Pandora and the flying dutchman bluray 1951 best buy. Pandora and the flying dutchman is one of my mothers favorite films. Ava gardner stars as pandora reynolds, a predatory creature who destroys the lives of all men whove been. Pandora and the flying dutchman view trailer get tickets sultry and surreal, macabre and hopelessly romantic, ava gardner and james mason star in this grownup fairy tale as lovers alternately casting or in the clutches of a powerful spell. Pandora and the flying dutchman with ava gardner is. Pandora and the flying dutchman cleveland institute of. Pandora and the flying dutchman 4k mastering, restored, 2. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 film hd youtube. Ava gardner stars in pandora and the flying dutchman. This bizarre 1951 fairy tale starring ava gardner and james mason is an exotic, extraordinary creation, writes andrew pulver.
Pandora unfurls with dreamlike logic somewhere between the physical and the metaphysical, sometime between. For whatever reason, parts of the curious case of benjamin button also came to mind. Pandora and the flying dutchman drama films the guardian. A legendary film, which has been elevated to haute cult status.
Albert lewins adaptation of the flying dutchman legend transposes the story into an upperclass englishspeaking community in a small port in 1930s spain. Watching this film is like entering a strange and wonderful dream. Ava gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, plays pandora, a woman who has never fallen in love. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a 1951 film directed by albert lewin. This movie had ava gardner, james mason in the lead roles of the film. Ava gardner stars as pandora reynolds, a predatory creature who destroys the lives of all men whove been unfortunate enough to fall in love with her. Mar 03, 2020 the restoration of pandora and the flying dutchman is a result of such international cooperation, as cohen media group struck a deal with ocs, a broadcaster in france where the film has always had its share of admirers, and becomes the 72nd feature that the company has played a part in reviving with no signs of stopping, though the. Ava gardner in pandora and the flying dutchman, a film by albert lewin. Shot by the late, great cinematographer jack cardiff, using a palette of dark reds, greens, blues and blacks, the film stars james mason as hendrik, a 17thcentury seaman eternally condemned to sail the oceans, and ava gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, as pandora, a woman who has never fallen in love. Pandora and the flying dutchman pandora and the flying dutchman director.
Those who dont buy into dismiss it as very pretty but pretentious pap, citing its arch and artificial dialogue, its tendency to overstate and then reoverstate the obvious, and a generally florid style as their reasons for not giving dutchman the time of day. How pandora and the flying dutchman still casts a spell the. A digitally restored 4k version of pandora and the flying dutchman opens friday. Overview of pandora and the flying dutchman, 1952, directed by albert lewin, with james mason, ava gardner, nigel patrick, at turner classic movies. Pandora and the flying dutchman, albert lewins morbid, grandiloquent technicolor film starring ava gardner and james mason, has been released on dvd. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 remastered trailer. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a 1951 british technicolor drama film made by romulus films and released by metrogoldwynmayer in the united states.
Photographed by jack cardiff, its also or has been in the past a beautiful film. Martin scorsese sultry and surreal, macabre and hopelessly romantic, ava gardner and james mason star in this grownup fairy tale as lovers alternately casting or in the clutches of a powerful spell. Filmed in spain and england, pandora and the flying dutchmanwas released in the united kingdom in february of 1951 but released in the united states on october 15, 1951. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 movies filmanic. I cant quite find the masterpiece lurking inside albert lewins pandora and the flying dutchman but theres a spell the film weaves thats close to unique, perhaps comparable to things like the pictures of powell and pressburger and william dieterles portrait of jennie though markedly inferior on the whole. Its too bad the inspiration wasnt there for the entire film, this could have been something really special instead of being just pretty good. There are few films that can be acclaimed as truly mad, but pandora and the flying dutchman stands rather wonderfully in this category. Daves rating of the film pandora and the flying dutchman dave went into this hoping to see an overlooked masterpiece, instead saw a film that is good but that could remain overlooked for a majority of people without depriving them. A timeless romance based on the legend of the flying dutchman. Albert lewins interpretation of the legend of the flying dutchman. A masterpiecethe supreme encounter between surrealism and hollywood. Pandora and the flying dutchman albert lewin produced, directed and did the story and script, keeping this film on an almost unrelieved level of sombre depression. A matter of life and death, black narcissus, and the red shoes as well as the underrated if not exactly great 1949 hitchcock offering under capricorn.
Pandora and the flying dutchman is a technicolored pastiche of symbolism, the supernatural and old romantic claptrap. In a class by itself as a unique and resplendent creation, pandora and. This bizarre 1951 fairy tale starring ava gardner and james mason is an exotic, extraordinary creation. There are a few spectacular scenes, particularly the attempted murder of the flying dutchman. May, 2010 pandora and the flying dutchman 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The reincarnation of pandora and the flying dutchman and. A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ships captain. How pandora and the flying dutchman still casts a spell. Film locations for pandora and the flying dutchman 1951, in spain. Cohen media group is proud to present a new restoration of the timeless romance based on the legend of the flying dutchman.
Many cineastes consider pandora and the flying dutchman as the masterpiece of filmmaker albert lewin, while others write the film off as a pretentious bore. Pandora and the flying dutchman is an english movie directed by albert lewin released in the year 1951. Pandora and the flying dutchman was directed by albert lewin, who also directed the moon and sixpence 1942 and the picture of dorian gray 1945 also starring in pandora and the flying dutchman. The original trailer in high definition of pandora and the flying dutchman directed by albert lewin and starring james mason, ava gardner. The film was directed by albert lewin and produced by lewin and joe kaufmann from his own screenplay, based on the legend of the flying dutchman. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 directed by albert. James mason is the mysterious dutchman and ava gardner is pandora, the woman every man wants, only she does not really love any man. On dvd, pandora and the flying dutchman the new york times. One of her most determined admirers is stephen cameron, a race car driver. Pandora and the flying dutchman letterboxd social film. One of the great unsung filmmakers of cinemas golden age, albert lewins career may have only spanned six directorial efforts, but thanks to a new 4k restoration of his impossibly great pandora and the flying dutchman, its time for an entire new generation of film fans to get caught up in his brand of impressionistic melodrama. Martin scorsese sultry and surreal, macabre and hopelessly romantic, ava gardner and james mason star in this grownup fairy tale as lovers alternately casting or.
Black narcissus, pandora unfurls with dreamlike logic somewhere between the physical and the metaphysical, sometime between modernity and antiquity. James mason in pandora and the flying dutchman 1951. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a movie starring james mason, ava gardner, and nigel patrick. Pandora and the flying dutchman 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The restoration of pandora and the flying dutchman is a result of such international cooperation, as cohen media group struck a deal with ocs, a broadcaster in france where the film has always had its share of admirers, and becomes the 72nd feature that the company has played a part in reviving with no signs of stopping, though the.
Pandora and the flying dutchman turner classic movies. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a fantastical 50s technicolor melodrama and a one of a kind masterpiece. So says critic jonathan rosenbaum about this luscious, ethereal fantasy which has been digitally restored to its original technicolor glory. Lovingly restored using martin scorseses personal 35mm technicolor print as a color reference, this curio. This movie had ava gardner, james mason in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. The 1951 movie, which stars ava gardner and james mason, has.
Because of this, and a discussion i had with ray rohauer, the source for the cohen library aeons ago, i expected more from this bluray. Pandora ava gardner is a woman who has never fallen in love. Aug 08, 2019 one of the most unexpected names associated with pandora and the flying dutchman was man ray, the american painter and photographer whose innovative work with the surrealist and dada movements ran alongside his occasional short films and collaborations with filmmakers like marcel duchamp and rene clair. Feb 05, 2020 based on the legend that inspired wagners flying dutchman, pandora has the doomedtowander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque spanish town, circa 1930. Feb, 2020 knockout 1951 indie pandora and the flying dutchman returns looking better than ever ava gardner and james mason in a scene from pandora and the flying dutchman. The color story is highly controlled, focusing intensly on greens in all of its varieties. Pandora and the flying dutchman, a 1951 fantasy directed by albert lewin, is an interesting film. Pandora and the flying dutchman original trailer youtube. Pandora and the flying dutchman cornell cinema cornell arts. One of the great unsung filmmakers of cinemas golden age, albert lewins career may have only spanned six directorial efforts, but thanks to a new 4k restoration of his impossibly great pandora and the flying dutchman, its time for an entire new generation of film fans to get caught up in his brand of impressionistic melodrama pandora stars both ava gardner and james mason in the.
Based on the legend that inspired wagners flying dutchman, pandora has the doomedtowander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque spanish town, circa 1930. Pandora and the flying dutchman, dvd, 4k mastering, restored, 2 pack, drama, 1929129241. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 rotten tomatoes. James mason plays the fabled 17thcentury dutch sailor, doomed to sail the seven seas in a ghost ship foreverunless he can find. Feb 16, 2020 pandora and the flying dutchman is a movie starring james mason, ava gardner, and nigel patrick. The pomp and sweep that make up pandora and the flying dutchmans dna are as much a reason to see the film as gardners lead performance, which arrived in 1951 just after george sidneys. The ship is compared to the flying dutchman by sam winchester. Albert lewins pandora and the flying dutchman has a tendency to evoke quite differing reactions from people. In this version, the flying dutchman is a man, not a ship. Painstakingly restored by the rohauer collection in conjunction with the film foundation and the george eastman house, this legendary. A dutchman, living in the 17th century, is not permitted to rest until he finds a woman who loves. Soar with ava gardner in pandora and the flying dutchman. Pandora and the flying dutchman cornell cinema cornell.
The movie has a mystical, dreamlike and haunting atmosphere. When the movie starts two bodies are discovered on the beach after a big storm. Shes never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted by hendrick. She has always told us how she and her friends sat at repeated showings of the film when it was first released, mesmerized by ava gardners beauty and by the film s romantic atmosphere. Regardless of its flaws, pandora and the flying dutchman is a literate, creative, fairly original, and exceptionally wellacted film, with the exceptional feature of being photographed by jack cardiff obe, who was on quite a run going into this film having photographed the three powellpressburger classics from the 40s. Knockout 1951 indie pandora and the flying dutchman returns looking better than ever ava gardner and james mason in a scene from pandora and.