7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Disillusioned World War I flying ace Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) spends his days during the Great Depression making appearances as a barnstorming pilot at rural airshows with his parachutist wife LaVerne (Dorothy Malone) and worshipful son Jack (Christopher Olsen) and mechanic Jiggs (Jack Carson) in tow.
Starring: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, William SchallertDrama | 100% |
Romance | 53% |
Melodrama | 1% |
Period | 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, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Douglas Sirk's "The Tarnished Angels" (1957) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and new audio commentary by critic Imogen Sara Smith. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Douglas Sirk's The Tarnished Angels arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
This release is sourced from an older master, but it is one that I actually like quite a lot. British label Eureka Entertainment used it in 2013 to produce this release, and all these years later I still think that the film looks quite wonderful in high-definition. To be honest, I think that a newer remaster can offer meaningful improvements only in these two areas: shadow definition, because there is some darker footage where finer nuances could be even better; and density, because this is a very high-quality production and there are a few areas where some minor fluctuations and tiny blemishes can be addressed. The overall quality of the current master, however, is really solid, and if you view your films on a larger screen you will be very pleased with a strong organic appearance of the film. The grading is excellent as well. It supports strong, but not overdone blacks, and wonderful and healthy ranges of whites and grays. (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 (48kHz, 16-bit). Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The audio is stable and clarity is good. If you turn up the volume a lot, the upper register still holds up well. This leads me to believe that the audio was fully remixed when the current master was prepared. There are no encoding anomalies or dropouts to report.
Douglas Sirk's The Tarnished Angels looks quite wonderful on Blu-ray, though this should not be news to a lot of folks who had previously seen Eureka Entertainment's release of the film. The only minor disappointment here is the lack of good archival bonus features. (I would have loved to see a few vintage interviews or programs with some of the stars that made the film). Regardless, if you enjoy Sirk's melodramas, pick up a copy of The Tarnished Angels for your library. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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