#346
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by Altair » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:08 am
Having belatedly viewed Raro's release of The Conformist, I'll offer some thoughts:
The film is one of my all time favourites, so Ill probably rebuy it with every upgrade even when the benefits are none too large. Actually, the Raro in my mind is an improvement over Arrow's release, although it could've have been even better. The picture quality has a nicely satisfying retention of grain although I was irritated to note edge enhancement applied at stray moments throughout, when characters are placed in long shot. The image instability I could safely ignore without jeopardising my enjoyment of the disc, but again, it's an unnecessary flaw, even if the fault doesn't appear to reside with Raro. The video extra, nearly an hour long, is superior to Arrow's overview of Bertolucci's career, looking far more specifically at the film's genesis. The two booklets offer excellent, distinct material, so in other words, the picture quality can still, frustratingly, be improved on, even if this is the best it's looked so far.