7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto ÁlamoDrama | 100% |
Foreign | 79% |
Horror | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Pedro Almodovar's "La piel que habito" a.k.a "The Skin I Live In" (2011) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Pathe Distribution-UK. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers; behind the scenes featurette; photo gallery; and footage from the film's screening at the Somerset House. In Spanish, with imposed English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Come and love me, I left my memories on the wall...
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Pathe Distribution-UK.
Seeing Pedro Almodovar's films in high-definition is a special experience. They always look exceptionally vibrant and rich, boasting colors that are at times simply overwhelming. The Skin I Live In is not an exception - the film is incredibly elegant, overflowing with beautiful crisp but natural colors. Many of the indoor scenes from the first half of the film, for instance, look like contemporary pictures (see screencapture #3), while some of the panoramic shots have unique color reflections that would be perfect in a psychedelic dream (see screenshot #6). Detail and clarity are excellent, especially during close-ups. Contrast levels are also consistent. There are absolutely no traces of post production tinkering or serious transfer-specific anomalies either. Truly, there are only a handful of extremely small compression artifacts that keep this from being a perfect presentation of a perfect film. (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 is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. For the record, Pathe Distribution-UK have provided imposed English subtitles for the main feature (they cannot be turned off).
The loseless audio track is optimized as best as possible. Naturally, even the smallest noises in the film are extremely easy to identify. Alberto Iglesias' haunting soundtrack has also benefited tremendously from the wide range of nuanced dynamics, though you should not expect the music to fill up your room; it is used mostly to enhance the unique atmospehere in the film and add color to it. The dialog is consistently crisp, stable, clean, and exceptionally easy to follow, and the English translation is excellent.
Very dark, very entertaining and very, very different, Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In is one of the year's best films. Do not read reviews and do not watch trailers, just see it. I guarantee you will have a terrific time with it. Pathe Distribution's presentation of the film is excellent, but I wish there were some good supplemental features on the Blu-ray. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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