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Directed by Wes Anderson
USA 2001
An
excessively stylized yet unusually poignant fable about failure and family,
The Royal Tenenbaums clinches Wes Anderson's status as American film's most
peculiar and particular new auteur. Anderson is so finicky about visual and
structural style that Tenebaums -- his third comedy and the follow-up to the
glorious
Rushmore -- often feels hermetically sealed. This is a New York where
every car is a dilapidated gypsy cab, where every building looks like the
Waldorf Astoria and every person is a hurt little kid in a grown-up's body. Excerpt from Jason Anderson's review on the eye WEEKLY located HER |
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Theatrical Release: October 5th, 2000 - New York Film Festival
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Buena Vista (Germany) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Criterion Collection Region 1- NTSC vs. Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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1) Buena Vista Special Edition Germany - Region 2 - PAL - LEFT2) Criterion Collection - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE 3) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - RIGHT
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Also available on Blu-ray from Criterion in the UK: |
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Buena Vista (Germany) Region 2 - PAL |
Criterion Collection - Spine # 157 Region 1 - NTSC |
Criterion Collection - Spine #157 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were obtained directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray (August 2012): Firstly, the original DVD comparison was done in a transitional period where we had acquired DVD-Compare and they didn't focus as heavily on the technical stats. We can state though that the Blu-ray disc size is a whopping 47,197,751,685 bytes with the 1:49:55.255 feature filling 33,433,466,880 bytes of that sporting a 34.48 Mbps bitrate. There is notable improvement in the image quality via Criterion's 1080P transfer showing more information in the frame than Criterion's 2002 DVD. The resulting BD visuals are very crisp, very sharp and have pleasing golden hues. It looks impressive on my large screen.The audio is in a DTS-HD Master 5.1 track at 3789 kbps and similarly improves. Everything sounds crisp and bouncy via Mark Mothersbaugh's original score and the eclectic interlude choices from "Hey Jude" performed by the Mutato Muzika Orchestra to Ravel's "String Quartet in F Major". There are optional English subtitles on the region 'A'-locked Blu-ray disc. Supplements remain stacked duplicating the decade-old DVD with the fun and informative audio commentary by Anderson, interviews with and behind-the-scenes footage of actors Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, and Danny Glover, outtakes, The Peter Bradley Show, featuring interviews with additional cast members, a "Scrapbook" featuring young Richie’s murals and paintings, still photographs by set photographer James Hamilton, book and magazine covers, and storyboards and more plus a liner notes booklet with an essay by film critic Kent Jones .
Fabulous film that improves with age.
Anderson is one of my favorite living filmmakers. This is a unique
masterpiece - the
Blu-ray is strongly recommended!
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1) Buena Vista Special Edition Germany - Region 2 - PAL - TOP2) Criterion Collection - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE 3) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM |
1) Buena Vista Special Edition Germany - Region 2 - PAL - TOP2) Criterion Collection - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE 3) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM |
1) Buena Vista Special Edition Germany - Region 2 - PAL - TOP2) Criterion Collection - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE 3) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM |
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Also available on Blu-ray from Criterion in the UK: |
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Buena Vista (Germany) Region 2 - PAL |
Criterion Collection - Spine # 157 Region 1 - NTSC |
Criterion Collection - Spine #157 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |