The Legend Of Bagger Vance

Starring: Matt Damon, Will Smith Director: Robert Redford Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 11th February, 2002 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English

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DVD Extras: The Legend of Bagger Vance on disc has an anamorphic transfer of the original 1.85-1 image, & though a little dark is very sharp & filled with detail & vibrant colours. The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound does everything expected, being atmospheric & showcasing the score to good effect. Extras are a four-minute interview with Robert Redford & a three-minute featurette which is really an extended trailer to complement the teaser & conventional trailer also included. There are several pages of electronic press kit production notes, & biographies & filmographies of 18 of the film's stars & production personnel. As Redford believes commentaries & in-depth behind the scenes features ruin the magic of the movies this is as extensive a collection as is likely to appear. Finally there is a truly appalling trailer for the DVD of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.

Based on the bestselling novel by Steven Pressfield, The Legend of Bagger Vance is a beguiling addition to the tiny genre of feel-good mystical sports movies. In Georgia at the height of the Depression, Adele Invergordon organises a golf tournament to publicise her inherited luxury hotel/golf course. Taking part are two genuine golf stars of the period, together with one-time Southern sporting hero, Rannulph Junuh . Shattered by the Great War, Junuh has retreated into a bottle & it is up to a local boy, Hardy Greaves & caddy Bagger Vance to help him find his lost swing.

Though it is never made explicit, Vance is an angel & the film is really about redemption, the golf scenes being a not exactly subtle metaphor for life itself. Some may find it corny & unoriginal; the movie has much in common with director Robert Redfords own The Natural as well as Heaven Can Wait & Field of Dreams . Yet after a clunky opening Bagger Vance finds its swing & proves a delightful light romantic drama, with gorgeous cinematography, fine performances & a wonderful score by Rachel Portman.

Matt Damon is an American film actor. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He shares an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his friend Ben Affleck for the movie Good Will Hunting. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film. He founded Project Greenlight with Affleck to find & fund worthwhile film projects from novice filmmakers. In 2004 his uncle became the oldest person at 70 years old to swim the English Channel. Damon also produced an audiobook, reading Howard Zinn s A Peoples History of the United States. He grew up next door to Zinn. Posters Of Matt Damon

Editors Choice: Gerry, The Brothers Grimm, Stuck On You, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Good Will Hunting, The Third Wheel, All The Pretty Horses, View DVDology

Charles Robert Redford Jr. is a famous American actor. Known for his roles in Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, All the Presidents Men, The Sting & The Great Gatsby, Redford has also directed the films Quiz Show, The Milagro Beanfield War & others. Redford also is responsible for starting the Sundance Film Festival, named after his character in Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. The festival caters to independent filmmakers in the United States & has received some recognition from the industry as a place to option films. In 1981, the first film Redford directed, Ordinary People, won the Academy Award for Directing ; his 1994 film Quiz Show was nominated for the award but lost to Forrest Gump. Redford owns a celebrated   restaurant called Zoom, located on Main Street in the former mining town of Park City, Utah. It has both indoor & outdoor seating  . Redford also owns a ski resort called Sundance Resort  . Posters Of Robert Redford

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