7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Stanislas Hassler blazes the development of modern art in his gallery, packed with works of surprising shapes, colours and textures, and where exhibitions turn into media events. Gilbert Moreau is one of the artists whose sculptures are on display in the gallery. His wife, Josée, is intrigued by the stern Stanislas, who devotes his free time to photography in an apartment that highlights his sophisticated artistic tastes. But besides enlarged pictures of calligraphic samples, Stanislas is amassing a collection of photographs that reveal a disturbed character. So why would Josée endanger her mature relationship with Gilbert for the morbid observation of Stanislas's hidden personality?
Starring: Laurent Terzieff, Elisabeth Wiener, Bernard Fresson, Dany Carrel, Michel EtcheverryForeign | 100% |
Drama | 58% |
Erotic | 21% |
Melodrama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English, French SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Henri-Georges Clouzot's "La Prisonniere" a.k.a. "Woman in Chains" (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal. The only supplemental feature on the disc is a documentary film with actress Elisabeth Wiener. In French, with optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The shameless girl
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer,
Henri-Georges Clouzot's La Prisonniere arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal.
The release is sourced from a recent 4K restoration of the film and the end result is mighty impressive. Indeed, my one and only minor reservation pertains to the manner in which the film was color-graded after the restoration work. To be perfectly clear, I still like the color balance, but I would have preferred if the primaries were slightly cooler, with a tad more prominent whites so that some of the emerging contrasts have a more pronounced period qualities. The rest looks great. Density is superb throughout the entire film, clarity and delineation are equally pleasing, and depth is about as good as one can expect from a proper restoration. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. Rather predictably, grain is very nicely exposed and resolved. Image stability is great. The entire film is also spotless; there isn't even a whiff of age-related imperfections. Lastly, there are no encoding anomalies to report. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B 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. Optional English and French SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio has been fully remastered and as a result clarity, depth, and balance are outstanding. There is a proper range of nuanced dynamics as well, though the film's sound design isn't as impressive as its visual design. There are no pops, cracks, audio dropouts, or other purely digital anomalies to report.
Henri-Georges Clouzot's final and only color film, La Prisonniere, is an extraordinary feast for the eyes that will almost certainly surprise folks familiar only with his big international hits. It shares some of the themes and many of the aesthetics that define Alan Robbe-Grillet's work. The film has been recently restored in 4K and is now available on Blu-ray via StudioCanal in the United Kingdom and France. The technical presentation is very nice, so if you want to add a truly unique and rather bold film to your collection, La Prisonniere is one that you do not want to miss. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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