6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A boy comes across a white-haired wild horse in the Camargue. Ranchers seek to capture the horse, but it escapes. What will happen as the boy sets out to find the horse again?
Starring: Alain Emery, Laurent Roche, Clan-Clan, Pascal Lamorisse, Francois PerieDrama | 100% |
Family | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
French: LPCM Mono
English: Dolby Digital Mono
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Albert Lamorisse's "Crin blanc: Le cheval sauvage" a.k.a. "White Mane" (1953) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new program with Pascal Lamorisse and two archival programs with Albert Lamorisse. In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.37:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, White Mane arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The release introduces a new 4K restoration of White Mane, which was approved by Pascal Lamorisse. It is included in The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse, a two-disc set.
The following text appears inside the booklet that is provided with this release:
The following text appears inside the booklet that is provided with this release:
"These new digital masters (for all films in the two-disc set) were created from the 35mm original camera negatives, which were scanned in 4K resolution at Eclair Classics, in Paris, and approved by Pascal Lamorisse. The original monaural soundtracks were remastered from the 35mm oprical soundtrack negatives.
Color grading: Jean-Michel Petit and Thibaud Caquot/Films Montsouris Visuals.
Digital restoration: Prassad Corporation; Jean-Michel Petit and Thibaud Caquot/Films Montsouris Visuals.
Disc mastering: NexSpec."
White Mane transitioned to Blu-ray with this release from British label Network Releasing back in 2010. It is the only release of the film that I have in my library.
The new 4K makeover delivers an all-around superior presentation of White Mane. I did only a few quick comparisons with the other release of the film that I have because there are sizeable improvements in every single area we address in our reviews. This time, even the framing is done correctly, so the border lines that were visible on the previous presentation are gone. Delineation, clarity, and depth are usually very pleasing. However, trained eyes will notice that there are traces of light denoising adjustments. This is unfortunate because in the most beautiful panoramic shots some fine detail is lost. The grayscale is terrific. There are no stability issues. From start to finish, the film looks immaculate as well. (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 are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: French LPCM 1.0 and English Dolby Digital 1.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio track is very healthy. Even if you turn up the volume a lot, the upper register does not reveal any traces of aging. On the older release of White Mane that I have in my library, light background hiss is very easy to hear, plus occasionally there is unevenness. The narration and dialog are very clear.
Like The Red Balloon, White Mane is a simple yet strikingly beautiful and poignant film that should not be missed. It has been recently restored in 4K and now looks very good. I suspect that this will remain its definitive presentation. It is included in The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse, a two-disc set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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