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Directed by Christopher Menaul
USA / UK 1995
A compelling tale of passion's dark secrets -
critics applauded Feast of July as one of the best films of the
year! A mysterious young beauty, Bella Ford (Embeth Davidtz,
Army of Darkness), searches hopelessly for the lover who
betrayed her. Weary and alone, she is offered shelter by the
Wainwright family, who help her find new hope... and whose three
handsome sons battle for her affections. But just as she is ready to
begin her new life, her former lover unexpectedly reappears to haunt
her with the secrets – of their past. From Merchant Ivory
Productions, the award-winning creators of
Howards End and The Remains of the Day – Feast of
July is passionate and powerful entertainment. Directed by TV
veteran Christopher Menaul (Prime
Suspect) and co-starring Ben Chaplin (The
Thin Red Line). *** Based on the novel by H.E. Bates, this period drama stars Embeth Davidtz as Bella Ford, a woman living in rural England during the Victorian era. Bella fell victim to Arch Wilson (Greg Wise), a unprincipled man who claimed to be from the nearby village. He seduced her only to vanish without a trace when she became pregnant. When she is outcast after her child is stillborn, a kindly villager named Ben Wainwright (Tom Bell) allows her to stay with his family in exchange for helping with the chores. However, the presence of a young and beautiful woman in the house creates a certain amount of tension between Ben, his wife (Gemma Jones), and sons Jedd (James Purefoy), a soldier; Matty (Kent Anderson), a shoemaker; and Con (Ben Chaplin), a homebody and social misfit. Con takes a shine to Bella and eventually proposes marriage; Bella accepts, but matters become complicated when she discovers that the dastardly Arch has returned to the village. Ismail Merchant served as executive producer.. |
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Theatrical Release: October 13th, 1995
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:56:12.715 | |
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Disc Size: 19,399,289,532 bytes Feature Size: 19,019,827,200 bytes Average Bitrate: 18.76 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1558 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1558 kbps / 16-bit (DTS
Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Disc Size: 19,399,289,532 bytes Feature Size: 19,019,827,200 bytes Average Bitrate: 18.76 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
Kino bring us the
Merchant-Ivory production of Feast of July, on a single-layered
Blu-ray disc.
It is presented here in the 2.35:1
aspect ratio and the transfer has a modest bitrate but looks very thick
and film-like in most sequences. There is some impressive cinematography
by DoP Peter Sova (1998's
The Proposition, Barry Levinson's
Diner) with great lighting and landscapes. The image quality is
consistent, supporting the film's many dark scenes without digitization
issues. The captures below should give you a good idea - I had no
distractions with the video. |
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