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The Black Dahlia (DVD, 2007)

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Product Information

Brian De Palma (SCARFACE) brings James Ellroy's novel to the screen, with Josh Hartnett (BLACK HAWK DOWN) and Aaron Eckhart (IN THE COMPANY OF MEN) starring as the two cops investigating the murder and mutilation of an aspiring actress.

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EAN5017239141157

eBay Product ID (ePID)59545853

Product Key Features

ActorRose Mcgowan, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett, Mia Kirshner

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Film/TV TitleThe Black Dahlia

DirectorBrian De Palma

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen

GenreMystery/Whodunnit

Run Time116 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationBased on the novel by James Ellroy, Brian De Palma's THE BLACK DAHLIA stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. Director Brian De Palma (THE UNTOUCHABLES, SCARFACE) establishes the relationship between Buddy Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, and their mutual love, Kay (Scarlett Johanssen û LOST IN TRANSLATION, MATCH POINT), before introducing the 1947 murder after which the film is named. In the haunting screen-tests left behind after her mysterious death, aspiring actress Elizabeth Short appears to want fame so badly she'll do anything to get it. Her pornographic film appearances, and a rumoured affair with narcissist heiress Madeleine Linscott (Hillary Swank û BOYS DON'T CRY, MILLION DOLAR BABY), provide just two clues in a sea of confusion. THE BLACK DAHLIA crams every subplot from Ellroy's novel into two hours, but only connects them towards the end of the movie. The screen-tests featuring a sadly desperate Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) are captivatingly filmed in gritty black-and-white. These scenes succeed in showing the industry ugliness most likely behind Elizabeth's death, while the rest of the film self-consciously strives to be noir through elaborate set design, dramatic camera angles, and narration taken straight from the book. If De Palma's goal was to make us examine our own voyeuristic fascination with murder, particularly the gruesome murder of a beautiful young woman, then he succeeds, because throughout a film invested in so many different storylines, Short's remains the most interesting one.

ReviewsTotal Film - DAHLIA has an air of nostalgia for epic, bygone-era movie-making....THE BLACK DAHLIA is a pleasure for the all-over dazzle of its star turns

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Black Dahlia

WriterJames Ellroy