8.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Eighteen years have passed since American Jesse and Frenchwoman Céline met on a trans-European train and fell in love while wandering the streets of Vienna. Now the pair are living in Paris, proud parents to two young girls. However, their lives are far from perfect. Frustrated at her inability to match Jesse's professional success, Céline is considering a change in career. Jesse, meanwhile, is struggling to connect with his teenage son Hank, who is visiting from Chicago for the summer.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte PriorDrama | 100% |
Romance | 30% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Richard Linklater's Before Midnight (2013) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include an audio commentary with writer/director Richard Linklater and actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy; archival episode of the radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross; and new documentary feature shot by coproducer and actor Athina Rachel Tsangari. The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay on The Before Trilogy by critic Dennis Lim. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Richard Linklater's Before Midnight arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray release:
"Before Midnight: It was shot in 2K resolution on an Arri Alexa camera. The film features a fully digital soundtrack. The 5.1 surround audio for this release was mastered from the original audio master files using Pro Tools HD.
Digital intermediate supervisor: Richard Linklater.
Digital intermediate colorist: Parke Gregg, Snick On On, Austin.
Digital intermediate producer: Allison Turrell."
The film was initially released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2013 and it appears that this new release was sourced from the same 2K digital master that Richard Linklater supervised. Because the film was shot with the Arri Alexa camera, depth and clarity are very impressive. Plenty of the daylight footage, in particular, has that very crisp and sharp appearance that these types of cameras can produce. Fluidity is also excellent, though during the darker nighttime footage occasionally some shadow nuances struggle and as a result some sporadic fluctuations can be spotted. Burt these are technical characteristics of the original photography, not mastering limitations/defects. Colors are natural, wonderfully balanced, and stable. Image stability is outstanding. (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: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The release uses a fully digital soundtrack with outstanding technical characteristics. However, the overall dynamic intensity is unlikely to impress folks that appreciate the active sound designs of contemporary blockbusters because this is primariy a dialog-driven feature. There are no audio dropouts, distortions, or other distracting digital anomalies.
I think that the final film in The Before Trilogy is also the most honest one. There are a lot of truths that are uttered in it about true love and aging that we all eventually discover and come to respect. The Blu-ray release of Before Midnight is sourced from a 2K master that was supervised by Richard Linklater and the film looks lovely in high-definition. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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