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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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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 Mbps

Single-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:

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:
Studio: Arrow

Aspect Ratio:
Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1

Disc Size: 23,782,509,083 bytes

Feature Size: 23,072,139,264 bytes

Average Bitrate: 23.90 Mbps

Single-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 

Edition Details:
• Trailer (3:04)

 Blu-ray Release Date: April 24th, 2018
Standard Blu-ray Case
Chapters: 8

 

 

Comments:

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.

Olive give us the original 2.0 Mono track in DTS-HD (24-bit). The sounds of bombs and air raid sirens come through strong and clear with depth. Dialogue levels are crisp and not lost in the background noise. The score by Peter Martin (Good Night, and Good Luck) comes through and sounds faithful to the theatrical experience. Some will recognize Cole Porter, Benny Goodman, Chopin and Mozart used in the film. Martin was even nominated for a BAFTA Award for this score.

Sadly the only extra is the films trailer. This seems to be par for the course with Olive Films though.

"Hope and Glory" is director John Boorman's semi-autobiographical film. Experiencing the Blitz in London mostly through the eyes of a child, Boorman is able to achieve an interesting tone that walks the line between tragedy and comedy. The film was nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Fans of the film will be happy to know that the audio/visual transfer is solid, despite no supplements. 

Colin Zaivitz

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