7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, as seen by Japanese New Wave director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Director: Hiroshi TeshigaharaForeign | 100% |
Documentary | 17% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Japanese: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Hiroshi Teshigahara's "Antonio Gaudí" (1984) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include archival documentary program by Ken Russell; archival interview with architect Arata Isozaki; additional documentary material; and more. The release also arrives with a 38-page illustrated booklet featuring writings on the film and technical credits. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Antonio Gaudi arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The following text appears inside the booklet that is provided with this Blu-ray release:
"This high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit DataCine film scanner from a 35mm low-contrast print struck from the original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS. The soundtrack was remastered from an original soundtrack print using Avid's Pro Tools and iZotope RX.
Transfer supervisor: Lee Kline.
Colorist: Joe Gawler/Technicolor, New York."
Excluding a few areas where some of the darker material could and should have slightly better defined nuances as well as a few highlights that could be better balanced, the film looks very healthy and attractive. In fact, for a documentary the overall composition of the visual material is uncharacteristically good, which means that you should not expect to see abrupt fluctuations in terms of density and dynamic range. (The raw material is managed and edited very well). The color balance is very convincing as well. There are no traces of problematic digital work/adjustments. Image stability is excellent. Lastly, there are no scratches, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report in out our review. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray 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: Japanese: LPCM Mono (with a few lines in Spanish). Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
There are only a couple of exchanges in the entire film, so the soundtrack basically mixes a wide variety of organic sounds and noises, with the original music themes adding a bit of flavor in the background. Predictably, the dynamic contrasts are unimpressive, but this is how the soundtrack was created. There are no audio dropouts or digital distortions to report.
Hiroshi Teshigahara's film certainly can inspire one to begin researching Antonio Gaudi's work, but to grasp its magnitude and cultural significance one would have to plan a trip to Barcelona and spend some time there observing it. I think that it is unique and engaging, quite beautifully shot as well, but at best it is only a teaser. Criterion's release of Antonio Gaudi is sourced from an older yet very solid master, and comes with a pretty good selection of archival bonus features. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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