7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Yvan's father has recently died and his mother, Claudia, marries her husband's brother, Adrien. Yvan refuses to accept the new marriage and descends into a fantasy world where he believes that his mother and his uncle are responsible for the death of his father. Then Adrian suddenly dies and Yvan learns his uncle's true identity.
Starring: Alida Valli, Claude Cerval, André Jocelyn, Juliette MaynielForeign | 100% |
Drama | 39% |
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
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Claude Chabrol's "Ophelia" (1963) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. The only bonus feature on the disc is a remastered original trailer for the film. In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
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Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Claude Chabrol's Ophelia arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The release is sourced from a recent and very strong 2K remaster that was completed by French label Gaumont. As a result, the film now looks very healthy and boasts the type of solid organic qualities that we expect from serious restoration projects. Typically, the strength of these remasters becomes most obvious on larger screens, but in this case it is really immediately clear that the overall quality of the remastering work is very convincing. Frankly, my one and only minor criticism pertains to the grading, as a bit more care and attention could have gone into it to ensure that some black and gray nuances are even better balanced to avoid light crush. The film's overall appearance, however, is still enormously impressive and viewing it is quite the treat. There are no traces of problematic digital tinkering. Image stability is very good. Debris, cuts, large damage marks, stains, and all other conventional age-related imperfections have been removed as best as possible. My score is 4.75/5.00. (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. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio must have been remastered as well because it is completely free of annoying age-related imperfections (background hiss, distortion, hum, crackle, etc). Balance is also very good, and this is actually something that helps Pierre Jansen's chamber score a lot. The dialog is stable, clean, and always easy to follow.
I would not be at all surprised if prior to directing Fists in the Pocket Marco Bellocchio had seen Claude Chabrol's Ophelia and spent some time analyzing André Jocelyn's transformation. (The presence of the great Italian beauty Alida Valli in this film all but ensures that Bellocchio attended a theatrical screening of it). Indeed, even though the styles of these films are quite different, the level of emotional intensity that Jocelyn and Lou Castel display in them is extremely similar. I liked Ophelia a lot, and I was pleased to see that Gaumont's new 2K remaster of the film was done right. Great release. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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