Darling Lili DVD

[duderank 2000]

I understand that Blake Edward's much maligned WW1 epic has just been released on Digital Versatile, heavily cut to remove much of its screwball comedy in order to make the film appear more serious in tone. Though all that WAS cut still features as deleted scenes. Unsure as to any further extras apart from the cut scenes, so would be nice to see any behind the scenes stuff in the form of vintage featurettes. Anything really to see more of the flying sequences and aircraft, which are particular favourites of mine. Has any one seen it?

[TomVrille]

Originally Posted by duderank 2000

I understand that Blake Edward's much maligned WW1 epic has just been released on Digital Versatile, heavily cut to remove much of its screwball comedy in order to make the film appear more serious in tone.

What a pity! I've always thought that the slapstick was the one feature that gave Darling Lili it's appeal. While there are some decent replicas to be seen in the film, and the climactic train strafing footage is worth watching, it is hard to take a batch of subscale, piebald SE5s too seriously!

[buzz1941]

The DVD features, as an extra, a complete dogfight that was severely truncated in the film release. It's a great dogfight.

[Major Larabee]

Havent been able to watch my copy yet as the day it arrived our chipped DVD player packed up so i carnt watch NTSC any more
It says 19 extra scenes but nothing about any of them being cut? it does however say "Directors Cut" Hope they havent messed with it to much, i still have some of the story boards from when the film was made

[duderank 2000]

Originally Posted by buzz1941

The DVD features, as an extra, a complete dogfight that was severely truncated in the film release. It's a great dogfight.

That sure sounds good to me. Looking forward to seeing that. Thanks buzz.

[Barrett]

As long as they keep every frame of The Glorious Gloria Paul, I don't care how many aeroplanes they delete!

[Jim Bruton]

Ditto that Barrett!