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Carlos

DVD 4-disc set More Info 4-disc set Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 715515087018 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$44.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$49.99~~
Blu-ray 2-disc set More Info 2-disc set Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 715515086912 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$44.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$49.99~~

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Synopsis

Carlos, directed by Olivier Assayas, is an epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sanchez—also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most–wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left–wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East. Assayas portrays him not as a criminal mastermind but as a symbol of seismic political shifts around the world, and the magnetic Édgar Ramírez brilliantly embodies him as a swaggering global gangster. Criterion presents the complete, uncut, director–approved, five–and–a–half–hour version of Carlos.

3 Reasons To buy this film

It is actually a great film - made better with some man flesh!
The transfer and extras are impressive - from Criterion.
Sometimes it's fun to put down hose mediocre gay independent flicks and watch a real film!

Review

Carlos the Jackal was kind of a prick, so what better way to portray him than have Ilich Ramírez Sanchez show his? Ramírez's dick is front and center after a bath scene, and the many shots of his butt don't hurt either. And I guess you realized that it is not a gay film at all - but a delight for gay penis and butt voyeurs!

-- Robert O'Neill

Product Format Information

DVD : $44.99 (4-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515087018

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 2.35
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Interview(s): With director Olivier Assayas, actor Édgar Ramírez, and Lenoir
Interview(s): With Carlos associate Hans-Joachim Klein, by Jean-Marcel Bougreau and Daniel Leconte (Archive)
Audio commentary: On select scenes featuring Lenoir
Documentaries: Carlos: Terrorist Without Borders
Documentaries: Maison de France
Documentaries: The Making of Carlos
Booklet: Featuring essays by critics Colin MacCabe and Greil Marcus, as well as a timeline of Carlos’s life and biographies of selected figures portrayed in the film, written by Carlos’s historical adviser, Stephen Smith
Original theatrical trailer

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Blu-ray : $44.99 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515086912

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 2.35
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Interview(s): With director Olivier Assayas, actor Édgar Ramírez, and Lenoir
Interview(s): With Carlos associate Hans-Joachim Klein, by Jean-Marcel Bougreau and Daniel Leconte (Archive)
Audio commentary: On select scenes featuring Lenoir
Documentaries: Carlos: Terrorist Without Borders
Documentaries: Maison de France
Documentaries: The Making of Carlos
Booklet: Featuring essays by critics Colin MacCabe and Greil Marcus, as well as a timeline of Carlos’s life and biographies of selected figures portrayed in the film, written by Carlos’s historical adviser, Stephen Smith
Original theatrical trailer

Keywords

Biographical/Autobiographical, Celebrity Skin & Nudity, Crime/Criminal, Drama, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Nudity

Genres

Drama, International, Television

Customer Reviews

Putting a Face on Terror

Amos Lassen wrote on 09/30/2011:

Criterion brings us “Carlos”, the mini-series about Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Venezuelan revolutionary, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization. Known as Carlos the Jackal was the most notorious terrorist before Osama Bin Laden. He was carefully aligned with the Palestinian/anti-Zionist cause for equality and justice and espoused the concepts of Che Guevara. He was driven by his own ego and lusted for power, fame and notoriety. We see him as complex, a mercenary who was ambitious and very cold. He used people to get what he wanted and was convincing when he spoke but above all else he was charismatic even when he was killing.
The DVD (and blu ray) runs almost six hours and it not just a biography of the man but it is a serious look at terrorism. Carlos was merely a puppet and he knew that. Several countries protected him until what he knew was exhausted and then those that hired him betrayed him and was put into prison in France where he is serving a life sentence.
The film is quite bold with full frontal male nudity and a lot of cursing so this is not a movie you will see on television and probably not in a movie house (unless you see the three hour censored version). This is a compelling film and the time flies as you watch it and we get to see a different side of Carlos—his intelligence and daring but we all see his conceit and his cruelty. It also looks at the causes that drew Carlos in and how this man came to be the face of terror. It is a compilation of acts of heroic madness.
Edgar Ramirez as Carlos gives a performance that is absolutely brilliant. Through his performance we are able to gain an understanding of the man and we see how his ego dominates him. Directed by Olivier Assayas, the film is an objective look at the man who was able to hold much of the world at bay as he waged his terror and if you want to know about the nature of terror, this is a film not to be missed. Combine that with the wonderful presentation by Criterion and you have a film that you can watch again and again. The blu ray version contains everything and although the time passes quickly as you watch, I, personally, was worn out when it was over. To me that is a sign of a worthwhile experience and I recommend it to everyone.
*A note: There is also a three hour version which I have not seen and I do not see how they could have cut this. Every moment is important.