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If . . .

Criterion / Year: 1968

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Synopsis

Lindsay Anderson’s If... is a daringly anarchic vision of British society set in a boarding school in late sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums trumps authority at every turn, finally turning violent savior against the draconian games of one-upmanship played by both students and the powers-that-be. Mixing color and black-and-white as audaciously as it mixes fantasy and reality, If... remains one of cinema’s most unforgettable rebel yells.

Product Format Information

DVD : $34.99 (Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set)

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515024426
Catalog #: DV1091682

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Dolby Digital Mono (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.66
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Audio commentary: Audio commentary featuring film critic and historian David Robinson and actor Malcolm McDowell
Featurette: A 2003 episode from the Scottish TV series "Cast and Crew" about If. . ., featuring interviews with McDowell, Ondricek, director’s assistant Stephen Frears, producer Michael Medwin, and screenwriter David Sherwin
Documentaries: Thursday’s Children (1955), Anderson’s Academy Award–winning breakthrough documentary about a school for deaf children, co-directed by Guy Brenton and narrated by Richard Burton
Interview(s): New video interview with actor Graham Crowden

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Blu-ray : $39.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515085014
Catalog #: DB1091685

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66, Widescreen
Features:
Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Miroslav Ondrícek and assistant editor Ian Rakoff (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
Audio commentary: Audio commentary featuring film critic and historian David Robinson and actor Malcolm McDowell
Episode of the Scottish TV series Cast and Crew from 2003, featuring interviews with McDowell, Ondrícek, Rakoff, director’s assistant Stephen Frears, producer Michael Medwin, and screenwriter David Sherwin
Interview(s): Video interview with actor Graham Crowden
Bonus film: Thursday’s Children (1954), an Academy Award–winning documentary about a school for deaf children, by director Lindsay Anderson and Guy Brenton and narrated by actor Richard Burton
Booklet: A booklet featuring an essay by critic David Ehrenstein as well as reprinted pieces by Sherwin and Anderson

Customer Reviews

“Which Side Would You Be On?”

Amos Lassen wrote on 09/29/2011:

It is hard to believe that “If…” was released more than 50 years ago. The film is an allegory using a British boys’ school that undergoes a revolution by the students. This is a powerful film set in a school which does not allow students to totally express themselves. This was Malcolm McDonald’s first film and he is excellent as Mick, the ring-leader of a group of dissatisfied students who just do not fit into the ultra-conformism that the school requires.

The film has the feel of a documentary as it depicts a violent rebellion. Everything is excellent and it is as effective as it was when it was released. McDowell owns this film and we can easy see how this was his beginning to create his character for “A Clockwork Orange”. So much can be said ablaut the film but it would be better just to tell you to go and see it and then listen to your own reactions.

Censored Version

Aliyami wrote on 09/21/2007:

It's a sad state of affairs when a film from 1968 has to be released in a censored version almost 40 years later. What does that say about society today? I thought Criterion prided itself on providing complete versions of films rather than acting as our moral guardians.