Hoffman (1970)
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Reviews Counted: 2 Fresh: 1 Rotten:1 Average Rating: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Synopsis:
Peter Sellers stars in this quirky drama as Benjamin Hoffman, a nebbish office worker who has been in love with his company's secretary, Janet Smith, for years. When Hoffman happens onto some unsavory information about her fiance, he hatches a disturbing blackmail scheme. Presenting Janet... [More]
Peter Sellers stars in this quirky drama as Benjamin Hoffman, a nebbish office worker who has been in love with his company's secretary, Janet Smith, for years. When Hoffman happens onto some unsavory information about her fiance, he hatches a disturbing blackmail scheme. Presenting Janet with the information, Hoffman tells her that in return for spending a week with him, he will destroy the information. She agrees and proceeds to spend the week with the quietly psychotic Hoffman, who behaves like a perfect gentleman, never betraying his obsessive love. Disturbing and oddly moving, HOFFMAN is a powerful love story that features an unforgettable dramatic performance by Mr. Sellers. [Less]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Peter Sellers, Sinead Cusack
Director: Alvin Rakoff
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 21, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic - 1.66
Audio:
- Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - 1. Peter Sellers - Star
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Reviews
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Miss Smith's emotional transformation, which we're presumably expected to mirror, is hard to swallow and comes across more as a discomfiting Stockholm Syndrome breakdown than a tender opening of her eyes and heart.
04/06/06 10:07 AM
Anchor Bay's DVD edition delivers a fine print (1.66:1 anamorphic) with good color and detail, though it's sometimes grainy and speckly. The DD 2.0 monaural audio is fine. Extras are the lengthy and hamfisted original trailer, plus a thorough Sellers bio.
04/06/06 10:06 AM
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