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Beyond the Rocks

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Beyond the Rocks (1922)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 10  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.5/10

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Synopsis: Considered by many to be a gem of the silent film era, BEYOND THE ROCKS was previously thought to be lost, with only a one-minute portion preserved in the Filmmuseum Amsterdam. While sorting through inventory, the preservationists at the museum were shocked and thrilled to find the film's... Considered by many to be a gem of the silent film era, BEYOND THE ROCKS was previously thought to be lost, with only a one-minute portion preserved in the Filmmuseum Amsterdam. While sorting through inventory, the preservationists at the museum were shocked and thrilled to find the film's missing reels. Originally released in 1922, the Sam Woods-directed film stars Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino as a romantic pair. It was unusual at the time for studios such as Paramount to use two of their major stars in one film, as the idea was usually to spread star talent out across many films in order to attract the largest audiences. Some discrepancy remains over whether Swanson wanted to do the film or not. Some records suggest that the producers of the film cast Swanson opposite Valentino to punish her for diva-like behavior; in fact she was personal friends with Valentino and secretly thrilled to be working with him. Based on a novel by Elinor Glyn, who was known for writing about scandalous romances, the film has Swanson and Valentino meet in the vacation spot where Swanson is honeymooning with her older husband. Fully restored, the film also includes a fresh musical score by Dutch composer Henny Vrienten. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson

Director: Sam Wood

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 11, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • Title Card - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Interviews - Gloria Swanson - Star (1955)
  • Introduction - Martin Scorsese
  • Short Film - THE DELICIOUS LITTLE DEVIL (1919)

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos

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A great example of the burgeoning star system at work and a form of diversion that delighted audiences in earlier times.

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Eric Monder
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09/23/06
Time Out
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It goes without saying that the discovery and restoration of the 1922 Gloria Swanson/Rudolph Valentino melodrama Beyond the Rocks is a cause for celebration

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09/23/06
Keith Uhlich
Slant Magazine
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Beyond the Rocks is not the world's greatest movie, but the fact that it exists at all makes it one of the most exciting DVDs of 2006.

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07/28/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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The new beautifully melancholic score by Henny Vrienten greatly adds to the atmosphere.

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07/10/06
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com
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More interesting as a reflection of what passed as a great romantic melodrama than it is as actually a great classic.

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05/24/06
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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A marvelously overripe 1922 silent melodrama starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino.

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01/12/06
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Valentino and Swanson display the confident way with expression and gesture that silent stars had to develop to project their intentions in the absence of audio, but little about the film is especially over the top.

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12/22/05
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly
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It is the only film in which two of the great stars of the era -- Gloria Swanson and Rudolf Valentino -- appeared together. If only to see their on-screen chemistry, no film buff should miss it.

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10/14/05
Marta Barber
Miami Herald
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A ravishing example of the incandescent grandeur of Swanson and Valentino.

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09/26/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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Welcome back, Gloria and Rudy. A straight-up hit.

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09/15/05
Phil Hall
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