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| McCabe And Mrs Miller [1971] | ![McCabe And Mrs Miller [1971]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G382T6XPL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7162
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 116 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321900110556
ASIN: B00009QNVZ
Release Date: August 25, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 1971
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 Travelling so long... July 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"You who must leave everything that you cannot control, it begins with your family but soon it comes down to your soul".. and so Leonard Cohen's most haunting lines and ambigously beautiful melodies flow into this greatest of Altman movies.br /br /This is a borderland America, a mystic new-born America, a brutal and tragic land in which life is cheap and full of strife.br /br /The typical Altman charm is here, the melee of life spills from the screen, voices of extras treated with the same reverence as those of our heroes, Beatty and Christie.br /br /These two stars are in their prime and portray a delicious frisson of romance. Beatty is full of lucky bravado, but retains a steadfast honour in love and as his life becomes at risk. Christie is at her cheekiest, cajoling her way through strife, a formidable character.br /br /Which brings me to Leonard Cohen. A great songwriter and poet who peaked in the work for this film. The first time I saw this film I was blown away by the music, its enough to make a great film all by itself. br /br /It is not all by itself though, it complements one of the great human Director's works. A brilliant piece of historical drama and a brilliant work of art.
It really is a 'Western' May 3, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the 6 films I'm taking to the desert island. br /br /Films of the Western genre are morality-plays. This film is a morality-play - an enterprising gambler tries to set up a small-time gambling establishment (and whore-house), but after the arrival of Mrs. Miller the business expands. At that point the 'big boys' try to muscle-in. He refuses to sell and a battle of wits and bullets ensues.br /br /The story unfolds in a quiet, low-key way. The filming seems to be done in available light with one microphone so you hear the dialog as if you're actually there - not quite hearing everything - I love McCabe And Mrs Miller because it's so 'real'.
every Leonard Cohen should buy this October 9, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD is a Classic and calling it a ' Western ' may put of some people - forget the stereotype just Buy the DVD and you will be enchanted by it - trust me .br /br /Now I have to confess that I love this DVD mainly because of the music.br /br /I am a huge fan of ' Leonard Cohen ' and I know his albums backwards so when I first saw the film on TV I was completely puzzled because his songs merge into the film so well that if I did not know better I would swear the Music was writing for the Film which of course was not the case - Here is the story of how Cohen was used for most of the film - br /br /The music for the film was largely by Leonard Cohen. Altman had liked Cohen's debut album immensely, buying additional copies of it after wearing each one out. Then he had forgotten about the LP. Years later he visited Paris, just after finishing shooting on McCabe Mrs. Miller, and rediscovered the album; he had it transferred and started the music to maintain a rhythm for the film. He didn't expect to be able to procure rights for the music since it was a Warner Brothers film and Cohen's album was released through Columbia Records. However, he called Cohen, expecting to trade off his recent success with M*A*S*H, but found that Cohen did not much like the film. Instead, he had loved Altman's less popular follow-up film Brewster McCloud, and arranged for his record company to license the music cheaply, even writing into the contract that sales of that album after the release of McCabe would turn some of the royalties to Altman (an arrangement which at the time was quite unusual). Later, on watching McCabe to come up with a guitar riff for one scene, Cohen decided he didn't like the film, but honoured his contract. A year later he called Altman to apologize, saying he had seen the film again and loved it.br /br /The film was shot in the environs of Vancouver, British Columbia almost entirely in sequential order--a rarity for films. The crew found a suitable location for the filming and, as filming progressed, built up the "set" as McCabe built up the town in the film. In the film, Mrs. Miller is brought into town on a steam engine from the late 1800s; the steam engine is genuine and functioning and the crew used it to power the lumbermill after its arrival. Carpenters for the film were locals and young men from the United States, fleeing conscription into the Vietnam War; they were dressed in period costume and used tools of the period so that they could go about their business in the background while the plot advanced in the foreground. The crew ran buried hoses throughout the town, placed so they could create the appearance of rain if necessary.br /br /It began snowing near the end of the film's shooting, when the church fire and the standoff were the only scenes left to shoot. Beatty didn't want to start shooting in the snow, as it was in a sense dangerous to do so: to preserve continuity, the entire rest of the film would have to be shot in snow. Altman countered that since those were the only scenes left to film, it was best to start since there was nothing else to do. The "standoff" scene--which is in fact more a "cat and mouse" scene involving shooting one's enemy in the back--and its concurrent church fire scene were shot over a period of nine days. The heavy snow, with the exception of a few "fill-in" patches on the ground, was all genuine the crew members built snowmen and had snowball fights between takes.br /br /As you can imagine this is a very laid back Film - just cut the phone line and settle down for a wonderful journey that will turn you into a Cohen fan
 not rally a western August 27, 2004
2 out of 19 found this review helpful
When I bought this dvd I thought it would a like the average western But it is not. it is about a gambler (warren beatty)who decides to build a whorehouse and Julie Christie)who runs it. The movie drags on a bit and loses your attention. It is on for 116 minutes and it is mainly talking all the time and about a 10 minute gun battle right at the end. It has got a brillant haunting soundtrack by folk singer Leonard Cohen. The sound and picture is sharp for 1971 movie. If you like warren beatty or julie christie or westerns this might be for you.
Not really a western August 21, 2004
1 out of 20 found this review helpful
When I bought this dvd I thought it would a like the average western But it is not. it is about a gambler (warren beatty)who decides to build a whorehouse and Julie Christie)who runs it. The movie drags on a bit and loses your attention. It is on for 116 minutes and it is mainly talking all the time and about a 10 minute gun battle right at the end. It has got a brillant haunting soundtrack by folk singer Leonard Cohen. The sound and picture is sharp for 1971 movie. If you like warren beatty or julie christie or westerns this might be for you.
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