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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.
Starring: Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Gabrielle RoseDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
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25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of the the Grand Prize of the Jury and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival, Canadian director Atom Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter" (1997) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye. The only bonus on the disc is a Atom Egoyan's short film "Open House" (1982). In English, without optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
I remember now...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye.
This new Blu-ray release of The Sweet Hereafter represents a dramatic upgrade in quality over the R1 DVD release of the film New Line Cinema produced in 1998. Image depth and clarity are simply terrific. The very important close-ups during the discussions look particularly good (see screencapture #3 for one such example). The panoramic shots always look crisp and boast terrific fluidity. Colors are wonderfully well saturated and very healthy. There are absolutely no traces of excessive degraining corrections. Sharpening adjustments have not been performed either. Unsurprisingly, from start to finish the film has a very solid and very convincing organic look. Finally, there are no serious compression issues. Also, there are no damage marks, cuts, stains, debris, or scratches. All in all, this is a wonderful presentation of The Sweet Hereafter that is guaranteed to please the many fans of the film. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. 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 release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. For the record, Artificial Eye have not provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
Mychael Danna's soundtrack has a very important role in the film. Fortunately, the terrific lossless 5.1 track allows it to shine in all the right places. The beautiful piano solos sound simply terrific (especially the ones in the final third of the film). There is also some good surround movement, though you should not expect to be impressed. The dialog is very crisp, always stable, and easy to follow. For the record, there are no pops, audio dropouts, or distortions to report in this review.
Fans of Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter who have previously seen the film only on DVD should not hesitate to purchase this new Region-B Blu-ray release from British distributors Artificial Eye. The film looks wonderful in high-definition, unquestionably the best it ever has. Also included on the Blu-ray is a short film which the Canadian filmmaker directed in the early 80s. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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