6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.1 |
Music-based drama directed by Yaron Zilberman in which a world-renowned string quartet from New York must come to grips with the thought of losing one of their members. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Peter (Christopher Walken), the eldest of the group, expresses his wish to leave. As his departure threatens the future of the quartet, so does the breakdown of Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Juliette (Catherine Keener)'s marriage. Tensions increase further when Robert becomes dissatisfied with his position as second violinist, while first violinist Daniel (Mark Ivanir) becomes involved with Alexandra (Imogen Poots), Robert and Juliette's much younger daughter.
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Mark Ivanir, Imogen PootsMusic | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
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 | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Yaron Zilberman's fiction feature debut "A Late Quartet" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Curzon Film World. The only supplemental features on this release is the film's original theatrical trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
I'll be seeing you...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Yaron Zilberman's A Late Quartet arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Curzon Film World.
Shot with the Arri Alexa camera, A Late Quartet looks quite magnificent in high-definition. Detail and especially clarity are outstanding, both during close-ups as well as during the few outdoor panoramic shots. Sharpness and contrast levels remain stable throughout the entire film. Color reproduction is also very impressive - there is a wide range of rich and vibrant but natural blues, browns, grays, and blacks. There are absolutely no traces of problematic lab corrections. Excluding one example of light banding very early into the film, there are also no serious transfer-specific anomalies to report in this review. Overall image stability is also excellent. To sum it all up, A Late Quartet looks simply fabulous on Blu-ray. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA 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 English LPCM 2.0. Also included is a Descriptive Audio track (LPCM 2.0). For the record, Curzon Film World have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
The lossless 5.1 track is outstanding. Despite the fact that overall dynamic intensity is somewhat limited, depth and clarity are at what I consider to be reference levels - during the live performances and especially the stage performance the music is exceptionally crisp. The dialog is always clean, stable, and very easy to follow. For the record, there are no problematic pops, cracks, audio dropouts or distortions to report in this review.
Yaron Zilberman's A Late Quartet is a pitch-perfect film. It is very impressively directed and brilliantly acted. Excluding Mud, it is the best American film to reach my desk this year. Curzon Film World's technical presentation of A Late Quartet is equally impressive. Do not hesitate to add this release to your collections, folks. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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