7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Akiko is a young woman living and studying in Tokyo who is also moonlighting as a prostitute to make ends meet. When she meets her latest client, the shy and timid old man Takashi, the two share a meal and the next morning Takashi takes Akiko to school. A run-in with Akiko's boyfriend, Noriaki, causes Takashi to lie and say he is her grandfather, inaugurating an unexpected relationship.
Starring: Tadashi Okuno, Rin Takanashi, Ryô Kase, Denden, Reiko MoriForeign | 100% |
Drama | 91% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0
Japanese: LPCM 2.0
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Nominated for the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's "Like Someone in Love" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors New Wave Films. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer and a documentary film. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
I am not going...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors New Wave Films.
Shot digitally, Like Someone in Love has the appropriate clean and smooth look. Detail is excellent even during sequences where light is subdued, while clarity is consistently pleasing. During close-ups with plenty of natural light, one can easily see even extremely small details. Contrast is stable, but the film does not have a contrasty look. To be clear, the film is naturally crisp, smooth, and clean. Colors are wonderfully saturated but very natural. There are absolutely no compression anomalies to report in this review. Also, there are no serious stability issues. All in all, Like Someone in Love looks quite beautiful on Blu-ray, which is why I feel confident that its fans will be completely satisfied with New Wave Films' technical presentation. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 and Japanese LPCM 2.0. For the record, New Wave Films have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature.
I cannot say that there is a notable gap in quality between the two lossless tracks. I viewed the film with the DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 track and later on tested different sequences with the LPCM 2.0 track, but in terms of dynamic intensity they appear to be practically identical. The film also does not have a prominent soundtrack, so in terms of balance there are no discrepancies to be reported either. The dialog is exceptionally clean, stable, and very easy to follow. The English translation is outstanding.
Sometimes less is more. And this is precisely the case with director Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love, a simple but very elegant and quite exotic film about the games people play while looking for love and other things that matter. Admirers of the Iranian master's work will not be disappointed with it. British distributors New Wave Films' technical presentation of the film is outstanding. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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