Cinematographer extraordinaire Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, who last month was honored as artist in residence at the Long Beach Widescreen Film Festival, is finally given his due with a gorgeous-looking transfer of The Deer Hunter, Michael Cimino’s 1978 Oscar-winning Vietnam epic, starring Robert DeNiro, John Savage and Christopher Walken. From his gritty Pennsylvania steel town with its rich Russian heritage to the looming nearby mountains to his capture of the tropical horrors of southeast Asia, Zsigmond helps weave a tapestry of heaven and hell. He also provides audio commentary.
Written by Bill Desowitz
