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directed by Irving Pichel
USA 1946
Soon after the end of World War I, Elizabeth MacDonald
receives a telegram that her husband John has been killed in
action just before peace was declared. She later succumbs to
a fainting spell, not as a reaction to her husband's death,
but because she's expecting a child. Still heartbroken and
longing to preserve John's memory, she brings a boy into the
world and names him "John Andrew" after his father, "Drew"
for short. ***
WWI newlyweds Claudette
Colbert and Orson Welles meet heartbreak when he goes
missing in action and is written off as dead. Pregnant with
Welles' child, she ultimately marries her boss,
industrialist George Brent. Twenty years pass; war clouds
are once more gathering over Europe. Brent brings over to
work in his firm a Viennese chemist who turns out to be --
Orson Welles, bringing in tow a blonde, very young (her
debut, in fact) Natalie Wood, speaking German. Excerpt of review from Bill McVicar at imdb.com located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: 18 January 1946 (London)
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MGM (MGM Limited Edition Collection) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Classicflix - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:43:36 | 1:43:36 |
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1.37:1 Disc Size: 23,885,487,292 bytes Feature Size: 23,523,938,304 bytes Average Bitrate: 25.93 Mbps Single-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P |
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Audio | Dolby Digital Mono (English) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2010
kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2010 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /
1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps
2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB |
Subtitles | None | English, None |
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Release Information: Studio: MGM Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 11 |
Release Information: Studio: Classicflix
1.37:1 Disc Size: 23,885,487,292 bytes Feature Size: 23,523,938,304 bytes Average Bitrate: 25.93 Mbps Single-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P
• Audio Commentary by
Film Score Restorationist Ray Faiola of Chelsea Rialto Studios Chapters 23 |
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disc. ADDITION: Classicflix Region 'A' - Blu-ray - February 2018: The new 1080P has a consistent heavy film-like appearance. It's not dynamically crisp but looks quite pleasing in-motion. It compares quite favorably to the 2011 SD transfer. It is not dynamically crisp but does have occasional depth and doesn't seem to have the marks or speckles of the DVD. It can look a shade waxy and there may be some digitization. Classicflix use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track at 2010 kbps (24-bit) in the original English language. There aren't many demonstrative aggressive effects in the film but the audio is notable for the iconic Max Steiner's (The Garden of Allah, Since You Went Away, Sergeant York, Key Largo, Casablanca, The Caine Mutiny, Bird of Paradise, Beyond the Forest, Pursued etc. etc.) score that sounds dramatic. It is also available as am lossy, isolated option. There are optional English subtitles (see sample) offered and my Oppo has identified it as being a region 'A'-locked. ClassicFlix add an audio commentary by Film Score restorationist Ray Faiola of Chelsea Rialto Studios. He gives a solid overview discussing Max Steiner and other details of the performers and production. I thought it was quite informative and relaxed. There is the aforementioned isolated music track and an image gallery. Great film! I think the criticisms are vastly overstated. Yes, the melodrama is heavy but if you suspend your disbelief - you can be amply rewarded with performances from Colbert, Welles, Long, and 8-year-old Natalie Wood. It can be irrational, and somewhat weepy, but I found it worked for me especially with the Steiner score. To each their own. The ClassicFlix has the commentary, 1080P video and lossless audio going for it and the price is right. Recommended! *** ON THE DVD: Despite IMDb listing this film as a film noir, this is far from it. Tomorrow Is Forever is a well acted melodrama with Orson Welles and Claudette Colbert as a husband and wife torn from each other by World War I. George Brent is a new husband and Natalie Wood in her first credited performance is an adopted daughter of Orson's character. Unfortunately, the deep message of the picture gets side tracked by all the melodramatics, but it's a worthwhile effort especially from film's stars. The MGM made-on-demand disc starts with an old United Artists logo that dates back from the VHS era of home video. The print is decent, but not clean with many marks and specs flying by. The mono soundtrack is unremarkable as well, but without any damage or distortion. There are no extras and, per usual standard, nor subtitles or closed captioning. |
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