7.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Claude Sauter's (Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, Un Coeur en Hiver) romantic comedy follows Rosalie (Romy Schneider), a divorcee who is happily involved with Cesar (Yves Montand), an older man. Their relationship takes a sudden turn when David (Sami Frey), Rosalies old flame shows up determined to win her back. After years of changing dynamics between the three, Rosalie is finally forced to question her feelings towards both men and make her ultimate decision.
Starring: Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Bernard Le Coq, Eva Maria MeinekeForeign | 100% |
Drama | 79% |
Romance | 31% |
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
English, French SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor, Claude Sautet's "César et Rosalie" (1972) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal. The only supplemental feature on the disc is Pierre-Henri Gibert's documentary "Serenade for Three". In French, with optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Cesar and Rosalie
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Claude Sautet's Cesar and Rosalie arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal.
The high-definition transfer appears to have been struck from an older master. From what I could tell, it is likely the same master StudioCanal used for the DVD release of the film that appeared in France awhile ago -- the color-scheme looks very similar. This being said, the film actually looks surprisingly good. Excluding some light noise corrections, detail and clarity are very pleasing. Close-ups (see screencapture #3) and the nighttime footage (see screencapture #15), in particular, look solid. The best news, however, is that there are no traces of sharpening corrections. Macroblocking also does not destabilize the image. The warm colors look solid but never boosted. Excluding a few minor artifacts, there are no serious compression issues either. Viewers projecting their films will also be pleased to know that from start to finish the film remains stable. However, some extremely tiny wear and discoloration around the edges is noticeable during a few sequences (see screencapture #19). All in all, despite the few minor issues addressed above, this is indeed a very pleasing presentation of Cesar and Rosalie. (This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
Note: The disc's main menu can be set in French or English (for France and the United Kingdom). Naturally, the Blu-ray release of Cesar and Rosalie sold in France should be identical to this release.
There is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. For the record, StudioCanal have provided optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature.
Dynamic range and depth are very good. In fact, there are a couple of sequences, such as the car race early into the film, where fluidity is surprisingly good. The dialog is crisp, stable, and easy to follow. There is no prominent background hiss. Also, there are no annoying pops, cracks, distortions, or audio dropouts to report in this review. The English translation is outstanding.
Claude Sautet's Cesar and Rosalie is a simple, very beautiful, intimate film about love. It is one of my favorite 70's films. I don't think that Sautet's work is particularly well known on this side of the Atlantic though, which is such a shame. Together with Bertrand Blier, Maurice Pialat, and Francis Girod, he certainly deserves a lot more respect and attention. StudioCanal's release of Cesar and Rosalie is not as impressive as their recent release of Jacques Becker's Casque d'Or, but it still represents a solid upgrade in quality over previous DVD releases of the film in different regions. It is definitely worth picking up. RECOMMENDED.
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