Quo Vadis [Blu-ray]
by Mervyn Le Roy
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Actor: Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan, Peter Ustinov, Robert TaylorDirector: Mervyn Le Roy
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: John Lee Mahin
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 171 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-03-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Robert Taylor plays Marcus Vinicius, commander of Rome's 14th Legion and in love with Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a member of the Christian sect accused of undermining Roman values. Peter Ustinov, wrapped in purple-robed petulance, is the all-powerful Nero. The destinies of these three and of the Empire play out in a tale whose visual highlights include the parade of triumphant legions, the burning of R
Blu-ray Reviews of Quo Vadis [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Quo Vadis Holds Up Well for Its Age; Great Restoration!
Summary: 4 Stars
In reading some of the other reviews posted, most of them seem divided into three camps: the religious, the contemporary politically-correct, and the technical. As far as the first two camps are concerned, I will say that any major movie company, regardless of who they are, would be stupid to invest large sums of money in producing a movie that would not reflect the prevailing attitudes of the movie-going public at the time of its production. In addition, a successful film script should be reflective of those prevailing attitudes. Whether or not the attitudes of that time hold up sixty years later is another issue. At the time of Quo Vadis' production, we need to remember that the American public was in a post-war, anti-Nazi, anti-dictatorial frame of mind. Anti-Soviet attitudes were growing by leaps and bounds, and families went regularly to church. Public attitudes change with time. In a mass-communication world where attitudes can change almost overnight, criticism of a product that reflects what the prevailing attitudes are with an earlier time must be tempered with the realization that was how people viewed their world and society at that time.
Quo Vadis reflects very well, the prevailing public attitudes of the time of its production. I have not read the novel and cannot tell whether or not the script conforms with the novel. But the length of the film probably could have been cut down to about two hours, though that probably would not be sufficient time to show Commander Marcus Vinicius' growing hate of Nero and increase of belief in the Christian faith. It is known that Robert Taylor was not the preferred actor for this role, nor was Deborah Kerr the preferred actress for the role of Lygia. What makes Quo Vadis interesting is the antagonist-protagonist, lesser-actor roles of Peter Ustinov as Nero and Finlay Curie as Peter. We probably could have done without the romance of Marcus Vinicius and Lygia in the film and brought the roles of Nero and Peter to the fore, but it's romances that sell gothic novels and movie tickets.
As far as the restoration of the film is concerned, this was an excellent candidate for transfer to blu-ray and the looks of the original Technicolor negative reflect that quality. I'm glad that the film restoration technicians decided to keep the original mono soundtrack vice trying to make a 5.1 surround-sound transfer, which simply didn't exist at the time of the film's production. All-in-all, a great issue of a document reflective of its age and times!Quo Vadis [Blu-ray]
Description of Quo Vadis [Blu-ray]
Robert Taylor plays Marcus Vinicius, commander of Rome's 14th Legion and in love with Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a member of the Christian sect accused of undermining Roman values. Peter Ustinov, wrapped in purple-robed petulance, is the all-powerful Nero. The destinies of these three and of the Empire play out in a tale whose visual highlights include the parade of triumphant legions, the burning of Rome and the martyrdom of Christmas before cheering, bread-and-circus throngs."Welcome to Nero's House of Women" greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable "gentiles and gladiators" flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and that his beloved emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov, roly-poly and wicked) has become increasingly wacky. Marcus tries his centurion wiles on Lygia, and she's smitten, but she's also a Christian convert and begs Marcus not to force her to choose between him and her god. The Christians have a tough go of it, with martyrdom in the Coliseum as punishment for belonging to the new religion in town. Though three hours long, director Mervyn LeRoy's film always has something going on. It could help you enjoyably kill any rainy Sunday afternoon. --Keith Simanton
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