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(aka "The Devil's Eye")

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 Sweden 1960

 

The sophisticated fantasy The Devil’s Eye—the last Ingmar Bergman film to be shot by the great Gunnar Fischer—is an engaging satire of petit bourgeois morals. The devil (Stig Järrel) suffers from an inflamed eye, which he informs Don Juan (Jarl Kulle) can be cured only if a young woman’s chastity is breached. So the legendary lover ascends from hell and sets about seducing an innocent pastor’s daughter, Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson). Bergman’s dialogue bubbles with an irony reminiscent of his beloved Molière, and the music of Domenico Scarlatti (performed by Bergman’s fourth wife, Käbi Laretei) underscores the joy that infuses much of the film.

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Satan sends Don Juan (Jarl Kulle) to seduce a country priest's (Stig Järrel) chaste daughter (Bibi Andersson).

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Theatrical Release: October 17th, 1960

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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 1:28:04.529   
Video

Disc Size: 49,069,032,924 bytes

Feature Size: 25,723,029,504 bytes

Average Bitrate: 34.83 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
Features Release Information:
Studio: Criterion

 

Disc Size: 49,069,032,924 bytes

Feature Size: 25,723,029,504 bytes

Average Bitrate: 34.83 Mbps

Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• shares the Blu-ray Disc with All These Women


 Blu-ray Release Date: November 20th, 2018

Custom Blu-ray Case

Chapters 16

 

 

Comments:

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

The Criterion Blu-ray of The Devil's Eye is part of their Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema 100th Anniversary 30 Blu-ray Boxset (reviewed, as a work in-progress, HERE). The Devil's Eye shares this Blu-ray with All These Women. See comparative captures, a listing of technical details, extras etc., on this page.

Criterion present Bergman's 1960 film, "The Devil's Eye" on a dual-layered Blu-ray. The 1.37:1 B&W image has a maxed out bitrate. The film shares the disc with "All These Women". The transfer has a strong showing impressive detail, grain and Criterion's hallmark contrast. This transfer comes from a 35mm original negative as evidenced by the prefacing source-text:

The film is presented in its original Swedish language, on a mono 24-bit linear PCM track. Though uncredited, the music here is from Erik Nordgren (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries). The music and dialogue are clearly audible but there are few instances of slight hiss. There are optional English subtitles on this Region-Free Blu-ray.

There are no extras on this Blu-ray disc - just the two films.

Criterion bring Bergman's "The Devil's Eye" to Blu-ray with a highly impressive video quality. Each review seems to identify that the collection is absolutely essential to any Bergman fan.

Colin Zavitz

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