6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Alba and Natasha are two lesbian women who meet in Rome and decide to spend the night together in a hotel room. However, their night of fun and sex gradually turns into something more meaningful as both women realise as the hours pass that they are falling in love, something neither had expected.
Starring: Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso, Najwa NimriForeign | 100% |
Erotic | 91% |
Drama | 76% |
Romance | 54% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Spanish director Julio Medem's "Habitación en Roma" a.k.a. "Room in Rome" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment. The only supplemental feature on the disc is the film's original theatrical trailer. In English, Spanish, Russian, and Italian, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Alba
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Julio Medem's Room in Rome arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment.
This is a very strong high-definition transfer. Fine object detail is excellent (even during the many darker scenes), clarity pleasing, and contrast levels consistent throughout the entire film. The color-scheme is also excellent - the many blues, yellows, reds, greens, browns, blacks, and whites looks rich and well saturated but also natural. There are a couple of scenes where I noticed a few traces of mild edge-enhancement (the most obvious ones are during the shower scene), but their presence is certainly not problematic. Macroblocking is nowhere to be seen. There are no distracting compression artifacts either. Furthermore, blown through a digital projector Room in Rome looks gorgeous - the high-definition transfer conveys wonderful depth and crispness; many of the close-ups, for instance, are simply beautiful to look at. Lastly, I did no detect any purely transfer-related anomalies to report in this review. All in all, this is yet another fine release by the folks at Optimum Home Entertainment. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0 (with portions of Spanish, Russian, and Italian). For the record, Optimum Home Entertainment have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is solid. The bass is not overly active but pleasing, the rear channels intelligently used, and the high-frequencies not overdone. Jocelyn Pook's music is essential, and the loseless audio track treats it exceptionally well. The dialog is crisp, clean, and stable. Also, even though some of the accents are rather strong, I had absolutely no problem understanding what was being said. Lastly, I did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Trailer - the original theatrical trailer for Room in Rome. In English, with imposed English subtitles. (2 min, 1080p).
Julio Medem's Room in Rome truly is one of this year's most beautiful films - simple yet so elegant. The Blu-ray disc herein reviewed, courtesy of British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment, looks and sounds terrific. It is, however, Region-B "locked". Now let's hope that Lovers of the Arctic Circle is not too far behind. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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