Buster Keaton’s 3 Ages Set For Master Of Cinema Special Edition Release
Buster Keaton’s first foray into making feature films celebrates its centenary with a brand-new Blu-ray release
We do enjoy celebrations and so do Eureka Entertainment. In August they will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Buster Keaton‘s 3 Ages set for release as part of The Masters of Cinema Series in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
The first feature that Buster Keaton wrote, directed, and starred in, Three Ages spoofs D.W. Griffith’s historical epic Intolerance. Like that film, Three Ages follows multiple narratives across different historical eras, which Keaton packs to the brim with incredible stunts and hilarious visual gags.
Across three eras – the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and “modern times” – Keaton competes for the love of a woman (Margaret Leahy) whilst having to defend himself from a nasty bully (Wallace Beery).
The release will mark another Buster Keaton masterpiece part of The Masters Of Cinema series with its UK debut on Blu-ray. Coming from a stunning restoration completed in 2022 by the Cohen Film Collection.
Have a look at this specially created Trailer to promote the release…
“a mine of knockabout comedy… packed with solid laughs” – Variety
SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:*
Limited Edition slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 copies only) | 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a new restoration by the Cohen Film Collection | Reconstructed original intertitles | Brand new audio commentary by film historian and writer David Kalat | This Side of Impossible – brand new video essay by David Cairns | Under the Flat Hat – brand new video essay by Fiona Watson | The Six Ages of Comedy – brand new featurette based on an essay by Keaton | Brand new interview with Ian Lavender | Man’s Genesis – 1912 short by D.W. Griffith that is parodied in Three Ages | Video essay on the film’s locations by John Bengtson | Archival recordings of Keaton | PLUS: A collectors booklet featuring new writing by Philip Kemp and Imogen Sara Smith | *All extras subject to change
USA |1923 | U | 70 MINS | 1.33:1 OAR | SILENT/COMEDY | SILENT (ENGLISH Intertitles) | B&W
Buster Keaton‘s 3 Ages will be released on Blu-ray, part of The Masters Of Cinema series on 21st August. You can pick you copy up at Eureka‘s online store.
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