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(aka "Blow-Up" )
UK / Italy 1966
| Taking photographs of a couple making love proves deadly when the photographer enlarges the image and discovers murder. The film and pictures are stolen from his studio and the body vanishes. In this elegant balance of deceit and trickery, the photographer must question the reality of what he has actually seen. |
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Theatrical Release: 18 December 1966 (USA)
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DVD Comparison:
Warner Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Warner Home Video - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman and Pavel Borodin for the Screen Caps!
(Warner Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Warner Home Video - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)
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Warner Home Video Region 1 - NTSC |
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| Runtime | 1:51:04 | 1:46:36 (4% PAL speedup) |
| Video |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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| Audio | Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (English, French) |
Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (English, French), 2.0 Stereo (Italian) |
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, English for the hearing impaired, None | Arabic, Dutch, English, English for the hearing impaired, French, German, Italian, Italian for the hearing impaired, Romanian, Spanish, None |
| Features |
Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 26 |
Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 26 |
| Comments |
The Region 2 version is brighter
and colors appear more vibrant. I suspected edge-enhancement on the PAL
edition, but I zoomed in quite extensively on a number of captures and could
not categorically identify it (see below). If it is there it is truly
miniscule. The Extras are exact as are the menus and covers.
The Region 1 has been cropped (noticeably on top). The Region 2 offers a
larger selection of subtitles and an additional audio DUB (Italian).
DVDBeaver recommends the Region 2. NOTE: We can confirm that both of these DVDs are in the incorrect aspect ratio. This film was definitely shot at 1.66, so both Warner's are cropped (or opened). Blow-up Censorship on DVDs issue HERE. - Gary W. Tooze |
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Is this Edge Enhancement on the Region 2 DVD ?
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(Warner Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Warner Home Video - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)
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Report Card:
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Warner - Region 2- PAL (for Italian track) |
| Extras: | tie |
| Menu: | tie |
Michelangelo Antonioni films on DVD (NTSC) - CLICK COVERS or REVIEW BUTTON for more information
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Recommended Books for Michelangelo Antonioni reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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That Bowling Alley on the Tiber: Tales of a
Director by Michelangelo Antonioni |
Antonioni, Or, the Surface of the World by Seymour Chatman |
My Time With Antonioni: The Diary of an
Extraordinary Experience by Wim Wenders, Michael Hofmann |
Antonioni: The Poet of Images by William Arrowsmith, Ted Perry |
Antonioni by Sam Rohdie |
The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni
(Cambridge Film Classics) by Peter Brunette, Ray Carney |
Michelangelo Antonioni by Seymour Chatman, Paul Duncan |
L'Avventura (B.F.I. Film Classics) by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith |
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Gary Tooze
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