6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Beaty is a prostitute working out of a high-class London cabaret where Emory is a technician. They begin an affair encumbered by her job, his lack of money, and their pasts: Beaty has a ten-year-old son who lives with her ex, and she has a dangerous former boyfriend; Emory has a wife who died in questionable circumstances and a shady friend who shows up with a scheme for making lots of money. Beaty and Emory want to sort things out, but the odds are against them. Life is no cabaret.
Starring: Helen Mirren, John Shea, Paul Angelis, Murray Salem, Jenny RunacreDrama | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
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 A (locked)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Matthew Chapman's "Hussy" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger and vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Hussy arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from the same master that British label Indicator/Powerhouse Films worked with to produce this release in 2019. I do not know when this master was prepared, but I like it a lot. Earlier today, after revisiting Hussy, I even upscaled it to 4K and thought that it looked gorgeous. It produces very strong and attractive organic visuals that hold up very well, too. In a few areas, grain exposure can be more even, but I do not consider this to be a weakness. In fact, if upscaled to 4K, these inconsistencies are practically eliminated. Color reproduction is terrific. All primaries and supporting nuances look very healthy. They are balanced nicely, too. Image stability is excellent. All in all, I think that Hussy looks pretty impressive on Blu-ray. (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.
On the British release we reviewed a few years ago, there is one sequence with very light buzz/deterioration and unevenness in the upper register, which I thought could have been addressed with digital tools. It is the sequence where Patti Boulaye sings in the nightclub. On this release, everything sounds the same. The rest is fine. All exchanges are stable and very easy to follow.
Hussy was Matthew Chapman's directorial debut, and unfortunately his inexperience behind the camera easily shows. The film tries its best to juggle two different identities -- one that is understandably loose and promotes crude language, and another that borrows plenty from conventional melodramas -- but quickly fails and in the process effectively destroys the integrity of its story. I can't say that I genuinely disliked it, or that viewing it was a complete waste of time, but I never cared for its characters. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from a very nice organic master.
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