 mins] – In his last film role―produced to promote Construction site safety―Keaton plays a janitor who in his attempt to educate workers on safe practices, causes more accidents than he prevents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003ePreviously unheard audio commentary on the Scribe with director John Sebert (recorded before his death in 2015) and writer \/ silent cinema aficionado Chris Seguin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBuster Keaton in conversation with Kevin Brownlow– a 2-hour audio interview with Keaton and film historian Kevin Brownlow from 1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e1958 Buster Keaton Interview [90 mins]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\"\u003eBuster Keaton: Radio Interview – a rarely heard interview with Keaton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480015163566,"sku":"EKA70469","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/New-SAPHEAD_300dpi.jpg?v=1752592127","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/buster-keaton-the-saphead-masters-of-cinema-special-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}