7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Geraldine James, Tom Courtenay, Dolly Wells, Sam AlexanderDrama | 100% |
Romance | 15% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of Silver Berlin Bear Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, Andrew Haigh's "45 Years" (2015) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; filmed Q&A session with Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, director Andrew Haigh, and producer Tristan Goligher; and audio commentary with Andrew Haigh and Tristan Goligher. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The couple
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Andrew Haigh's 45 Years arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Curzon Artificial Eye.
The overwhelming majority of the film looks remarkably sharp, with well-lit close-ups in particular looking very impressive. Clarity and image depth are excellent, through some small inherited fluctuations exist. Colors are natural and rich, never breaking down. Contrast levels remain stable. Overall image stability is outstanding. During a couple of sequences in which light is restricted some extremely small compression artifacts try to sneak in, but they never become distracting. All in all, this is a fine presentation of Andrew Haigh's new film which makes it quite easy to enjoy it at home. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0. Also included is a Descriptive Audio LPCM 2.0 track. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The gap in quality between the 5.1 track and the 2.0 track is minimal at best. Indeed, the film has a simple organic sound design and clarity and depth are identical on both tracks. The range of nuanced dynamics is quite modest. The dialog is stable, clean, and always easy to follow. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
Andrew Haigh's new film will make you think what it means to be in love and question whether true love can last forever. If you are really honest with yourself, it is almost certain that you are going to come up with a few surprising answers, and then ponder a few of the dilemmas the two protagonists are presented with. Curzon Artificial Eye's technical presentation of 45 Years is good. RECOMMENDED.
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