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Langue et Verdict, 3 mai 2011
Blu-Ray toute zone
Format de l'image:
1.33:1 en Noir et Blanc
Langue:
DTS Master Audio 1.0: Français
Sous-titre:
Français pour sourds et malentendants
Verdict:
Pour un film de 1943, nous ne pouvions pas mieux espérer. Bien que le transfert ne soit pas parfait, il n'en reste pas moins que ce film est tout à fait regardable, une très belle image avec un bruit naturel. Quant à la bande-son, malgré les craquements, elle est très audible avec une musique inquiétante à souhait.
Une réalisation et mis-en-scène qui se font rare de nos jours.
Bonus:
un documentaire très intelligent expliquant comment un tel film a put voir le jour durant la seconde guerre mondiale sans être pro-nazi.
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le classique des classiques, 21 décembre 2010
Superbe film.
La narration est parfaite. La photo est magnifique et la restauration sans faille...
Les passages oniriques sont saisissants de sensibilité et de modernité...
S'il devait y avoir un petit bémol, il serait pour la pochette du DVD, un peu kitsch à mon goût...
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Bravo Gaumont!, 19 avril 2011
Fellow English-speakers: Do not let the fact that this particular Gaumont Blu-ray does not have English subtitles bring you down; Gaumont's classic French Blu-rays are so wonderful that you should consider them anyway.
Gaumont have produced an excellent Blu-ray for this classic French horror film from 1943. Working from materials close to 70 years old, that do not appear to be in absolutely perfect condition, the restoration is nonetheless quite excellent. The black and white cinematography and the sublime use of shadow come through perfectly, as does a healthy layer of film grain. There are some instances of flickering however, especially in darkly-lit indoor sequences. (4 / 5)
The audio is a faithful DTS-HD MA Mono track which is very good overall. Dialogue always comes through clean and clear, but the audio has similarly worn over time, suffering from some hissing/crackling during loud sounds and music swells. (3.5 / 5)
Note: This Blu-ray is not English-friendly. Gaumont have provided only French SDH subtitles for the film. Even though my French is terrifyingly bad, these subtitles were extremely helpful, and I did have a coherent idea of the plot of the film, as well as some of the dialogue--in fact, I was truly surprised at how much of the film I understood. This Blu-ray is Region ABC (region-free).
The lone extra, << La Continental, le cinéma français dans la main du diable? >> is a new documentary, produced for Gaumont in 2010, about Continental Films, the film's production company, as well as the film itself. Interviewed are Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films, film historian Pierre Billard, screenwriter Jean Cosmos, director Alain Choquart and director of photography Ricardo Aronovich. In French, not subtitled (46:07, 1080p). (3.5 / 5; Personally, I would have loved to see a trailer for the film, if any still exist.)
Maurice Tourneur's << La main du diable >> was a film I had never even heard of before Gaumont announced that they would be bringing it to Blu-ray in France. Indeed, it seems that this film has yet to receive an official release in any digital format in an English-speaking region, which is a great shame. Gaumont's Blu-ray offers an excellent restoration of the film, with excellent video and very good original audio, as well as a lengthy new documentary as an extra.
If you insist on English subtitles with your French films, Gaumont have a wide and ever-expanding line of titles that do include them. Of these, I personally own Joseph Losey's
Don Giovanni (Inclus DVD bonus) [Blu-ray] (Region B LOCKED) (on which the extras on the PAL DVD are also subtitled in English), Jean Renoir's
French Cancan [Blu-ray] (Region ABC), and what might be my favorite film ever, Robert Bresson's
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé [Blu-ray] (Region ABC).
As for myself, after the success of this little experiment, I now look forward to seeing René Clément's
Les Maudits [Blu-ray] for the first time.
Gaumont, thank you for bringing these French classics to Blu-ray, I truly appreciate it!
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