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A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She doesn't realize it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.
Starring: Charles Korvin, Ella Raines, J. Carrol Naish, George Dolenz, Gale SondergaardFilm-Noir | 100% |
Crime | 17% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
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Ford Beebe's "Enter Arsene Lupin (1944) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary recorded by film historian Anthony Slide as well as vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Enter Arsene Lupin arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new 2K master with strong organic qualities. However, the quality of the visuals could be somewhat inconsistent because there are plenty of minor but visible surface imperfections, such as nicks, tiny black dots and scratches, and various blemishes. Also, there are minor density fluctuations. The majority of them are introduced by the original cinematography, but some are a byproduct of aging and minor fading. So, you should expect to see small inconsistencies in terms of delineation, clarity, and even depth. The grayscale is convincing, but some of the gray and white nuances reveal sporadic instability. Image stability is good. However, this is another area where minor improvements can be made. All in all, the new 2K master makes it easy to enjoy the film, but there is definitely room for various meaningful cosmetic improvements. (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 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The dialog is clear and easy to follow. However, early into the film, I noticed some very light but slightly distracting thumping sound in the background. This is an issue that I also encountered on The Boss. While its intensity isn't even remotely similar, if you turn up your volume enough -- I usually do because I want to hear all exchanges and do not like using subtitles -- you will hear it. It lasts a couple of minutes and then disappears, so it is clearly something that could have been addressed with digitaltoolsl.
If you approach Enter Arsene Lupin expecting even a tiny amount of noirish material in it, you will be disappointed. And why would you approach it with such an expectation? The classic Arsene Lupin character is utterly incompatible with film noir, so the only way Enter Arsene Lupin could have been that kind of a legit genre film is if this character was dramatically remodeled. On the other hand, if you are not at all familiar with Maurice Leblanc's classic character, you probably won't have a problem with Charles Korvin's transformation, though he still isn't right for a film noir. I enjoyed Enter Arsene Lupin, but the entire time my mind kept speculating what could have been if Korvin and Ella Raines had been asked to play lovers in a tough crime drama with noirish aesthetics. This release is included in Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VIII, a three-disc box set.
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