7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor's maid to seek out a man who has a secret connection to her past life as a farm owner at the foothill of Mount Tabu in Africa.
Starring: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana MoreiraForeign | 100% |
Drama | 64% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Portuguese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Portuguese: LPCM 2.0
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of Alfred Bauer Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, Portuguese director Miguel Gomes' "Tabu" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors New Wave Films. The supplemental features on the disc include an original theatrical trailer and two early short films directed by Miguel Gomes. In Portuguese, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
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Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Miguel Gomes' Tabu arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors New Wave Films.
Excluding a few tiny flecks, Tabu looks simply fantastic on Blu-ray. In "A Lost Paradise", depth and fluidity are outstanding. Contrast levels are stable and color saturation wonderful. "Paradise" is grainier, boasting a slightly less-contrasty look. Light and shadow are also beautifully captured here. There are no traces of excessive denoising. Problematic sharpening corrections have not been performed either. Compression is also very good. Unsurprisingly, when blown through a digital projector Tabu looks simply gorgeous. (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 standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: Portuguese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Portuguese LPCM 2.0. For the record, New Wave Films have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature.
The difference between the two tracks is minimal at best. Depth is slightly better on the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track where the music is heard, but otherwise the fluidity is practically identical. The dialog/narration is exceptionally crisp, stable, and very easy to follow. Additionally, there are no problematic audio dropouts to distortions to report in this review.
I loved every single minute of Miguel Gomes' Tabu. It is an incredibly poetic, masterfully lensed and terrifically acted film. And to see it on Blu-ray, looking so good, was a very special treat. Yes, it is only January, but this handsome release from British distributors New Wave Films is guaranteed to appear on my Top 10 list at the end of the year. Hopefully, one of our local distributors will bring Tabu to the United States. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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