6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Four professional criminals kidnap the teenage daughter of a millionaire in order to extort money from him. Keeping her in an isolated location, their plans become derailed when their personal demons and greed lead to a series of betrayals that culminate in a furious and explosive climax.
Starring: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone (I), Rita Moreno, Pamela Franklin, Jess HahnDrama | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Hubert Cornfield's "The Night of the Following Day" (1969) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include archival audio commentary recorded by the director; exclusive new audio commentary by audio commentary recorded by film critic and film historian Tim Lucas; archival program with Joe Dante; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The Chauffeur
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Night of the Following Day arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an older master that was supplied by Universal Pictures. Even though there are obvious signs of aging, this is one of the better old masters to emerge from the studio's vaults. Excluding the beach shootout at the end where some halo-like effects become a tad distracting, the rest of the film looks quite nice. There are no traces of problematic sharpening or denoising adjustments, so the visuals have a fairly decent organic appearance. (For reference, this is how the majority of MGM's older masters look, so this is the type of quality you should expect from this master). Grain can be better exposed and resolved, but it does not look processed. Colors are good. However, saturation and overall balance can be improved. There are no stability issues. Minor blemishes, dark spots, and some stains can be spotted, but there are no distracting large debris, cuts, warped or torn frames to report. So, all of the main limitations of the current master are inherited. There is definitely room for improvement, but as it is the film has pretty decent organic qualities. It just looks slightly dated. My score is 3.75/5.00. (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: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The dialog is very easy to follow. Dynamic intensity and balance are good as well. However, there are a few areas with minor unevenness that does not appear to be inherited. It is not distracting at all, but if the film is fully restored and the audio remastered with modern equipment these areas will almost certainly be addressed. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
If Hubert Cornfield was French right now his film The Night of the Following Day would be considered a genre masterpiece. It is as stylish as some of the crime films Jean-Pierre Melville and Louis Malle made, perhaps even better than a few of them as well, which is why it needs a serious critical reevaluation. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an older but good master that was supplied by Universal Pictures. If you decide to see the film, try to avoid the vintage trailers that are floating around because they feature footage that spoils some key developments in it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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