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Directed by Jonathan Miller
UK 1969
The great satirist/writer/director Jonathan Miller’s only venture into cinema, Take a Girl Like You (1970) is an adaptation of the Kingsley Amis novel about a virginal young woman, Jenny (Hayley Mills, in one of her first “adult” roles), and the men who pursue her, particularly Patrick (Oliver Reed), who finds that deeper feelings may overtake his genial caddishness. Also starring Noel Harrison, John Bird, and Sheila Hancock, and featuring a score by Stanley Myers. |
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Theatrical Release: January 1969
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Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Indictor - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime |
1:38:12.928 |
1:38:17.433 |
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Disc Size: 27,590,582,483 bytes Feature Size: 26,264,143,872 bytes Average Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video |
Disc Size: 45,279,474,475 bytes Feature Size: 32,940,961,344 bytes Average Bitrate: 37.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1909 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz /
1909 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 1671 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1671 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
LPCM Audio English 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps /
24-bit LPCM Audio Undetermined 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English (SDH), None | English (SDH), None |
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Information: Studio: Twilight Time
Disc Size: 27,590,582,483 bytes Feature Size: 26,264,143,872 bytes Average Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: Isolated Score
Chapters: 24 |
Release Information: Studio: Indicator
Disc Size: 45,279,474,475 bytes Feature Size: 32,940,961,344 bytes Average Bitrate: 37.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • A New Era Revisited (2019, (13:57) mins): in-depth interview with celebrated actor Hayley Mills• Now and Then: Jonathan Miller (1967, (41:23): archival interview featuring the polymath director in conversation with broadcaster Bernard Braden • Make a Film Like You (2019, (07:37) mins): production manager Denis Johnson Jnr and assistant director Joe Marks recalls the making of Take a Girl Like You • Isolated music & effects track • Original theatrical trailers (02:24 and 02:25) • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • Limited edition exclusive 32-page booklet with a new essay by Melanie Williams, Kingsley Amis on Take a Girl Like You, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. Indicator present a high definition remaster of "Take a Girl Like You" on a dual-layered Blu-ray. This would appear to be the same remaster that was previously available from Twilight Time though with a totally maxed out bitrate (I don't think I have ever seen a number that high) and slightly different grain structure one-upping the previous transfer, though not by much. Both transfers have a nice texture, with a fair amount of detail.Indicator provide the same audio here, though in 24-bit uncompressed linear PCM. This track is a bit more robust than the Twilight Time track, with Stanley Myers' score standing out as a highlight. The isolated music and effects track is also an option. There are optional English SDH subtitles on this Region Free Blu-ray. Whereas Twilight Time only provided 2 trailers (which are also included here) Indicator has some wonderful interviews and features here starting with "The Now and Then Interview with Jonathan Miller". As a title card states, "This Interview was conducted by Bernard Braden on 18 October 1967. Conceived in 1967, Now and Then was the brainchild of Canadian broadcaster Bernard Braden. The idea was to capture leading personalities of the day talking about their lives and hopes for the future and, later, to revisit each subject to assess how things had turned out. Although never completed, Braden conducted more than 330 interviews between September 1967 and June 1968, amassing almost 110 hours of historically valuable footage." The following 42-minute interview with the polymath is full of fascinating pieces of information. "An Era Revisited" is a 14-minute interview with celebrated actor Hayley Mills. "Make a Film Like You" is an 8-minute piece with production manager Denis Johnson Jr. and assistant director Joe Marks recalling the making of "Take a Girl Like You." There is also an image gallery and an exclusive 32-page booklet with a new essay by Melanie Williams, Kingsley Amis on Take a Girl Like You, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits. "Take a Girl Like You" is an interesting time capsule of a film, exploring the sexual mores of the 60s and Indicator have added a bunch of informative extras to the film's UK Blu-ray premiere.
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