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S E A R C H    D V D B e a v e r
(aka "After the Rehearsal")

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 Sweden 1984

 

With this spare chamber piece, set in an empty theater, Ingmar Bergman returned to his perennial theme of the permeability of life and art. Lingering after a rehearsal for August Strindberg’s A Dream Play (a touchstone for the filmmaker throughout his career), eminent director Henrik (Erland Josephson) enters into a frank and flirtatious conversation with his up-and-coming star, Anna (Lena Olin), leading him to recall his affair with Anna’s late mother, the self-destructive actress Rakel (Ingrid Thulin). The sharply written and impeccably performed After the Rehearsal, originally made for television, pares away all artifice to examine both the allure and the cost of a life in the theater.

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Theatrical Release: May 12th, 1984 (Cannes Film Festival)

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Review: Criterion (Ingmar Bergman's Cinema) - Region FREE - Blu-ray

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Distribution Criterion (Ingmar Bergman's Cinema) - Region FREE - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:13:38.080     
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1.66:1 Disc Size: 49,700,117,426 bytes

Feature Size: 14,426,701,824 bytes

Average Bitrate: 22.54 Mbps

Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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LPCM Audio Swedish 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles English, None
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Studio: Criterion

 

1.66:1 Disc Size: 49,700,117,426 bytes

Feature Size: 14,426,701,824 bytes

Average Bitrate: 22.54 Mbps

Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• shares the Blu-ray Disc with The Magic Flute


 Blu-ray Release Date: November 20th, 2018

Custom Blu-ray Case

Chapters 12

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

The Criterion Blu-ray of After the Rehearsal is part of their Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema 100th Anniversary 30 Blu-ray Boxset (reviewed, as a work in-progress, HERE). After the Rehearsal shares this Blu-ray with The Magic Flute. See comparative captures, a listing of technical details, extras etc., on this page.

Criterion brings "After the Rehearsal" to Blu-ray, for the first time, as part of their Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema boxset. The image quality show plenty of grain and looks to be from a 16mm source (although IMDb says it was 35mm). It has a green/blue cast to the visuals. It is in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio. There appears to be a 1.5 hour version (Argentina?) but this is the 1 1/4 hour version. It was shot by the great Sven Nykvist. It looks extremely textured.

"After the Rehearsal" has uncompressed, original Swedish, mono audio with and optional English subtitles.

There are no extras for the film on this Blu-ray. A very artistic film with a small cast.
 

Colin Zavitz

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