Gilda - Rita Hayworth

Gilda

(NOTE: The image above is captured from the Columbia Tri-Star R1 version. To compare it to the R2 please simply place your mouse over the picture. Toggling back and forth will help with the comparison. * Doesn't work with all browser. *)

directed by Charles Vidor
USA 1946

"How much acting skill was involved in creating this effect? Who cares. It's not "acting," it's mythmaking. Hayworth could, as it happens, snap off sarcastic dialogue as well as Veronica Lake, but it's not the dialogue you're paying attention to. Her voice is like thick maple syrup, her huge lips wrap around every word with the studied enthusiasm of a Pentecostal zealot"

by Michael Atkinson
Excerpt taken from a review at MovieLine.com

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Columbia Tri-Star Region 1 vs. German - Region 2

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Distribution	Columbia TriStar - Region 1 NTSC Region 1 (US, Canada Only)	German - Region 2 - PAL Region 2 ( Europe, Japan, Middle East )
Runtime	1:50:00 minutes	1:45:40 minutes (PAL 4% speedup )
Video	1.33:1.00 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.76 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1.00 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.73 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Bitrate: Region 1
Bitrate: Region 2
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono),	English ; French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean Thai or None	English ; French ; German ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Hindi ; Turkish ; Arabic ; Danish ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Icelandic ; Dutch ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Spanish ; Italian
Features	Discographic Information: DVD Encoding: Region 1 Edition Details: • Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only) • Black & White • Production notes • Theatrical trailer(s) • Exclusive Documentary: "Rita Hayworth: The Columbia Lady" • Photo gallery • Vintage advertising • Talent files	Discographic Information: DVD Encoding: Region 2 - PAL Edition Details: • Region 2 encoding • Black & White Filmographies, Theatrical Trailer, Excerpts: Rita Hayworth from 'The Lady with Torch'.
	DVD Release Date: November 7th, 2000 Keep Case Chapters: 28	DVD Release Date: December 1999 Keep Case Chapters: 24
Alternate versions:	There is an R2 French Version and also an R4 version of this film. Neither are taken from the restored version. to my knowledge. A detailed review of the R4 version can be found HERE. R4 -> <- R2 France

Comments:

The R1 version is very sharp, and one of the clearest 50 year-old films released on DVD so far. The film was restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, obviously using the original negative as the source for the restoration. The image is also very stable, with strong contrast and black levels. The R2 is much hazier and less defined although also taken from the restored version. If you look closely at shots with Hayworth's hair it is most noticeable. The sound and extras are superior on the R1. The only improvement by the R2 is the extensive subtitle selection. Bottom line: Buy the R1.

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Distribution

Columbia TriStar - Region 1 NTSC
Region 1 (US, Canada Only)

German - Region 2 - PAL

Region 2 ( Europe, Japan, Middle East )