6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Susanne, head of a modeling agency, takes her protégée Doris to a fashion show in Göteborg, where Susanne makes contact with a former lover, and Doris finds herself pursued by a married dignitary.
Starring: Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ulf Palme, Inga LandgréForeign | 100% |
Drama | 83% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Swedish: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Ingmar Bergman's "Dreams" (1955) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. There are no supplemental features on this release. In Swedish, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The gentleman
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Ingmar Bergman's Dreams arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
Dreams first appeared on Blu-ray as part of British label Artificial Eye's Classic Bergman Collection box set, which arrived on the market in 2012. It looked lovely, and I remember being very pleased with the technical presentation. This new release has pretty much an identical technical presentation that replicates all of the key qualities that we typically address in our reviews. I performed some direct comparisons with different segments from the two releases and if there are any meaningful discrepancies I most definitely did not spot them. On my system, everything from depth to clarity fluidity and grading values appeared the same. I did notice a few examples of slightly elevated blacks that could be responsible for some extremely light crushing, but overall I think that this is a very solid presentation of the film. There are no age-related imperfections to report. (Note: I don't have a market copy of this release, but the screener that I was sent to review is Region-Free).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Swedish LPCM 1.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio is stable and nicely balanced. In the upper register there is some extremely light hiss that occasionally tries to sneak in, but even when the volume is turned up a lot it never becomes distracting. To be honest, I only mention it because it is present in small doses, not because it is significant.
There are no special features on this release.
While certainly a minor entry in Ingmar Bergman's oeuvre, Dreams is still an enjoyable film with excellent leads. It should appeal primarily to folks that enjoy period romantic melodramas whose characters express their feelings in ways that make perfect sense. So, there is nothing groundbreaking or through-provoking here, just solid old-fashioned entertainment delivered with a touch of class. RECOMMENDED.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Törst
1949
Skepp till Indialand / A Ship Bound for India
1947
Nära livet
1958
En passion
1969
Efter repetitionen
1984
Tystnaden
1963
Riten / The Ritual
1969
En lektion i kärlek
1954
Hamnstad
1948
Till glädje
1950
Gycklarnas afton
1953
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
1980
Kvinnors väntan / Secrets of Women
1952
Kris
1946
2003
Skammen
1968
Djävulens öga
1960
Nattvardsgästerna
1963
Såsom i en spegel
1961
1971