7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.2 |
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with his physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David DencikDrama | 100% |
Romance | 50% |
History | 45% |
Foreign | 34% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Danish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of Best Actor and Best Screenplay Awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Danish director Nikolaj Arcel's "En kongelig affære" a.k.a "A Royal Affair" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Metrodome Video. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailer for the film and video interviews with actors Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, and director Nikolaj Arcel. In Danish, with imposed English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The Doctor
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Nikolaj Arcel's A Royal Affair arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Metrodome Video.
Aside from some extremely light compression artifacts which I noticed during the final third of the film (shortly before Struensee is arrested), the presentation is indeed very strong. Detail is outstanding from start to finish, clarity excellent, and depth during the panoramic shots quite impressive (see screencapture #3). Color reproduction is excellent, with the daylight sequences looking particularly strong. There are plenty of very natural greens, blues, grays, browns, and blacks. There are no traces of problematic lab tinkering. Purely transfer specific anomalies, such as banding and aliasing, are also nowhere to be seen. There are no serious stability issues. Compression is also also good. All in all, this very recent Danish film does look quite beautiful on Blu-ray. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: Danish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (with small portions of English). For record, Metrodome Video have provided imposed English subtitles for the main feature (they cannot be turned off), which appear inside the image frame.
The lossless track is likely to impress viewers who like nuanced dynamics. The sound is incredibly crisp, depth is excellent, and dynamic movement very effective. There are some rather simple sequences in the film where fluidity is really outstanding. The dialog is always crisp, stable, and easy to follow.
Note: All of the supplemental features on this release are perfectly playable on Region-A players, including the PS3.
I loved Nikolaj Arcel's A Royal Affair. It is a beautiful film that tells a fascinating story without even a whiff of melodrama. And what a performance by Mads Mikkelsen. Bravo. I cannot wait to see The Hunt now. Consider adding A Royal Affair to your collections, folks. I guarantee you will like it a lot. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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