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Directed by
John Boorman
UK 1987
Hope and Glory, John Boorman’s
(Deliverance) autobiographical film is a nostalgic and gently comic
remembrance of England during the turbulent Blitz as seen through
the eyes of 10-year-old Billy Rohan (Sebastian Rice-Edwards). While
the beauty of the aircrafts and tanks holds endless wonders for the
young boy, others know all too well the destruction they bring. Navigating difficult times are mother Grace (Sarah Miles, Academy Award® nominee for Best Actress – Ryan’s Daughter, 1971), who finds herself head of the household when her husband is drafted; Billy’s sister, Dawn (Sammi Davis, Mona Lisa), whose romance and pregnancy with the dashing Canadian airman Corporal Carrey (Jean-Marc Barr, The Big Blue) is yet another challenge for the stoic Grace; and George (Ian Bannen, Gandhi), Billy’s curmudgeonly grandfather whose idyllic country home will open Billy’s eyes to a whole new world. Written, directed and produced by Academy Award® nominee John Boorman (Director and Best Picture – Deliverance, 1973; Director, Screenplay and Best Picture – Hope and Glory, 1988), Hope and Glory is photographed by Academy Award® winner Philippe Rousselot (A River Runs Through It – 1993), costumed by two-time Academy Award® nominee Shirley Russell (Agatha – 1980, Reds – 1982) with production design by two-time Academy Award® nominee Anthony Pratt (Hope and Glory – 1988 shared with Joanne Woollard, Phantom of the Opera – 2005 shared with Celia Bobak.) |
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Theatrical Release: August 21st, 1987 (Montréal World Film Festival)
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Review: Olive Films - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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CLICK to order from: Also available on Blu-ray (Region FREE) from Sony in the UK: |
Distribution | Olive - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:52:53.057 | |
Video |
Disc Size: 23,782,509,083 bytes Feature Size: 23,072,139,264 bytes Average Bitrate: 23.90 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | DTS-HD Master Audio English 1830 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1830 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Disc Size: 23,782,509,083 bytes Feature Size: 23,072,139,264 bytes Average Bitrate: 23.90 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
Olive films give us this
classic film on a single-layered 1080p
Blu-ray
disc with a reasonable bitrate. The texture of the film has grain
consistent throughout, giving it a nice film-like presentation. There
are no noticeable artifacts, marks or scratches visible. The colors have
a somewhat pastel-like muted quality that was clearly the intention of
the cinematographer, Philippe Rousselot ("Interview
with the Vampire", "A River
Runs Through It").
If we can get a copy, we may compare to the UK
Blu-ray,
but I was very pleased with this HD image. |
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