7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A low budget horror filmmaker gets in touch with an eccentric who is trying to film his consciousness during drug abuse.
Starring: Eusebio Poncela, Cecilia RothForeign | 100% |
Horror | 59% |
Drama | 39% |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Spanish: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo verified
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
1979’s “Arrebato” is written and directed by Ivan Zulueta, and he’s interested in taking viewers on a journey few will fully understand. It’s a feature about drugs, movies, and sleep, and it doesn’t form a traditional narrative approach, preferring to slosh around the muddiness of interpretative cinema. Zulueta enjoys getting lost with the audience, creating a picture that’s primarily a Lynch-ian study of textures and behaviors, embracing a different kind of power that comes from inscrutable filmmaking.
The AVC encoded image (1.67:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "Arrebato" delivers strong textures throughout the viewing experience, keeping up with the production's love of all sorts of surfaces and substances. Skin is nicely detailed, highlighting personal wear and tear and brief elements of glamour, and costuming is fibrous. Color is lively, exploring lighting choices and decorative elements. Clothing also brings out compelling primaries. Signage has power as well. Delineation is exact. Grain is heavy and film-like. Source is in good condition.
The 2.0 LPCM mix reaches about as far as the original sound recording goes, with the low-budget endeavor offering some mild fuzziness with highs. Dialogue exchanges are comfortable and communicative, preserving performance choices as things get hushed and weird in the film. Music delivers satisfactory power and instrumentation. Atmospherics are appreciable.
There's plenty here for art-house fanatics and world cinema enthusiasts to enjoy (including production participation from Pedro Almodovar), but two hours of "Arrebato" is a bit much, with Zulueta asking too much of his audience as he works through his fetishes and fears. Characterization is not where it should be, with the writing playing too loose with personalities, making it difficult to participate in the gradual freak out. The viewing experience of "Arrebato" is more about appreciating the helmer's fixations and his interest in the universe of the late-1970s. It's a picture that's open for examination and analysis, but doesn't demand outside involvement, often playing as a private fantasy for Zulueta.
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