Moonrise (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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A small-town fable about violence and redemption, MOONRISE is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood's most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the e of his criminal her, young Danny (Dane Clark) is d and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the close in around him, Danny makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man's fiancée (Gail Russell), a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression. With this postwar comeback, Borzage recaptured the inspiration that had animated his long and audacious early career, marrying the lyrical force of his romantic sensibility with the psychological anguish of film noir, in a stunning vindication of faith in the power of love. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES -New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack -New conversation between author Hervé Dumont (FRANK BORZAGE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF A HOLLYWOOD ROMANTIC) and film historian Peter Cowie -PLUS: An essay by critic Philip Kemp Review ------ A small-town fable about violence and redemption, Moonrise is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood’s most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the e of his criminal her, young Danny (Dane Clark) is d and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormenter. As the close in around him, Danny makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée (Gail Russell), a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression. With this postwar comeback, Borzage recaptured the inspiration that had animated his long and audacious early career, marrying the lyrical force of his romantic sensibility with the psychological anguish of film noir in a stunning vindication of faith in the power of love. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES * New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack * New conversation between author Hervé Dumont (Frank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic) and film historian Peter Cowie * PLUS: An essay by critic Philip Kemp