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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Left only with a dented idealism, his weathered self-esteem and a dead-end relationship with his melancholic wife, Dr. Romeo Aldea is a caring father of good intentions who is determined to see his only daughter succeed and leave once and for all from their bleak town.
Starring: Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mãlina Manovici, Vlad IvanovDrama | 100% |
Foreign | 91% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Romanian: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Cristian Mungiu's "Graduation" (2016) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include an original U.S. trailer for the film; exclusive video interview with Cristian Mungiu; deleted scenes; and footage from a press conference. The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri's essay and technical credits. In Romanian, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The scar has almost faded away.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Cristian Mungiu's Graduation arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The following text appears inside the leaflet that is provided with this Blu-ray release:
"The film was completed in a fully digital workflow. It features a fully digital soundtrack. The 5.1 surround audio for this release was mastered from the original digital audio master files using Pro Tools HD.
Postproduction supervisor: Bogdan Dimitru/Cinelab, Bucharest.
Colorist: Claudiu Doaga/Cinelab."
The film looks fabulous in high-definition, though given the nature of its production I don't think that this is actually surprising. (Director Mungiu's previous film, Beyond the Hills, was shot at different locations, but is another visual stunner on Blu-ray). Detail, clarity, and depth have that very solid consistency that current digital technology already makes easy to deliver and this is the type of rock-solid visual quality that the Blu-ray replicates. Colors are very natural and wonderfully balanced. Image stability is outstanding. (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: Romanian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
Because the film uses a fully digital soundtrack, what you are getting on the Blu-ray is essentially a replica of the original mix that was created in the studio. Predictably, clarity, sharpness, and depth are outstanding. (See the scene where apartment window gets broken early into the film). The dialog is stable and always easy to follow. There are no audio dropouts or digital distortions to report.
The generation of older Romanians that witnessed the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu and then gradually became disillusioned with the reformation of their country as they realized that they are running out of time to have the lives that they had dreamed of are doing just about everything right to ensure that their sons and daughters have pretty much the same miserable lives. In this new cycle, the only difference will be that the majority of these young Romanians will suffer away from their home country. Cristian Mungiu is absolutely right to highlight the problem in his latest film because he understands that the people of his generation are operating with the same damaging idealism while pushing their children to 'make the right choice' and go West as did those of the generation before them when they guaranteed the emergence of a prosperous democracy only a few years after the collapse of the communist regime. Criterion's recent release of Graduation is sourced from a very solid master and has a wonderful exclusive interview with director Mungiu. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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