| Crimes of Passion [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ] | ![Crimes of Passion [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31BByzhq%2BFL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Ken Russell
Studio: Shock
Buy New: $12.99
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Rating:  33 reviews
Format: Import, PAL
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
ASIN: B000WZT3OM
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Product Description
Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: A sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker named China Blue. One of her clients, a divorced man, decides he loves her and figures out who she is. He then begins wooing her, which she fights against since he was a client. Meanwhile a street preacher works the red light district trying to save souls. He decides to save China's immortal soul and begins hounding her. Eventually he gets out of hand and the man in love with her must try to help her.
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 passion on the screen May 30, 2010
Peter Andronas (Canada)
When I first saw Crimes Of Passion in 1984, I was aware that the script was intelligent and sincere, that there was a theatrical element to the visuals and dialogue in certain scenes that were extremely entertaining and exciting, that it was taking risks that were not self-indulgent, that the acting was pivotal and it came across on screen and that every moment counted in the development of the main characters and hinted successfully at the emotional life of the secondary and one scene characters... and it had suspense with interesting if not daring camera-work. But what I discovered years later when the director's version came out is that the imagination of the filmmaker was stifled by the studios and the reinsertion of missing scenes and still images of photographs throughout the film elevated this masterpiece to another level, that of an outstanding piece of oeuvre in the annals of cinema!
One of the most provocative of the 80's February 1, 2010
T. Donoghue (Earth)
This movie is a must see for any film lover. It is such an amazing piece of work, granted it is dated with that look of the 80's that will make many cringe or laugh out loud.Regardless that is part of the allure of the film as it draws you into the world of the three main characters. The subject matter is just as topical now as it was then, maybe even more so with the advent of the internet, reality television and our addiction to voyeurism and pornography.
There are many layers to this film, Ken Russel's direction, the cinematography,the screen play, the score, which is even more advant garde seeing it so many years after it was first made, and of coarse the actors. If you are fans of Kathleen Turner and Anthony Perkins, and who isn't?, then you will be blown away.
This is easily Kathleen's best film work and really no other American actress has ever shown such intimacy and duality in the sexuality of her character, it is compelling, enthralling and heart breaking.Plus you feel a connection to her because of her vulnerability that she develops as the movie unfolds.Finally her comedic timing is hilarious, yes there are plenty of laugh out scenes in this film too.
As for Mr. Perkins he is just off the charts and in many ways this is such an honest and raw performance for him, I mean he confronts so many social taboos in his character, that he becomes the mirror for the hypocrisy of sexuality in modern American society. It is more worth considering that for Anthony, and the life he lived, this makes his portrayal even more personal and a highlight of his career.
The commentary with Ken is awesome, it is too bad he could not stay for the entire film.
Ken Russell in top form September 29, 2009
Omnes
After having some big problems with his movie Valentino, which he considered a piece of trash, Ken Russell made two of his most fascinating films for the United States. The first was Altered States and the other Crimes of Passion. In Crimes of Passion, it definitely is, like a precedent reviewer said, a plea for honesty as we witness an art designer spending several night hours as a prostitute called China Blue. Then as she meets a dangerous minister and falls in love with one of her clients, her secret identity starts to shatter.
Though I do not want to reveal more of the story, I can say that the soundtrack, composed by Rick Wakeman the keyboardist of the british group YES, really does an amazing job adapting and remixing Dvorak's "New World" symphony. Not only does it reminds of Ken Russell's trademark of using famous classical music for his movies, it also, adds on to Ken Russell's movie which denounces the hypocrisy of the American Society and breaks its idyllic illusion.
A great job from all the cast and the crew. One dvd Ken Russell's fans must see for it is in its uncut and uncensored director's version.
crime September 12, 2009
Stephen S. Connaway (wichita, ks. usa)
Ho Hum nowhere as good as it could have been. I really can't recommend this one.
 Horrible July 2, 2008
Francois Rossier (Nanticoke, PA USA)
I bought this movie because I like Kathleen Turner. Wow, she's got to be embarrassed looking back on this clunker. Did some high school senior write and direct this thing? It's clumsy, has no real storyline, and it's not even erotic. The acting is mediocre, too, by today's standards. About a half hour into the movie I got the idea that it was not going to get any better, and I had to force myself to watch it to the end. At least the video was crisp, which brings me to another point. Somebody goes to the trouble to clean up this piece of crap, yet there are good movies out there (All of Me, Roxanne, Cabaret, Another Woman, to name a few off the top of my head) that deserve remastering, yet are not. I don't get it.
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