7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.4 |
An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu AmalricForeign | 100% |
Erotic | 54% |
Dark humor | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French: LPCM 2.0
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (A, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Roman Polanski's "Venus in Fur" a.k.a. "La Vénus à la fourrure" (2013) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and new interviews with Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Mathieu Amalric. In French, with imposed English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Am I right?
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Roman Polanski's Venus in Fur arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye.
Shot with Sony's CineAlta F65 4K camera, Venus in Fur has the appropriate smooth and crisp look. Because virtually the entire film takes place inside a small theater and there are only a few small lighting adjustments, shadow definition is excellent. Clarity and depth are consistently very pleasing as well. Colors are exceptionally well saturated and very natural. Detail is simply terrific. Close-ups, in particular, literally look like digital photographs (see screencaptures #1 and 2). There are no stability issues. Lastly, there are no encoding anomalies to report in this review. All in all, this is an outstanding presentation of Venus in Fur that is guaranteed to please its fans as well as those who are going to experience the film for the first time on Blu-ray. (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: French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and French LPCM 2.0. For the record, Artificial Eye have provided imposed English subtitles for the main feature. They appear inside the image frame.
I viewed the film with the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and later on compared select sequences with the LPCM 2.0 track. The difference between the two is minimal at best. Because Venus in Fur is primarily a dialog driven film, dynamic intensity is virtually identical on both tracks. There are a couple of sequences where the 5.1 track opens up the film slightly better (listen to the thunders), but the LPCM 2.0 track is just as effective. Alexandre Desplat's soundtrack has a complimentary role. The dialog is exceptionally crisp, stable, and very easy to follow. The English translation is excellent.
Deliciously naughty, irresistibly funny and surprisingly thought-provoking, Roman Polanski's Venus in Fur is one of the best films I have seen this summer. It is currently getting a lot of lukewarm reviews on this side of the Atlantic, but I urge you to ignore them, find the time to see it, and form your own opinion. Artificial Eye's technical presentation of Venus in Fur is outstanding. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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