7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
After a young woman is raped, a mysterious investigator appears on the scene. His motives become increasingly difficult to understand as he becomes more involved in the case.
Starring: Charles Bronson, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti, Jean Gaven, Jean PiatForeign | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1, 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
René Clément's "Rider on the Rain" (1970) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers for the film and exclusive new audio commentary by critics Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson. In French or English, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Mellie
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, René Clément's Rider on the Rain arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
I have this R2 DVD release of Rider on the Rain from StudioCanal, which also features the two versions of the film. I am quite certain that the Blu-ray release is sourced from the same remasters that were used to produce the DVD ten years ago. (There were other Rene Clement titles that were remastered at the same time as well).
I prefer the French version of the film, and luckily it is the one that looks better in high-definition. While some of the darker indoor footage does not have the healthy nuances that a proper new 2K/4K remaster would retain, delineation and depth still range from good to very good. Close-ups with plenty of natural light can look very strong. There are no traces of problematic degraining corrections, but grain can be better exposed and resolved. Also, there are no traces of sharpening adjustments, and this is one of the key reasons why the film has a nice organic appearance. The color grading is different on the two versions. The French version looks a lot better, as it retains plenty of strong primaries and healthy nuances. There is still some room for improvement, but overall this version has the better primaries and tonalities. The English version is graded incorrectly and changes the sunny weather to a cold autumn weather; a lot of the interior footage also collapses because of the awkward color tonalities. Image stability is very good. (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 are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: French DTS-HD Master Audio and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The French track is clean, stable, and nicely balanced. Dynamic intensity is good as well, though there are only a couple of sequences where the film has the opportunity to impress with some more diverse dynamic nuances. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report.
There are only a couple of films in Charles Bronson's body of work that can legitimately be called arthouse thrillers, and Rider on the Rain is the best one. I like it a lot because it has different layers of atmosphere that overlap in some very interesting ways, and Marlene Jobert and Bronson have some wonderful moments together. For what it's worth, I prefer the French version of the film. This recent Blu-ray release is sourced from an older master that was provided by StudioCanal, but I think that it offers quite an upgrade over the old R2 DVD release that the studio produced ten years ago. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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