The Bird With The Crystal Plumage [Blu-ray]

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After initially becoming a suspect himself, Sam is increasingly obsessed with trying to decipher what he saw on that violent night, digging into a string of similar murders. He becomes the audience surrogate, questioning what he saw in the same way that an audience member should question the images up on the screen. What did he miss? What did we miss? In an eventual common trait of the giallo, the hero ends up both a suspect, at least initially, and a target. Giallo is often about average people who are thrust into worlds of violence and Sam Dalmas is a typical genre protagonist, someone whose safety is threatened by what he’s seen even as he can’t quite comprehend exactly what he witnessed. In giallo, plunges into violent worlds are sudden—Sam doesn’t ask to be a crucial part of this case, but he has no choice once he opens that door. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage has probably never looked better on home video than it does here on Blue Underground's 1080p release. But, this said, there are still some issues that the transfer has not been able to overcome. Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative X 2160 resolution, darker (warmer skin tones) and richer with a towering bitrate - more than double that of Take My Hand!: When Sam and Inspector Morosini are attempting to arrest Alberto, he falls out of the open window while fighting them. Sam and Morosini each grab one of his arms, but are not able to hold him and he falls to his death.

In all Arrow's edition still provides a solid set of features, covering the film's production and impact to a satisfying degree. Closing Arrow Video on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. [ user-generated source] Then we get a chance to hear from Dario's first DOP, Vittorio Storaro, in a 10-minute interview called Painting With Darkness, in which he discusses his techniques and innovations for the film. Quite honest about the importance of his role in the making of this, or any film, Storaro talks about his use of intense close-ups to harness the emotions and inner-workings of the characters during moments of high tension. Dario's love of POV shooting and the unusual angles that are incorporated are also looked at in a, sadly, all-too brief session. It also established the key traits that would define Argento’s filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. See his offering Tenebrae reviewed elsewhere if you want further proof. “Grows obsessed”

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I Ate WHAT?!: Sam is horrified when he finds out that Consalvi keeps cats as a food source, and he just tasted some. The cult giallo classic takes a stab at Ultra HD, thanks to a new restoration and remaster of the original 35mm 2-perf Techniscope negatives. This HEVC H.265 encode gives fans an excellent upgrade over previous Blu-ray releases although the condition and photographic quality of those negatives bring with them a few minor limitations worth mentioning. Most notably, several moments can stand out as soft and blurry. But again, this is the result of Vittorio Storaro's stylized cinematography, especially since he sometimes alternates between shallow and deep focus on a wide-angle lens in the same scene. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (software uniformly simulated HDR) ,

It doesn't look like Arrow has done any further restoration, not that it was really needed: a few minor tram lines and a few specs still show up, though they're a little more noticeable, probably due to the increased resolution. That said they're still very minor. Off with His Head!: The killer tries to chop Sam's head off, but misses because an old woman passing by warns him. The disc then [features] anumber of theatrical trailersfor the film, including the Italian trailer, and international trailer (which I think is the same as the Italian but is missing a narrator) and then a 55-second trailer made for the 2017 Texas Frightmare media event. Helpless Window Death: Sam is trapped between the glass doors when he witnesses the murder attempt on the girl. Arrow Video upgrades their 2017 Blu-ray edition for Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumageto 4K UHD, presenting the film in full 2160p/24hz resolution with Dolby Vision in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on a triple-layer UHDdisc. Arrow is reusing their 4K restoration they alsoused for their prior Blu-ray edition, which in turn was sourced from the 35mm 2-perf Techniscopenegative.In all this looks great, really exceeding my expectations and providing a significant improvement over Arrow's previous high-definition presentation. A little over 50 years ago, this fascinating offering redefined the ‘giallo’ genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted writer/director Dario Argento to international stardom. Dario Argentoprovides a new 31-minute interview for this edition under the heading Crystal Nightmare. Argento talks specifically about this film and its production, from his script to the film’s multiple releases (its initial release didn’t do all that well after being buried by the studio). This being his first film all of the execs behind the film were unsure of him and he came close to being fired at least once. His inexperience also could make things tense when working with others as demonstrated in his story of suggesting to Ennio Morricone that he should listen to music samples to get an idea of the score he wanted (apparently Morricone wasn’t impressed by this suggestion). The film was mostly a learning experience, with Storaro helping him a lot along the way and that stigma of him being a newcomer more than likely led to the film being buried by the studio before being rediscovered. Argento isn’t the most energetic speaker but he manages to keep it engaging and he comes off very forthcoming.