6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Jean, a rich Parisian socialite, comes to the aid of a frightened young woman (Nicole) who is under the domineering control of her abusive boyfriend, Klaus. Although married, Jean develops a romantic relationship with Nicole. However, he may have gotten himself involved in more than he bargained for.
Starring: Carroll Baker, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Erika Blanc, Horst Frank, Helga LinéForeign | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 CD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Umberto Lenzi's "So Sweet... So Perverse" a.k.a. "Così dolce... così perversa" (1969) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers for the film; new video interview with Ernesto Gastaldi; archival program with Umberto Lenzi; and more. In English or Italian, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, So Sweet... So Perverse arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films.
The release is sourced from a very nice new 2K master. However, the technical presentation is not as impressive as it could and should have been. It is not a disaster either, but the larger your screen is, the easier it will be for you to start noticing that the master had the ability to produce stronger visuals. Currently, some darker visuals exhibit compression artifacts (examples can be seen around the 27.00/35.00 minute marks). Also, throughout the entire film grain often becomes noisy, causing minor definition problems that were easily avoidable. The good news is that clarity and depth are still quite pleasing. Fluidity is mostly good as well. Early into the film I noticed two minor frame skips, but I am going to assume that they are on the master. The color grading job is good. I think that there are a few areas where blues can be better saturated and balanced, and some white nuances can be expanded and rebalanced as well, but the overall color temperature and balance are convincing. There are no distracting debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. However, a few tiny blemishes and spots can be seen. In summary, the new master that was used to produced the release has very nice organic qualities, but the encode could have been more convincing. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I viewed the film with the English track, which should be considered the 'original' track because all of the main characters utter their lines in English. However, there is a lot of overdubbing on it and some of the accents are so heavy that it is quite difficult to understand what is being said. Clarity and depth a good. Mild unevenness pops up a few times J. Vincent Edwards sings You, but I think that it is perfectly fine.
Umberto Lenzi's So Sweet... So Perverse has a conflicted personality that some viewers will find problematic. I don't. I actually like it because it does not rehash the giallo cliches and for a short period of time enters the social playground that Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni's best films visit. I have always wanted to get a quality release of it in my library and this is the first time I was able to see it with the original English audio track. (Before the Italian DVD release arrived on the market, this film was practically impossible to see). Severin Films' release, which is part of this four-disc box set, is sourced from a very nice new 2K master, but the technical presentation should have been even more convincing. Regardless, I think that it is unmissable. RECOMMENDED.
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