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(aka "The Wayward Cloud' or 'Tian bian yi duo yun" )
The most audacious film to date from visionary director Tsai Ming-liang,
this completes a linear trilogy comprised of the earlier feature "What
Time is it There?" and the short film, "The
Skywalk Has Gone. " |
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Theatrical Release: February 16th, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival
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DVD Comparison:
Axiom Films - Region 0 - PAL vs. DeltaMac (2 Disc Taiwanese DVD) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Strand Releasing - Region 0 - NTSC |
Big thanks to Adam for the Review and DeltaMac caps!
(Axiom Films - Region 0 - PAL LEFT vs. DeltaMac (2 Disc Taiwanese DVD) - Region 0 - NTSC MIDDLE vs. Strand Releasing - Region 0 - NTSC RIGHT)
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Distribution |
Axion Films Region 0 - PAL |
DeltaMac Region 0 - NTSC |
Strand Releasing Region 0 - NTSC |
Runtime | 1.49.00 (4% PAL speedup) | 1.53.29 | 1.49.08 |
Video |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
Audio | Mandarin 2.0 | Mandarin 2.0 & Mandarin 5.1 | Mandarin 2.0 |
Subtitles | English, none | Chinese, English, None | English (burned-in) |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Axiom Films Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: • Still
Gallery Chapters 12
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Release Information: Studio: DeltaMac Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Strand Releasing Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Comments |
ADDITION: Axiom Films - Region 0 - PAL - June 08':
Big thanks to some
members of the Criterion Forum for assuaging my ambivalence and steering
me towards this dual-layered Axiom edition as it is by far the superior
release. It also indicates that the Strand is from an unconverted PAL
source. The Axiom easily bests the other two DVD transfers and has a
wonderful 37 minute interview (with subtitles) of Tony Rayns on director
Ming-liang Tsai. He covers various topics and makes this Axiom edition
the one DVD package to own for this delightfully quirky film.
Recommended!
ADDITION: Strand Releasing - Region 0 - NTSC June 08': Well, I've all but given up on Strand - knowing their releases are almost certainly interlaced but the DeltaMac had some serious compression issues so I thought it might be worth comparing. I'm concerned about the length of the Strand - it's 4:21 seconds shorter and one could bet it's probably censored although I couldn't tell you which parts. The Strand still seems to represent most of the more X-rated sequences that I could remember. I initially thought it might be that the Strand is taken from a PAL source as the difference in times is about 4%, but it doesn't look that way - no prominent ghosting as a telltale. No surprise the Strand is interlaced again and has burned-in subtitles. It is anamorphic and on a dual-layered disc - the latter attribute seems to vault it ahead as it has far less artifacts than its Taiwanese counterpart. It turns out to be a fairly significant difference. The DeltaMac also appears to have some black-level boosting and is quite dark. Anyway, even though the Strand is non-progressive and has the non-removable subs I leans towards that for brighter, smoother image. The rest however is all DeltaMac - a boosted 5.1 track as an option with the 2.0 channel shared by the Strand. Extras on the Asian disc are discussed below by Adam (none but a trailer on the North American edition). It may be a moot point as it looks like the DeltaMac is out of print. The film is a real hoot and I suggest watching it when you have the chance. The Strand is not only option as Axiom Films International in the UK released an edition of The Wayward Cloud a few months back HERE - (covered above). Gary Tooze ***
The Image: The anamorphic image is so-so. This is obviously not HD
The Audio: This is the best sounding Tsai DVD yet, which is entirely |
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Axiom Films - Region 0 - PAL
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1) Axiom Films - Region 0 - PAL TOP 2) DeltaMac (2 Disc Taiwanese DVD) - Region 0 - NTSC MIDDLE 3) Strand Releasing - Region 0 - NTSC BOTTOM |
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Report Card:
Image: |
Axiom |
Sound: |
DeltaMac |
Extras: | Axiom |
Menu: | Axiom |
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Distribution |
Axion Films Region 0 - PAL |
DeltaMac Region 0 - NTSC |
Strand Releasing Region 0 - NTSC |