7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
She's an ex-gun moll and showgirl suddenly forced to protect a kid whose parents have been rubbed out by the mob.
Starring: Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Buck Henry, John Finnegan, Tom NoonanDrama | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
John Cassavetes' "Gloria" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus features on the release are two vintage trailers for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Gloria arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an old master that was supplied by Sony Pictures. This master is pretty decent but you will quickly realize that it has its fair share of limitations. For example, while delineation is pretty good, a lot of darker nuances and highlights fluctuate quite a bit and make it impossible for depth to be consistently pleasing. Many darker areas have obvious crushing, too. Colors are stable. However, the primaries and supporting nuances can be healthier, better saturated, and better balanced. The best news is that there are no traces of problematic digital corrections. Image stability is very good. There are numerous tiny white nicks and some blemishes. However, there are no large cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
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 lossless track is very solid. This did not surprise me because older masters that emerge from Sony's vaults almost always come with terrific audio tracks. To be honest, I cannot recall the last time I encountered an audio track with issues on an older master that was supplied by Sony. Clarity, sharpness, and stability are excellent. Dynamic intensity is very good. Also, Gloria has a lovely jazzy score and I thought that some of the subtle nuances it produces were lovely.
John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands work so hard to make John Adames and the drama around him appear authentic that the bulk of the material in Gloria looks like it might have been extracted from a parody. I am tempted to speculate that perhaps Gloria should have been a conventional parody, or something similar to Louis Malle's Zazie dans le métro, but it seems extremely unlikely that Cassavetes would have been interested in directing that kind of a film. I have always thought of Gloria as a major misfire and consider it Cassavetes' most disappointing film. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an old but mostly decent master that was supplied by Sony Pictures.
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