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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Original, Theatrical Version, Trailers
Renowned British stage director Sean Matthias directs Martin Sherman's "powerful and provocative" (The New York Times), groundbreaking screenplay about one man's struggle to maintain dignity while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. Featuring exceptional performances from Lothaire Bluteau (The Black Robe), Clive Owen (Close My Eyes), Brian Webber, Ian McKellen (Gods And Monsters) and Mick Jagger, Bent "earns its place in cultural history" (The New York Times) as something that will "grab filmgoers by the heart" (Rex Reed). Max (Owen) is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Pursued and captured, Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish--because gays, in the eyes of the Nazis, are the lowest form of humanity. But it takes a forbidden relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
"Raw drama... undeniably powerful scenes..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A film of rare power, passion and cinematic brilliance!" Rex Reed
"Intense, moving and completely unforgettable!" Movie Magazine International
"Powerful and emotional..." Apollo Guide
Editor's Note
An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified as Jewish rather than homosexual. After a series a constitution-breaking incidents, his love for a fellow male prisoner brings him to admit his true nature. Features Mick Jagger in a brief role as a drag queen.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Scene Selection | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Surround | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 9/7/2004 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 1004401 | | UPC: 00027616884725 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Arresting imagery..." 03/01/1998 p.39-40Film Comment
"...Chic, stunning....Clive Owen and Lothaire Bluteau are superb..." 07/01/1997 p.8-9 New York Times
"...Mr. Owen and Mr. Bluteau both give intense, finely shaded performances..." 11/26/1997 p.E5 |
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