7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
A detective (inspector Rogas) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he discovers a complot that involves the Italian Communist Party.
Starring: Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain CunyForeign | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Francesco Rosi's "Illustrious Corpses" (1976) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include new audio commentary by filmmaker Alex Cox and vintage trailer. In English, with optional English 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, Illustrious Corpses arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a new 4K master that was prepared after the film was fully restored in 4K at L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2019. Most unfortunately, the makeover is again extremely problematic.
There are a number of serious issues with the way Illustrious Corpses looks now, but I am only going to mention three as they are the biggest ones and all other issues can be traced back to them. First, the entire film has a very problematic color-scheme, which is why its native stylistic identity is compromised. Simply put, there are entire ranges of primaries and supporting nuances that do not have proper values. Second, the poor grading job has permanently destabilized the native dynamic range of the visuals. It is why daylight dark/nighttime footage appears uncharacteristically flat (see screencaptures #5, 13, 14, and 16). Third, plenty of the dark/nighttime footage is plagued by digital 'gray', which is a byproduct of a digital crush introduced by the grading equipment. As a result, plenty of native detail is lost (see screencaptures #8, 19, 21, 26, 27, and 28). The only good but irrelevant news is that the visuals are spotless and boast outstanding stability. (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: Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The original audio has some inherited unevenness which was introduced when various actors were dubbed in Italian. The rest is excellent. Piero Piccioni's soundtrack produces some excellent contrasts, but dynamic intensity is modest. There are no distortions, pops, or other similar anomalies.
A good grasp of the socio-political environment in Italy during the '70s -- and earlier -- is required to understand exactly what takes place in Francesco Rosi's Illustrious Corpses and why. Without it the film can appear rather vague, and become pretty easy to misinterpret as well. I think that Lino Ventura does a predictably good job with his character, but given the number of European heavyweights that emerge around him, the end product feels slightly underwhelming. This Blu-ray release is sourced from a recent but very problematic 4K master that was prepared after the film was fully restored in 4K at L'immagine Ritrovata.
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