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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "Un ange a ma table" )
directed
by Jane Campion
New Zealand/Australia/UK 1990
After several remarkable short films and a quirky full-length debut, Sweetie (1989), Jane Campion presents in her second theatrical feature a biography of poet Janet Frame. Frame's life is depicted in episodic form, covering her pre-teen, teen, and young adult years -- each of these three periods features a different actress as Frame (Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Kerry Fox), and all do an excellent job of capturing Frame's awkwardness, self-doubt, and self-discovery as she struggles to develop as a human being and as an artist in a sometimes inhospitable world. The imagery is striking throughout the film, and limiting myself to just the screenshots below was painful.
The true story of one of our
century's most gifted writers, An Angel At My Table chronicles the life
and extraordinary time of Janet Frame (portrayed by award-winner, Kerry Fox).
Born in the 1920s, Janet's early years of fairy tales and schoolgirl pranks were
tempered by family tragedy. She retained her beloved books and began to write
poetry and short stories. |
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Theatrical Release: September 20, 1990 - Australia/USA
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Big thanks to Donald Brown for all the DVD Screen Caps!
1) Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC LEFT 2) Artificial Eye - Region 0 - PAL - SECOND3) Studio Canal - Region 2 - PAL - THIRD 4) Explosive Media - Region FREE - Blu-ray FOURTH 5) Umbrella - Region FREE - Blu-ray FIFTH 6) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray RIGHT
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Criterion Collection Spine # 301 Region 1 - NTSC |
Artificial Eye Region 0 - PAL |
Studio
Canal Region 2 - PAL |
Koch Media Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Umbrella Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Criterion - Spine #301 Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 2:38:10 | 2:31:15 (4% PAL speedup) | 2:31:15 (4% PAL speedup) | 2:37:55.090 | 2:37:50.169 | 2:38:18.489 |
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,287,150,940 bytes Feature: 35,106,134,016 bytes Video Bitrate: 24.97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,825,507,550 bytesFeature: 36,361,392,768 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.17 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 49,438,735,776 bytesFeature: 46,083,999,744 bytesVideo Bitrate: 33.27 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | 5.1 | Mono 2.0 |
Mono 2.0 |
DTS-HD Master Audio German 912
kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 912 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps /
16-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 2048 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2048 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 0
kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3357
kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3357 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB |
Subtitles | English, none | none | French, none | English, German, none | English, none | English, none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Criterion Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
Chapters 31 |
Release Information: Studio: Artificial Eye Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
Chapters
28 |
Release Information: Studio: Studio Canal Aspect Ratio:
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DVD
Release Date: June 11, 2003 Chapters 28 |
Release Information:
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,287,150,940 bytes Feature: 35,106,134,016 bytes Video Bitrate: 24.97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Making Of (10:23) Geschnittene Szenen (3:11) Deleted Scene Trailer (1:41) • Gallery (1:42) • Bookstyle case with photos and an essay in German
Blu-ray
Release Date: April 17th, 2014 Chapters 12 |
Release Information:
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,825,507,550 bytesFeature: 36,361,392,768 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.17 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
Audio Commentary
by Director Jane Campion, Director of Photography Stuart
Dryburgh and actress Kerry Fox
Blu-ray
Release Date:
February 2019 Chapters 13
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1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 49,438,735,776 bytesFeature: 46,083,999,744 bytesVideo Bitrate: 33.27 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
Audio commentary
from 2005 featuring Campion, Dryburgh, and actor Kerry Fox
Blu-ray
Release Date:
August 6th, 2019 Chapters 30 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Criterion - Region 'A'
Blu-ray
- July 2019: Criterion have released Jane Campion's "An Angel at
My Table" on an all-new dual-layered
Blu-ray disc. Aside from
having a higher bitrate (and therefore looking slightly better when in
motion), this is the exact same transfer that we saw recently from
Umbrella (which is a good thing). Criterion maintain the same fine
detail and grain without changing the color timing. You would really
have to squint your eyes to see a difference, and even then it would
come down to a minute change in grain structure. Criterion surely follow
the rule of "If it ain't broken..." here, and with good reason.
Colin Zavitz
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ADDITION: Umbrella - Region FREE
Blu-ray
- March 2019: Jane Campion's "An Angel at My Table" comes to
us thanks to Umbrella. This dual-layered Blu-ray has a high bitrate
carrying the 1.78:1 HD image. When compared to the Koch Media Blu-ray,
there is now a more robust contrast, with darker shadows and deeper
blacks. Colors are similarly darker, with greens having a more natural
like tone, and reds looking richer. Grain is intact, with hardly any
scratches or speckles to be seen.
Colin Zavitz
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ADDITION: Koch Media - Region FREE
Blu-ray
- June 2014: This is a good release of a great film. The 1080P framing
matches the Criterion SD showing a shade more on the left edge and
detail rises. Colors look more realistic and contrast improves. This is
notable in the wonderful outdoor scenery in New Zealand and Spain. It
Blu-ray image strikes a nice balance
without looking too, unnaturally, thick or unstably thin. Grain
is supported and looks very pleasing. The higher resolution provides
very film-like visuals - dual-layered, with a supportive bitrate. Very
solid video transfer from Koch.
The
Blu-ray offers a DTS-HD Master 5.1 at 2048 kbps and
it handles all the film dishes out easily. Benefit from the lossless is
heard in the score by Don McGlashan and other musical pieces by
Tchaikovsky, Franz Shubert and others. It all sounds clean, crisp and
exports minor depth. There is also a, less robust, German DUB and
optional subtitles in both English and German. This is
region FREE - playable on
Blu-ray machines worldwide.
There are even a few extras. The 10-minute Making Of is the same one
found on the Criterion, plus there is a deleted scene, trailer and
gallery. The package is a Bookstyle case with photos and en essay (in
German).
This is fabulous cinema and in a very competent
Blu-ray transfer.... that is region
FREE! I was thoroughly impressed and we give this a strong
recommendation! *** ADDITION- Criterion - September 05': Well, the Criterion is certainly darker, but you don't need me to tell you that, it is obvious. It is also sharper and I think the colors are far more accurate. Zooming-in I can detect some brightness boosting in the PAL editions (which should be treated as the same issue ie. port). They all have the same 'Making of..' documentary and 6 deleted scenes but the Criterion has the commentary and wins the extras contest easily. There is a bit of cropping on all editions - Criterion on top and bottom and PAL releases on the sides. I haven't heard the PAL editions but the Criterion 5.1 is very good, although hardly tested. I don't know what the original audio was. For this release the Criterion is tops but we still like the French Coffret. *** As can be seen from the bitrates, screenshots, and features, the French disc is simply a port of the Artificial Eye DVD with optional French subtitles added. The film was shot in 16mm and exhibits the typical grain and texture for that format, which is not at all displeasing. Colors are generally rich and lean toward the warm side, and the sharpness is as good as one could expect, with a stray dust speck here and there. Instead of buying either disc, I would recommend the Coffret Jane Campion from France HERE, which includes this disc, plus the features Sweetie, Two Friends, and four short films. Note that the Artificial Eye packaging states Region 2, yet the disc is actually Region 0. |
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Koch Media Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Umbrella Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Criterion - Spine #301 Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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