6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
After attempting suicide, Claude is recruited for a time travel experiment, but, when the machine goes haywire, he may be trapped hurtling through his memories.
Starring: Claude Rich, Olga Georges-PicotForeign | 100% |
Drama | 79% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of Best Actor Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Alain Resnais' "Je t'aime, je t'aime" a.k.a. "I Love You, I Love You" (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include a trailer for the film; archival interview with actor Claude Rich; archival audio interview with Alain Resnais; and archival featurette with writer and film historian Francois Thomas and scenarist Jacques Sternberg. The release also arrives with a 10-page illustrated booklet featuring critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's essay "Trapped in Time: Alain Resnais' Je t'aime, je t'aime". In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The time machine
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Alain Resnais' Je t'aime, je t'aime arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The film was restored in 2K for Cine-Mag Bodard with the support of CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie). The company entrusted the work to Eclair Group for the image and L.E. Diapason for the sound.
The technical side of the restoration is absolutely magnificent. Indeed, from start to finish detail and clarity are enormously impressive. Because the film is wonderfully lit, the indoor footage almost always looks as vibrant and lush as the outdoor footage. There are absolutely no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. A layer of light grain is evenly distributed and beautifully resolved throughout the film. Colors are lush and stable, but I don't find the current color scheme overly convincing. There is a very obvious shift towards a prominent range of unusually cold blues and grays that can appear quite overwhelming at times (see screencaptures #8, 9, and 10). As a result, some color nuances are lost. Overall image stability is outstanding. There are no large cuts, damage marks, debris, or torn frames to report in our review. All in all, it is great that this quite difficult to see film has been restored and there is finally a home video release of it, but I find the current color grading somewhat disappointing. My score is 3.75/5.00. (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: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (with a few exchanges in English). Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Krzysztof Penderecki's minimalistic score has a very important role in the film. In fact, there are segments that it is arguably a lot more important that the camera movement and the composition of the visuals. Fortunately, the audio has been fully restored by the folks at L.E. Diapason -- a truly terrific team of professionals -- and the end result is excellent. Indeed, depth, separation, clarity, and balance are outstanding, and the music is very effective. The dialog remains stable and clean, and it is always easy to follow. There are no pops, audio dropouts, or digital distortions to report in our review.
Claude Rich plays a young man who agrees to participate in a risky experiment that sends him in the past where he meets the love of his life. But something breaks in the present and the same events begin overlapping over and over again, driving him on the verge of a serious nervous breakdown. This is a very unique film that has been incredibly difficult to see for years. Naturally, Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release is quite the event, though I have to say that I do not find the color grading of the new restoration overly convincing. Nevertheless, consider adding it to your collections as the supplemental features are also very good. RECOMMENDED.
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