5.8 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.2 |
Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dalliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious, her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.
Starring: Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Alexandra Stewart, Olga Georges-PicotErotic | 100% |
Foreign | 70% |
Drama | 34% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS 2.0
Italian: DTS 2.0
Spanish: DTS 2.0
Portuguese: DTS 2.0
Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
François Leterrier's "Goodbye Emmanuelle" a.k.a. "Emmanuelle 3" (1977) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal/Universal Studios-Italia. There are no supplemental features on this release. In French, with optional English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish (Castellano), Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Then take the money...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, François Leterrier's Goodbye Emmanuelle arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal/Universal Studios-Italia.
The disc's main menu can be set in one of the following languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish (Castellano), Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
As it was the case with Emmanuelle 2, the high-definition transfer used for this release has been struck from a dated source, more than likely a master that was used for previous European DVD releases of the film. However, the basic characteristics of the high-definition transfer which we typically address in our reviews are indeed solid.Some extremely light denoising corrections have been applied, but image depth and clarity are indeed very pleasing. The daylight footage, in particular, looks quite good (see screencapture #2). Contrast levels are stable throughout the entire film. There are no traces of problematic sharpening corrections. Color reproduction is pleasing - there are plenty of warm and well saturated reds, browns, yellows, blues, greens, and blacks. During the opening credits there is some light fading and a few light stains, but throughout the film there are no debris, damage marks, cuts, or scratches to report in this review. Overall image stability is also very good. To sum it all up, there is definitely some room for improvement, but the Blu-ray release undoubtedly represents a very solid upgrade in quality over the old R1 DVD release of the (see the 3-disc set). My score is 3.75/5.00. Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are five standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0., English DTS 2.0, Italian DTS 2.0, Spanish (Castellano) DTS 2.0, and Portuguese (Brazil) DTS 2.0. For the record, StudioCanal/Universal Studios-Italia have provided optional English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish (Castellano), Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
The quality of the lossless French track is very good. The improvements in depth and clarity, in particular, are dramatic. While on the R1 DVD the sound is rather thin, here it is well rounded and fuller (listen to the opening song composed by Serge Gainsbourg). The dialog is stable, free of background hiss, and easy to follow. The English translation is very good.
Unfortunately, there are no supplemental features to be found on this Blu-ray release.
It is great that StudioCanal and Universal Studios released Emmanuelle 2 and Goodbye Emmanuelle on Blu-ray. Now the complete trilogy has been upgraded and I have to say that each of the three discs is definitely worth owning. Let's hope that soon we will also see some of Laura Gemser's film transition to Blu-ray. RECOMMENDED.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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