7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Two Oxford students, William and Anna, crash their car outside their professor Stephen's house. The lecturer finds William dead and Anna in shock, and the horrifying spectacle in front of him triggers memories of their previous meetings. It transpires that Anna had been having an affair with one of the professor's colleagues, and, in a flashback to a Sunday dinner party, it is revealed what part Stephen had to play in the fall-out from the relationship. Harold Pinter provides the script for Joseph Losey's examination of emotional tumult amongst the dreaming spires.
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York, Vivien MerchantDrama | 100% |
Romance | 32% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Joseph Losey's "Accident" (1967) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include an exclusive new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger and vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Accident arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from the same restoration that StudioCanal used in 2013 to produce this Region-B release of the film. However, Kino Lorber's technical presentation of the restoration is not identical, and below I will explain why.
I still have the first release in my library and after performing a few quick comparisons an old suspicion of mine is now proven correct -- the previous release has slightly elevated gamma levels, while here the gamma levels are set correctly. This is a minor discrepancy that most people would not notice -- primarily because some players, like the PS3, do automatic adjustments that eliminate the issue quite well -- but I wanted to mention it. I also wish to mention something about the dynamic range on the restoration and how Blu-ray handles it because now that we have 4K Blu-ray and can see 4K restorations in native resolution, it is easier to understand what is happening. So, I am quite certain that there is a noticeable difference between the dynamic range of the restored master and what you are actually seeing on the Blu-ray. This isn't a 'flaw' per se, but while I was viewing the restoration the other night I could identify areas where I am convinced the native master would reveal even better shadow definition and by default overall dynamic range. Just to make it perfectly clear, I still like this restoration quite a lot, but I think that when it was transferred to 1080p some of its finer/more nuanced qualities have been suppressed a bit. Yes, it is hardly surprising because it was finalized in a higher resolution, but now that we are seeing some really stunning restorations in their native resolution this is a limitation that is easier to identify. Everything else looks really nice, though the flashbacks make it somewhat difficult to tell precisely what type of stylization was done. All in all, as far as the basic characteristics of the restoration are concerned, I think that the current presentation is indeed very solid. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio is clear, stable, and nicely balanced. John Dankworth's jazzy score also breathes easily throughout the entire film. When I turn up the volume high enough from time to time I hear some extremely light hiss, but it could very well be on the original mix.
Accident is a very twisty thriller with a decadent edge which I think makes it a lot more stylish than it was intended to be. I like this film a lot. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from the same good restoration that StudioCanal used in 2013 to produce this Region-B release of the film, but has a better overall technical presentation of the restoration. Unfortunately, it lacks the interesting bonus features from the first release. Nevertheless, I think that the release is definitely worth owning. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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