SourceFrance |Publisher: Studiocanal |Release date: 08 November 2023
Video format
2160p24 – Ratio 1.85
CSD/ BT.709 – HEVC encoding
Master intermediate 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
French
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Artistic : 9 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9
It is brought to the attention of our dear readers that, in addition to the specified and used viewing equipment, the rendering may differ from one installation to another, whether or not it is calibrated, as well as personal preferences and expectations may influence notation. Moreover, the images in the article are not representative of the edition tested.
Test equipment and condition(Config. HP: 5.1.4)
Video broadcaster: Philips 65OLED908 (Filmmaker Mode)
Sources: Oppo UDP-203 Audiocom Reference | Zappiti Reference
Pregnant: Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar (Dolby Atmos | DTS Neural:X), SVS SB-4000
WORK - Living and Dead
In 1945, World War II ended, but Grace's husband, who had gone to fight, did not return from the front. In a huge isolated Victorian home on Jersey Island, this godly young woman alone raises her two children, Anne and Nicholas, who cannot be exposed to daylight. Soon, she will witness strange phenomena...
Noury of the ghosts of the cinema and guided by a light carrying truth, this horror sum all psychological to the certain dramatic intensity, in which the spirit ofHitchcockflat, cleans its suspense to the end (the final twist is magisterial) within a clean decor whereNicole Kidman, voluntary holder of all emotions, delivers an unforgettable performance (perhaps his best role) as an echo ofGrace Kelly. Turning away from the special effects, this atmospheric jewel with inspired staging and elegant classicism serves us a memorable old-fashioned scare. A classic to never forget!
- Close the curtains!
From a new scan of the original negatives 35 mm and supervised as closely as possible byAlejandro Amenábar, this beautiful 4K restoration is presented to us in CSD at the request of the latter, in order to avoid the modernization of the elegant photograph signedJavier Aguirresarobewhere the clair-obscur (cf. the creeping shadows caused by the old oil lamps) has all its importance.
The silver texture (fine and homogeneous) has been preserved with manic care, the defects of the film have been almost completely cleaned (small white dots of this one), the definition has made a big leap forward (the chained melts are necessarily slightly below) and the details are otherwise clearer than in the past (the close-ups on faces, woodwork, textile fibres).
The colorimetric palette that is no longer haunted by the yellowish drifts of the previous Blu-ray is more natural (the shades are colder) and has a much healthier carnation (Grace regains its white skin as snow), the management of blacks (just sublime) and impressionist lighting (which benefits from slightly enhanced whites) is particularly meticulous, and the encoding does not suffer from any braiding.
Do you hear them?
Proposed in Dolby Atmos, the remixing of the VO is significantly subtle and honours its origins religiously.
As soon as the anguish enters the home, it perfectly balances the omnipresence of its dialogues (always clear), the memorable rarity of its sound effects (the whispers, the shouting of the doors, the gnashing of the wood), the emanation of its score and the successions of its silences. The sound distribution is ultra-precise, the surrounds knock on the door when you expect the least (the notes played on the piano), the verticality of the mixing is amazing (the noises of step on the ceiling) and the felted atmospheres permeate the places. If the bass box is very little exploited, it is because the narrative does not feel the need.
Unchanged from the 1080p disc, the VF encoded in DTS-HD MA 5.1 shows a beautiful acoustic address (spaceization is the office) and of certain magnitude. The dubbing is well incorporated in the mixing and the different channels are properly pressed. Certainly not as amazing as his 3D friend, this frankly capable soundtrack does not detract in any way.
CONCLUSION - Haunted by death
While it is home to mourning, war and denial, this great Victorian home where the (reassuring) darkness reigns, reveals its secrets by means of an illuminated 4K Ultra HD (all but mist A/V services) holding the keys of all doors closed!
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