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Chilly Scenes of Winter AKA Head Over Heels (Blu-ray) (1979)
Love does strange things to people. And Charles is a little strange to begin with.Director: Joan Micklin Silver
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The Twilight Time release has exclusive extras.
The Criterion releases have differing exclusive extras.
Versions:
The film is based on the novel Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beattie. However, the film was initially released by United Artists under the title "Head Over Heels" and screenwriter/director Joan Micklin Silver had originally included an extended "happier" ending that is less true to the novel. The extended ending consists mainly of one sequence approximately 3 minutes long.
After the film's initial box office failure, the producers & director were able to convince the studio to re-release the film with their preferred title, and director Joan Micklin Silver shortened the ending after re-evaluating her original edit. The film was successful upon re-release and the "Head Over Heels" version has never been released on home video, though it was aired on TV a few times.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - "Chilly Scenes of Winter" version (95:234).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - "Chilly Scenes of Winter" version (95:234).
- Blu-ray ALL America- Twilight Time - No cuts - "Chilly Scenes of Winter" version (95:22).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/03/17
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 20/03/23UPDATE LOG:
02/03/17: Initial entry.
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01/03/21: Switched title AKAs, updated notes, added versions info.
20/03/23: Added US/Canada Criterion,
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