The Other Side of Midnight

"The Other Side Of Midnight"(1977) has plenty going for it as a collectible DVD. First of all the story is a fascinating character study of the extreme lengths a woman is willing to go to get revenge on a man who wronged her. In this case, Noelle Paige (Marie-France Pissier) has a brief but torrid love affair on the eve of World War 2 with American soldier and pilot Larry Douglas(John Beck), who is stationed in Paris. Unknown to Douglas, she ends up even getting pregnant, but he fails to keep his promise to return and marry her. On the very day and date he insisted he would meet her in their favorite Paris restaurant and tie the knot, he stands her up. By this time, he has actually met and married American girl Catherine Alexander (Susan Sarandon).The rest of the movie details Noelle's efforts to bed her way to the top of France's social ladder, first as a fashion model, an actress and finally as the lover of one of the richest Greek magnates in Europe (Raf Vallone). Her growing power and influence make it extremely difficult for her ex-lover to land a civilian job as a pilot after the war, which was in fact her very intent. She now has the connections and the power to see to it that the only job he can get is working for her, where she finally has him where she wants him. She exacts her revenge at last.The beautiful French and Greek cinematography, coupled with the stirring musical score by Michel Legrand add the perfect finishing touches on this engrossing epic.20th Century Fox Home Video should be highly commended for doing this beautiful film justice. The pristine wide-screen color presentation, coupled with the beautifully recorded Michel Legarand musical score, make this film treatment of Sidney Sheldon's popular novel a real keeper.

Dear 20CF,Please, please release this film on DVD for the benefit of its many fans. It is long overdue. We've suffered for lo these many years with the monaural, pan-and-scan VHS tape, and that's no way to watch this sumptuously expensive soap opera.Speaking of expensive--we're aware that this was the big flop you released in the summer of 1977 with many bells and whistles, while your other summer release that year, a little flick called STAR WARS, sneaked quietly into theaters and became a huge hit. We're also aware that a lot of A-List stars (Catherine Deneuve, Burt Reynolds, etc.) and directors (Robert Mulligan, Sidney Lumet, etc.) politely passed on the opportunity to be involved. But is that our fault? Certainly not! Don't take it out on us. We actually went out and saw the movie anyway! We're sorry you took a bath with it, but this is an excellent chance for you to make some of that money back, don't you think?We, the worldwide OSM Fan Club, patiently await the availability of our favorite trash wallow in a decent, anamorphic widescreen, Dolby 5.1 Stereo DVD version. It is our right as taxpaying citizens and Trash Film Junkies. We would also like the original theatrical trailer, and perhaps a "Making Of" documentary, and maybe a running commentary track by Marie-France Pisier and Susan Sarandon--but let's not get piggy. We'll settle for a good print of the film itself.You've just given us a new, souped-up DVD of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (Thank you, thank you!), and now we raise our voices in our favorite chant: "We want our O-S-M!!!" In the sacred name of Sidney Sheldon, we beseech you to end our suffering. Thank you.Sincerely,The OSM Fan ClubPS: Just so you know--there's a pirated, bootlegged DVD version making the rounds, usually priced at about $200.00, and a lot of people are actually shelling out for it. But we won't. We'll wait for you, 20CF, to do the right thing and give us the true, lawful version. Thanks again.

I looked all around for this movie and I couldn’t find it and you guys had it. I was so grateful to order it and I probably have to order another one because I lent it to somebody to see it and they never returned it.

Great classic from the year I was born!! Hard to find.

buena película

Un très beau film. Malgré mes connaissances cinématographiques j étais passé à côté de ce petit bijoux. Je recommande vivement, le film est prenant avec un petit côté réalisation dans le style de la mort aux trousses surtout sur les rebondissements.

Die DVD liess sich nicht abspielen, da DVD von USA gesendet wurde und dort ein anderes System verwendet wird. Ich habe die DVD deshalb retournieren müssen. Es hegen auch Zweifel, ob die Qualität mit EU DVD's identisch ist.

Recibí el DVD mucho antes de lo esperado, es decir la entrega fue inmediata, creo que unos 10 días, pero el inconveniente que tenía el DVD es que en la versión de español tiene varios cortes que pasan a hablar en inglés con subtítulos en español. No estoy contenta con esto.