6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A race-car driver whose life, both personal and professional, is in a rapid downfall is invited by her ex-husband's new wife to stay at their plush estate. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they're not alone in plotting murder.
Starring: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Luis Dávila, Alberto Dalbés, Marina CoffaForeign | 100% |
Mystery | 19% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Umberto Lenzi's "A Quiet Place to Kill" a.k.a. "Paranoia" (1970) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films. The supplemental features on the disc include an exclusive audio commentary by critic Samm Deighan; deleted scenes; alternate sequence; and archival video interview with the director. In English or Italian, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, A Quiet Place to Kill arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films.
The release is sourced from the same beautiful 2K master that British distributors 88 Films worked with to produce this release back in January. (The European release uses the alternate title Paranoia).
I just viewed the film again and my take on the technical presentation remains the same -- the entire film looks very, very healthy and really quite beautiful in high-definition. I did mention previously that some of the darker footage could have better defined nuances, but delineation is still very good and there is a lot to see in the background. There are no traces of problematic digital work. Fluidity is very pleasing. Density is very good as well, though I do believe that it could be slightly better. I like the color grading job and as you can see from the screencaptures that are included with our review there are some excellent ranges of healthy nuances. There are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, stains, warped or torn frames to report. My score is 4.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Italian: LPCM 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
I viewed the film with the English track, which should be considered the 'original' track as virtually every actor in the film utters his/her lines in English. Obviously, some overdubbing was done, which means that some small unevenness pops up from time to time. But this is completely natural for these types of genre films. The music is clean and nicely balanced with the dialog.
This year the boutique labels are bringing many legitimately great releases to the market, but this box set from Severin Films is extra-special. It has four of Umberto Lenzi's most stylish films, and two of them were so elusive that in the past even seasoned collectors would not chase them. Now these films are fully restored and the box set even has two CDs with original soundtracks, one being for So Sweet... So Perverse with Jean-Louis Trintignant, which was an absolute nightmare to track down and see in decent shape. This is incredible. Thank you, Severin Films. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Cosě dolce... cosě perversa
1969
Il coltello di ghiaccio
1972
Paranoia
1969
Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?
1972
La coda dello scorpione
1971
Chi l'ha vista morire?
1972
Il tuo vizio č una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave
1972
La casa della paura
1974
Casa d'appuntamento
1972
4 mosche di velluto grigio
1971
Sotto il vestito niente
1985
El asesino está entre los trece
1973
Non si sevizia un paperino
1972
La sorella di Ursula
1978
Il profumo della signora in nero
1974
Solamente nero
1978
Tutti i colori del buio
1972
Nude per l'assassino
1975
Featuring The Girl Who Knew Too Much / La ragazza che sapeva troppo
1963
Profondo rosso
1975