6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress out of retirement.
Starring: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer, Frances SternhagenDrama | 100% |
Romance | 50% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Billy Wilder's "Fedora" (1978) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include a collection of deleted scenes and restoration comparison. The release also arrives with a booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard, a new essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns, a vintage piece on the film's production, and archival imagery. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The stranger
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Billy Wilder's Fedora arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment.
The release has been sourced from Bavaria Media/CinePostproduction's recent 2K restoration of the film, which was initially introduced by French label Carlotta Films. (You can see our review of this release here). In the United States, Olive Films accessed the same 2K restoration when they prepared their Blu-ray release of the film. (You can see our review of this release here).
The film has a light and very healthy appearance that I like quite a lot. I think that the warm color scheme is especially effective as it gives the daylight footage a wonderful glow. Depth and clarity are very pleasing. Some minor fluctuations can be seen, but they never impact fluidity. There are no traces of problematic sharpening adjustments. Debris, scratches, stains, cuts, and other age-related imperfections have been carefully removed. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The lossless track serves the film very well. Miklos Rozsa's score has a secondary role, but it easily shines in all the right places. The dialog remains very clean and stable throughout the entire film. There are no pops, cracks, background hiss, or digital distortions to report.
Eureka Entertainment's upcoming release of Billy Wilder's Fedora is sourced from Bavaria Media/CinePostproduction's 2K restoration of the film, which was initially introduced by Carlotta Films in France. However, there is a very big and very good documentary film on the French release that is not included here. This is rather unfortunate, but I should also mention that the documentary was also not included on the U.S., which leads me to believe that it may not be available for licensing. RECOMMENDED.
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