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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
directed by David Mackenzie
UK / France 2003
The film is a kind of psychological thriller set in and around Glasgow in
the early 1950s, a time of high employment and low wages. From the opening
shots that give the landscape a cold, blue-tinged look and the plaintive
David Byrne music that accompanies them, Young Adam catches the sad,
desperate feeling of the times. It begins with the body of a young woman
floating in the murky waters of the Clyde and fished out by two bargees, Les
(Peter Mullan) and Joe (Ewan McGregor). Les is middle-aged, married to the
resentful Ella and living with their seven-year-old son on a barge she owns
called Atlantic Eve. Joe - handsome, taciturn, in his late 20s - lives with
them, assisting Les in loading and unloading the cargoes they carry along
the canals. Excerpt frpm Philip French's review at The Guardian located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: France 16 May 2003 (Cannes Film Festival), Canada September 2003 (Toronto Film Festival)
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DVD Comparison:
Columbia Tri-Star - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Warner (UK) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Cinema Mondo / Pan Vision - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Per-Olof Strandberg for the Warner (UK) Screen Caps!
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Distribution |
Columbia Tri-Star Region 1 - NTSC |
Warner (UK) Region 2 - PAL |
Cinema Mondo / Pan Vision Region 2 - PAL |
Runtime | 1:36:54 | 1:34:08 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:33:40 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced
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2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
Audio | English (Dolby Digital 5.1) DUB: French (Dolby Digital 5.1) | English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0) |
English (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
Subtitles | French and None | English, English HoH and None | Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 28 |
Release Information: Studio: Warner (UK) Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 20 |
Release Information: Studio: Cinema Mondo / Pan Vision Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD
Release Date: 12.01.2005 Chapters 18 |
Comments |
ADDITION (Columbia Tri-Star Region 1- NTSC - Sept 05'):
It has been stated elsewhere that the Region 1 DVD is cut. I don't know where unless it is the 'Extended scene' in the extras. According to the times it does look like it may have 20+ seconds missing - but that could be a logo so we are not 100% positive. We tried our best to be as exact as we could on these caps and there are enough now that you can get a general idea of the differences. All three seem fairly acceptable in image quality and we will only focus on the Warner and Columbia due to the theatrical aspect ratio previously mentioned below. It looks to me like the Columbia is slightly brighter and quite possibly sharper. It is very hard to know for sure as differences are really negligible in terms of image - we lean slightly toward the NTSC. Extras also give a nod the the Columbia with the second commentary (which I haven't gone through yet). The Columbia offers a French DUB, but no optional English subtitles (only French). Bottom line is you will probably be happy with either the Warner or Columbia edition. Strong fans will want the NTSC for the extra commentary, but other than that buy the least expensive available to you. ***** Both
editions are very strong and quite equal in picture quality. The big
issue here is
the picture framing. I believe that the film was shot with Super 35
equipment, that gives you
a possibility to re-frame the picture for TV sets, without cropping.
Unlike Open matte - where every picture is re-adjusted.
This has been exhibited in cinemas as 2.35:1, so the UK disc is in the
correct theatrical ratio. The
Nordic disc has the credits sequence (until 2:16) cropped (#1), most
likely, because it's the
only material including the credits. When the credit sequence ends, the
picture is
reframed from the original material to fit 16:9 TV's, giving more
picture information, than
the OAR. The Nordic disc is therefore not a disaster, even though the
original theatrical OAR
is preferred. |
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Columbia - NTSC for image but R2 Warner if R1 is cut |
Sound: |
Columbia - NTSC |
Extras: | Columbia - NTSC |
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