7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Taking place after WWI, Frantz follows a young German woman who grieves the death of her fiancé in France, and a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Starring: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Marie Gruber, Cyrielle Clair, Alice De LencquesaingForeign | 100% |
War | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
History | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German: LPCM 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Actress, Francois Ozon's "Frantz" (2016) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Curzon/Artificial Eye. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; deleted scenes; promotional materials; and more. In German and French, with imposed English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The widow
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Francois Ozon's Frantz arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Curzon/Artificial Eye.
The release is sourced from a 4K master that was prepared in France and the film looks simply immaculate on Blu-ray. I projected it and could not be happier with the way the black-and-white footage and the color inserts look. Indeed, delineation, clarity and depth are superb, while fluidity is the best that I have seen on any of the Ozon films that are currently available on Blu-ray. The grading is also very convincing and the wide range of white and gray nuances give the film a very rich appearance. Image stability is excellent. (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 are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and German LPCM 2.0 (with portions of French). Imposed English subtitles are provided for the main feature, and they appear inside the image frame.
I viewed the entire film with the 5.1 track. In terms of depth and clarity everything is as good as it should be; balance is also terrific. There are music themes that are used in various episodes, but dynamic intensity is modest. There are no audio dropouts or distortions report.
This very beautiful but sad film from Francois Ozon is yet another reminder that there are no winners in war, only losers. Its two young leads are magnificent and there is no doubt in my mind that they will have long and very prolific careers. Curzon/Artificial Eye's technical presentation of the film is impeccable. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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