6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite a merry group of friends to their beautiful beach house to celebrate Antoine's birthday and kick-start the vacation. But, this year, before they all leave Paris, their buddy Ludo is hurt in a serious accident, which sets off a dramatic chain of reactions and emotional responses...
Starring: François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche, Benoît Magimel, Jean DujardinDrama | 100% |
Foreign | 70% |
Dark humor | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
French SDH, English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy (as download)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Guillaume Canet's "Les petits mouchoirs" a.k.a "Little White Lies" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors EuropaCorp. The supplemental features on the disc include making of featurette; bloopers; deleted and extended scenes; and raw footage from the shooting of the film. In French, with optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
It is how I feel...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.34:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Guillaume Canet's Les petits mouchoirs arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors EuropaCorp.
I am very impressed with the transfer EuropaCorp have used for their Blu-ray release of Les petits mouchoirs. Detail, depth and clarity are simply immaculate, while colors are vivid and well saturated. The beach scenes, in particular, look wonderful. Edge-enhancement is never an issue of concern; neither is macroblocking. The transfer is also free of banding, aliasing, and artifacting. Blown through a digital projector, the transfer also remains notably tight and stable around the edges -- clearly one of the French distributor's very best efforts. Lastly, I did not see any annoying flecks or tiny scratches to report in this review. All in all, this is a fantastic presentation of a wonderful film. (Note: Despite the fact that the back cover indicates Region-B only status, this is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to access its content regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. For the record, EuropaCorp have provided optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Also, the disc allows one to choose between projector-friendly and HDTV-friendly subtitles.
The audio treatment mirrors the video treatment - the French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is excellent. The film has a cracking music score benefits enormously from the loseless treatment (check out the beach scenes; Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son sounds quite incredible). The bass is deep, potent and punchy, while the rear channels very effectively used. The dialog is crisp, clean, stable, and exceptionally easy to follow. Lastly, the English translation is excellent.
Guillaume Canet's Les petits mouchoirs is a hilarious, sad, charming and witty film about a group of friends who are forced to reevaluate their relationships after a tragic accident. The cast is fantastic. If you enjoyed the French director's Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), I am certain you will also like his new film. The Blu-ray disc herein reviewed, courtesy of French distributors EuropaCorp, looks and sounds fantastic. It is also Region-Free. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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