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Title: Crumb (The Criterion Collection)
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 1
Release Date: 10/08/2010
Actors: Robert Crumb, Aline Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Audio Language: Unqualified
Runtime: 2 hours
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Studio: Criterion Collection
Certificate: MPAA Not Rated
Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Terry Zwigoff's landmark 1995 film is an intimate documentary portrait of underground artist Robert Crumb, whose unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made him a household name in popular American art. Zwigoff candidly and colorfully delves into the details of Crumb’s incredible career, as well as his past, including his family of reclusive eccentrics, some of the most remarkable people you'll ever see on-screen. At once a profound biographical portrait, a riotous examination of a man's controversial art, and a devastating look at a troubled family, Crumb is a genuine American original.

SET CONTAINS:
Criterion embellishes director Terry Zwigoff's breakthrough documentary with only a handful of extra features, but they're substantial: two commentary tracks, the first a genial, reflective monologue by Zwigoff, the second a conversation between Zwigoff and movie critic Roger Ebert, one of the early champions of Crumb. Ebert's input, it has to be said, ranges from redundant to smarmy, but he does nudge Zwigoff in directions that take the director's already engaging anecdotes a step further. Over 50 minutes of additional footage prove every bit as compelling as what was included: Crumb and his first wife on their marriage, Crumb on his sex life and other people's fetishes, some troubling memories of Crumb's father, a clip of the Cheap Suit Serenaders playing, and more. Anyone who's been fascinated by Crumb's glimpse into the life and mind of a unique artist will savor these extras. --Bret Fetzer

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