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“The Collector” falls within the “Psycho” tradition in focusing on the repressed sexual longings of a quietly alienated loner, but it’s closer to “Peeping Tom” in portraying the sympathetic side of the killer. This is highlighted, first, by the performances themselves, which are superficially icy but in reality exhibit a broad deal of underlying warmth. But it’s also underscored by the fact that William Wyler’s madman is only an accidental murderer, his draw being only to harbor his object of desire, not kill her (assassinate, as it happens, being simply the “collateral” result of his gain perversity) .
“The Collector,” in fact, is probably the most humanized portrait of a sociopath ever set aside on film, and Terence Label makes us realize in every scene objective how starved for affection he is. Not even “Peeping Tom” rivals it in this respect, since the analytical reach of Michael Powell toward his deranged protagonist, not to mention the exclusive fetishism fervent, prevents us from really identifying with him. By difference, Stamp’s character could easily relate any otherwise “normal” human being, who is merely more estranged and sensitive than most.
The DVD transfer of the film is handsome, certainly not the best conversion of a sixties film I’ve seen, but aloof doing credit to the film. The sound is also respectable, and I personally appreciate Maurice Jarre’s theme music, particularly the beautifully orchestrated version played during the closing
credits.
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One caution, however: this DVD has been edited slightly, and those obsolete to seeing the brief frontal nudity of Ms. Eggar during the “seduction” sequence in the final quarter of the film will search in vain for it here. This seems to have resulted from some absurd prudery on the fraction of the company, but it also hurts the film, since the nudity, far from being “pornographic,” highlights the intimacy of the scene, and, in addition, serves to emphasize Stamp’s reaction to Eggar’s dead and dazzling offering of herself. Honest one more example, in other words, of how the bowdlerizing of a film against the director’s wishes is always a uncertain expend.
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One STAR is too many, but there was no goose egg!
I really loathe to slam this magnificent movie, but after buying it, I felt betrayed and wanted to try to prevent others from having the same dilemma.
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Wyler’s work is always astounding, which makes it especially hurtful to observe his film butchered in this fashion – yes I said BUTCHERED.
I unprejudiced purchased “The Collector” on DVD (Columbia 07893 – ISBN 0-7678-8288-1) after already owning the same title on LaserDisk.
I have criticisms of both the TRANSFER, and the Explain.
Transfer:
IMDB Lists the unique film as “Spherical 1.78:1 aspect ratio” – If this is apt, then the DVD has been procedure over-masked because the LaserDisk version has a cover that shows about 30% more relate sing on the top and bottom of the field. It appears that the studio simply took a 4:3 version of the film and transferred it to DVD by cutting off the top and bottom to do it 16×9, rather than finding an novel widescreen print to transfer. Compare it with anything… even video tape to scrutinize what I mean. Tainted. They have a lot of nerve advertising “Preserves the unusual theatrical aspect ratio” on the DVD package.
The print they started with is not in very ample condition. It exhibits signs of sprocket wear (side to side record shifting) as well as specks of dirt on the film and splice jumps.
In short, the film was given the “swiftly and dirty” transfer, not the “lovingly carefull” one it deserves.
Content:
As others on this forum have eminent, the seduction scene is highly mutilated. Gone is the tender moment of frontal nudity, as well as side angles – thus stripping the scene of it’s innocence and impact almost completely. All have been cunningly “panned and scanned” away. The DVD box claims the film is “not rated” – it should really say “Why Bother”.
I cannot recommend this version at all, I am sorry to say.
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