4K Ultra HD – Edit DE – Capelight Pictures – 131 min – 24 February 2022
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 2K
• HDR standard: HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
• Ratio: 2.39
Soundtrack
• French DTS-HD MA 5.1
• German DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
• French
• English
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WORK – The wife of Christ, really?
In the 17th century, while the plague was raging, Benedetta Carlini entered the convent of Pescia in Tuscany as a novice. Capable since the childhood of miracles, it will upset the life of this community.
Sort of medieval drama « bis » touched by the mystical aspiration, this delectable satire of the Church coupled with a sulphurous portrait of a woman (as martyred as well as the fruit of evil) abolishes the sexual prescriptions of Catholics, crucifies propriety and sanctifies Virginia Efira. Chaired by a violent Dutchman who does not fear in any way to provoke divine lightnings, this joyfully blasphemous Mass is an exquisite sin!
IMAGE – The austerity of a 17th century convent
Approved by Paul Verhoeven in person, this UHD Dolby Vision (and also HDR10+) transfer, which is more lit than the one too dark by his counterpart 1080p SDR, stimulates Jeanne Lapoirie's shimmering photography.
The definition is a more precise hair than in HD (even if a certain softness remains during the interior sequences), the details touch even more to the inner (see the tight planes), the natively bright colorimetric palette (the blue sky of Tuscany) increases in warmth and gilding (the carnation), the contrasts are visibly richer (the greyish blacks are only a distant dream) and the light sources radiate with more faith (the candles, the sun, the comets).
The only shadow on the table, the increase in ISO requires, the digital noise that inhabits some places is now more apparent.
SON – The Nuns' Memo
Focused on dialogues, solidly exuded by the power station, this lossless soundtrack that enjoys a powerful musical presence using discreet spatialization to deliver us felt effects (the lives of nuns) and natural atmospheres (the storm).
Reserved most of the time, but not wallowed in silence, it may happen that it lets itself go by pressing the dynamics (visions) and the range of its noises (the crowd on the market square).
CONCLUSION – The miracle of female orgasm!
More perverse than the harmful patriarchy that she's going to kneel, this saphic nun is taking on more of her excesses in 4K Ultra HD!
Artistic note
7.5
Video quality
8.5
Audio quality
7.5
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