Harvey Keitel's career could be divided into two parts: the Scorsese period, with which he made his first major films (Mean Streets, Who's Knocking at my Door?), and the Bad Lieutenant period of Abel Ferrara in 1992 , a role that definitely marked his career, for better or for worse.
In the hell of vice
It's a transcended Keitel that we find here, in the skin of a crooked, rotten and unstable cop who, during an investigation into the murder of a young nun, plunges into the hell of corruption, sin and his sick psyche.
Remarkably staged (see the nightclub sequence once brilliantly analyzed by Nicole Brenez in an old bonus DVD…), Bad Lieutenant is a synthesis of Ferrara's mystical art. A classic in short, which should show itself in a very intriguing new light during the course of 2023.
In any case, this is announced by the US publisher Kino Lorber via its KLStudioClassics line, which has planned to integrate the precious HDR label Doby Vision into the new master of the film. Real good news when you remember the previous copies with faded definition, covered with hyper-pressed contrasts and completely blocked blacks. Quick, Bad Lieutenant's 4K! And in France ? Stay connected !
