6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Foreign | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Mobile features
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Claude Chabrol's "Blue Panther" (1965) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only supplemental feature on the disc is an exclusive new audio commentary recorded by critics Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson. In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
I don't understand who you are. Tell me your story.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Blue Panther arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a very beautiful recent 4K master. I don't have another copy of this film in my librarr to perform direct comparisons, but everything that I saw on this release has me convinced that it has never looked as good as it does now. If it the 4K master was prepared overseas, the other good news is that it is graded very nicely as well. The primaries and the supporting nuances are stable and healthy, plus the overall balance is very convincing. Delineation, depth, and clarity range from very good to excellent, though I must mention that a few darker areas reveal light black crush that obstructs some native nuances. Image stability is excellent. The entire film looks very healthy as well. My score is 4.75/5.00. (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: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I did not encounter any anomalies to report in our review. However, the original audio has quite a few areas with minor yet noticeable dynamic fluctuations. Most occur during mass events, like the dance sequence in the Arabic restaurant, but a few can be spotted elsewhere as well. You should not be concerned because this is how the audio was mixed when the film was shot. The overall dynamic intensity is good, but do not expect to hear any notable contrasts as the music has primarily a supporting role.
Claude Chabrol's Blue Panther was part of a trend that produced all sorts of different Eurospy films in the early 1960s, virtually all of which worked with the exact same blueprint that made the James Bond films international sensations. Ken Clark's Agent 077, Richard Johnson's Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, Kerwin Mathews' Agent OSS 117, all of these cinematic characters are very closely related. Even though she is treated a bit like an outsider, Marie-Chantal, the main protagonist in Blue Panther, is related to them as well. Some of the wordplay in this film is impossible to effectively translate into English, but I think that there is still plenty to like and enjoy. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from a very beautiful recent 4K master. RECOMMENDED.
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