HAIR - 40th Anniversary Edition Director: Milos FormanThe film, loosely based on the 1968 Broadway musical Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, centres on two men, Claude (John Savage, The Deer Hunter, a naïve young man from America's 'Bible Belt' and Berger (Treat Williams), the leader of a hippie tribe in New York. Drafted into the army and soon to ship out to Vietnam, Claude spends his last time as a civilian with Berger, learning for the first time about race and class issues in 60s America. He soon meets and falls for Shelia, a rich debutante with a rebellious soul. Welcome to the Age of Aquarius. The film marked Milos Forman's return to directing after winning an Oscar® for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in 1975 and was nominated for two Golden Globes in 1980.Special featuresPresented in High Definition and Standard DefinitionAquarius (1966, 8 mins): the Age of Aquarius arrives in Nancy Hanna's jazzy psychedelic animationSan Francisco (1968, 15 mins): Anthony Stern's award-winning impressionistic documentary shot on the streets of San Fran, stunningly soundtracked with a rare early version of Pink Floyd's 'Interstellar Overdrive' Indian Pop Instrumental (c1970, 3 mins): enigmatic English musos look east with this marvellously mysterious music filmDiscomania (1979, 24 mins): Oscar Riesel's star-spangled British disc-dancing extravaganza from the glory days of glitterballs, lurex, sequins and rollerskatesNicholas Ray in Conversation (1969, audio only): the legendary filmmaker memorably concluding his screen career in Hair - reflects upon his legacy with film critic VF Perkins at London's NFT***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Ellen Cheshire, new interview with the film's screenwriter Michael Weller and an essay on director Milos Forman by Kieron McCormack
S**S
Wonderful
This is truly a great film/musical. From watching this it has opened doors to other things. 5*****
M**L
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this is the dawning of the age of one of the most awesome musical dvds ever so happy i can have my own copy
B**N
Go On - Let Your Hair Down.
Not a lot to be said about this film that hasn't already been written (if that makes sense). It's a fantastic, wonderful cool (and all the other 60/70s groovy words) of a musical that summed up an era of the summer of love. It brings back sweet and fond memories of the lost era of pop music and lifestyles, which few can actually remember as they spent most of the time back then, stoned.The music is more than good, it's great, especially Aquarius (one of my favourites). Young or old, if you haven't seen it and want to while away a couple of hours on a wet Sunday afternoon then I recommend this film to you. In the words of Dr. Timothy Leary, "Tune in, turn on and drop out!" It's an experience you won't forget. A solid 4 out of 5 star entertainment and better value for money than most cinema releases at present.
D**D
It was Amazing I am so happy as it’s so many years ago
Well as I know it from many years back , as I have many a year under my belt . I was so amazed that you could still get a cope and it took me back so many years to the time when everything had possibilities all you had to do was believe . Bring it on . Thank you Amazon you have provided so much pleasure to so many , just stay focused on you ability to bring so much happiness to so many and there individual lives which are all so important to them . Thank you Amazon
A**Y
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius!!
Great film! Music comes from the best era also. Been waiting for this for ages for the Blu Ray release, sound is excellent and film looks really good, but grainy but hey! Its 40 years old. If you love the late 60s then this is for you.
M**.
Super classic. Takes me back!
A film that impressed me in its day. Has not dated
P**R
the Earth says hello...
By 1979, the Vietnam War and the Hippie movement were in the past.This film, in plot, lyrics and images encapsulates a sanitized versionof the 1960'S social upheaval, yet the unbounded exuberance and optimism,and the hopeless naivety of that young generation comes through.More than 40 years after the musical which inspired the film, everythinghas changed-in order to remain the same: The "specter" of global Communism,has been banished to the dustbin of History, but millions of people arestill bombed, in crusades against multifarious tyrants.Sex and Drugs have been "liberated" into billion-dollar industries."New Age" has become a big business. America has twice electeda President of African-American descent. Yet the common man is as controlled,and insecure and unhappy as in the 1960's, possibly even more so.In this respect, the anti-establishment, anti-war significance of the filmis undiminished. Other than that, I feel that "Woodstock" captures moretruthfully the 1960's zeitgeist:Woodstock [DVD] [2009]This DVD's image quality is mediocre.
A**S
A Classic Film with Music to match!
What can I say about this film? It starts off bleak and in mono but when the music and singing starts you are uplifted and carried along on a cloud!!! It is simply brilliant! You want more and more! I did not see this at the cinema (don't know why?) but I wish I had because seeing on a large screen would have been fantastic! There's no gloss just realism and fine acting from a little known cast.Superb direction and musical score which comes alive in 5.1 Dolby. I'm thinking of buying this in Blu-ray. Buy it and enjoy the experience.
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