THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL SWINDLERS REVIEWED
“The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers” is an anthology about the worst people committing the best crimes. The best maverick directors of American, Japanese, Italian and French cinema came together to make these quick tales of crimes. Unfortunately, Roman Polanski now asks for his segment to be cut from the film. If you’re really hard up to watch it, I’d suggest deep searching areas like Vimeo or YouTube. But, what about the movie?
Jean Seberg and Jean-Luc Godard probably have the best segment of the film, as it is void of the Amicus morality tale mentality that permeates the picture. Godard uses Seberg to plumb the ideas of foreign nature and morality. While the geisha tale is fun and the story of the con men selling the Eiffel Tower is cute…it lacks the punch of the Godard conclusion. Well, technically Serge Gainsbourg has a musical bit to close the film. What’s the big takeaway?
Honestly, I don’t see what Polanski didn’t want to partake in the film any longer. It marks that weird period where he was starting to move from indie World Cinema and into Hollywood fare. I guess that he didn’t like how tongue-in-cheek the films went with their conclusions. Oh well, he’s got bigger things to worry about now.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Trailer (which features the cut Polanski segment)
A/V STATS
- 2.35:1 1080p transfer
- DTS-HD MONO