6 | / 10 |
Users | ![]() | 4.5 |
Reviewer | ![]() | 4.0 |
Overall | ![]() | 4.3 |
A young businesswoman plots a murderous revenge after her boss and mentor steals her idea.
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Paul Anderson (XVIII), Karoline Herfurth, Dominic RaackeErotic | Uncertain |
Psychological thriller | Uncertain |
Thriller | Uncertain |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French, French SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | ![]() | 4.0 |
Video | ![]() | 4.5 |
Audio | ![]() | 5.0 |
Extras | ![]() | 2.5 |
Overall | ![]() | 4.0 |
Brian De Palma's "Passion" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French label ARP Selection. The supplemental fetures on the disc include an original trailer for the film and a short featurette with comments from director Brian De Palma and actors Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, and Karoline Herfurth. In English, with optional French and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Christine and Isabelle
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Brian De Palma's Passion arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French label ARP Selection.
The high-definition transfer is wonderful. Image depth and clarity are consistently outstanding, while contrast levels are stable. Color reproduction is also terrific - there is a wide range of lush but natural colors. Some of the close-ups throughout the film are so crisp and vibrant that they often look like digital photographs. Excluding one example of extremely light banding, there are no problematic transfer-specific anomalies to report in this review. Also, there are no serious stability issues. All in all, Passion looks quite beautiful on Blu-ray, which is why I am convinced that fans of De Palma and his work will be more than pleased with ARP Selection's technical presentation of the film. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a 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: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. For the record, ARP Selection have provided optional French and French SDH (color format) subtitles for the main feature.
Note: Please be aware that there are a couple of exchanges in German that are not subtitled in English. These are very short exchanges whose meaning is extremely easy to figure out that do not affect the progression of the story.
Pino Donaggio's beautiful orchestral score has a very important role in the film that is effectively enhanced by the terrific English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Fluidity and dynamic movement are both excellent. (The long sequence with the smart phone at the end is simply fantastic). The dialog is consistently crisp, stable, and clean. Also, there are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in this review.
I thoroughly enjoyed Brian De Palma's latest film. Its bold style reminded me of Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In, which isn't too surprising considering the fact that Passion was also lensed by the acclaimed Spanish director's regular DP, Jose Luis Alcaine. The film does not break any new boundaries, but it delivers everything a good modern De Palma thriller should. RECOMMENDED.
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