7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.
Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux, Amira CasarBiography | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English, English SDH, French
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Bertrand Bonello's "Saint Laurent" (2014) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Sony Pictures Classics. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and short featurettes with comments from the director and cast members. In French, with optional English, English SDH, and French subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
" I'm calling as I've decided to do your interview. I am ready."
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Bertrand Bonello's Saint Laurent arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Sony Pictures Classics.
The technical presentation is outstanding. The film was shot with the Arricam LT and clarity and depth are superb. Also, contrast and sharpness levels are impeccable. There is plenty of footage where light is subdued, but detail and fluidity never suffer. Colors saturation and balance are equally impressive. In fact, it is again the darker footage that impresses the most because tiny details and objects remain exceptionally easy to see. There are no stability issues. Finally, there are no encoding anomalies to report in our review. (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 5.1. Also included is an English Audio Descriptive Service track. Optional English, English SDH, and French subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The lossless 5.1 track isn't going to test the muscles of your audio system, but if you pay attention to small details -- such as nuanced dynamics, separation and fluidity -- it will leave an impression on you. For example, there are various seemingly casual sequences where bits of dialog or simple sounds and noises set the mood and this is where the great mixing shows. The music has primarily a supportive role, but it is worth mentioning that it is also balanced very well. The dialog is clean and easy to follow.
In 2014, France produced two films about Yves Saint Laurent. The fist was directed by Jalil Lespert and won Best Actor Award at the Cesar Awards. The second film was directed by Bertrand Bonello and was chosen to represent France in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards. I thought that Bonello's film was the better one. Instead of chronicling various events it allows viewers to temporarily immerse themselves into the designer's star-studded reality and see it through his eyes, but its mystique remains untouched. Sony's technical presentation of Saint Laurent is excellent, but I would have loved to see a better selection of supplemental features. Nevertheless, consider adding the Blu-ray release to your collections. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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