6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Berlin, 1939: At the dawn of World War II, power-mad SS Officer Wallenberg is ordered to find and train Germany's most beautiful women to work in the opulent brothel of Madam Kitty. Here these Nazi nymphs will submit to the bizarre passions and carnal degradations of the Reich's highest-ranking men and women while Wallenberg secretly records their acts for blackmail. But when an innocent young prostitute uncovers the conspiracy, her revenge will ignite a holocaust of pain, pleasure and shocking sexual perversion. The story is true. The depravity is real.
Starring: Helmut Berger, Ingrid Thulin, Teresa Ann Savoy, John Steiner, Sara SperatiForeign | 100% |
Erotic | 85% |
Drama | 16% |
Period | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.86:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Italian director Tinto Brass' "Salon Kitty" (1976) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Argent Films. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; video interview with director Tinto Brass; and trailers for other Argent Films releases. In English, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free. Please be advised that the film contains explicit footage that is not appropriate for minors!
The girls
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.86:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Tinto Brass' Salon Kitty arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Argent Films.
The high-definition transfer Argent Films have used for their Blu-ray release of Salon Kitty appears practically identical to the one used by Blue Underground - which is great news. I did a number of comparisons with my R1 LE SDVD (# 616) and the difference in quality between the two releases is enormous. Everywhere, during the indoor and outdoor footage, detail is dramatically improved. During the testing footage, for instance, the standard definition transfer literally breaks up at times - when projected, the film looks incredibly shaky, and massive amounts of macroblocking can be seen practically everywhere. Furthermore, the standard definition transfer has a thick layer of machine noise that makes everything look smeary and heavily processed; on the high-definition transfer the machine noise is replaced mostly with a layer of fine light grain. The rampant edge-enhancement that can be seen on the R1 SDVD release also isn't a serious issue of concern on the Blu-ray. Color reproduction is also a lot more convincing, with the indoor scenes from the brothel looking particularly good. Finally, various stabilizations have been performed and scratches, debris, cuts, and stains removed. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is not PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are five audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and English Dolby Digital 2.0. For the record, Argent Films have provided optional (yellow) English subtitles for the main feature.
The English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track, which is the "original" audio track - a number of the actors actually redubbed themselves after shooting of the film was completed, so there are minor sync issues that are indeed inherited - has a limited dynamic amplitude, but the upgrade in quality when compared to the English Mono track from the SDVD is huge. On the SDVD, the audio is consistently anemic. The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track, however, has plenty of depth and fluidity that enhance the music scenes quite well. The dialog is stable, clean, and easy to follow. The yellow English subtitles, however, do not accurately reflect the actors' redubbed lines (this was also the case with the yellow subtitles included on the Blue Underground's R1 SDVD release of the film).
Note: All of the supplemental features on this Blu-ray disc are perfectly playable on North American PS3s and SAs.
Tinto Brass' Salon Kitty is a truly bizarre film, a product of its time. It is definitely not for everyone, but like Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter and Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom, it is certainly worth seeing at least once. The Argent Films Blu-ray release of Salon Kitty represents a massive upgrade in terms of quality over the old Blue Underground R1 LE SDVD release of the film. The Blu-ray release is also Region-Free. RECOMMENDED.
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