7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A story about love deception, the return of the past, a tragedy, or even the violence contained in an everyday detail, appear to push towards the abyss, into the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Starring: Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Erica Rivas, Rita CorteseForeign | 100% |
Drama | 66% |
Dark humor | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Selected to represent Argentina in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 87th Academy Awards, Damián Szifrón's "Wild Tales" a.k.a. "Relatos Salvajes" (2014) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; video interview with the Argentine director; and making of featurette with cast and crew interviews. In Spanish, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The driver
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Damián Szifrón's Wild Tales arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Artificial Eye.
Shot with the Alexa camera, the film has the appropriate smooth, clean, and very sharp appearance. During close-ups with plenty of natural light detail and clarity are outstanding and one could see even exceptionally small details, like tiny facial pores (see screencapture #1). The wider shot also look incredibly crisp and well detailed (see screencapture #3). Each of the six short stories favors a different range of color tonalities, but they are actually all well balanced. Some minor contrast fluctuations are present, but they are part of the original cinematography. Image stability is outstanding. Finally, there are no encoding anomalies to report in this review. To sum all up, this is an outstanding technical presentation of Wild Tales that is guaranteed to please its fans as well as folks that are going to experience the film for the first time at home. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free Blu-ray player in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Spanish LPCM 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
There is a substantial difference between the 5.1 track and the 2.0 track. There are numerous scenes where surround movement is very effective on the 5.1 track and depth is actually expanded. Clarity and sharpness are outstanding. The dialog is equally clean and easy to follow on the two tracks. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
Witty and outrageously funny, Argentine director Damián Szifrón's Wild Tales is one of the year's very best films. It is produced by Pedro and Agustin Almodovar and scored by multiple Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla. British distributors Artificial Eye's technical presentation of Wild Tales is fantastic. (In the United States, Sony Pictures Classics will release the film on Blu-ray on June 16th). VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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