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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
directed by
Robert Wise
USA 1977
Audrey Rose is a "thinking man's" horror film, which in a way is unfortunate, since it tended to be ignored amidst the many spell-it-all-out scarefests of the late '70s. Marsha Mason and John Beck play Janice and Bill Templeton, a happily married couple, the parents of well-adjusted preteen Ivy (Susan Swift). Their family security is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Elliot Hoover (Anthony Hopkins). At first mistaken for a potential child molester, Hoover explains that his obsessive interest in young Ivy is actually paternal. It is Hoover's contention that their daughter is the reincarnation of his own child, who died in a horrible accident. This information is dismissed out of hand-and then strange things begin happening. Directed by Robert Wise (who had previously helmed the psychological thriller The Haunting), Audrey Rose was adapted by co-producer Frank de Felitta from his own novel. Hal Erickson from AllMovie.com located HERE *** Audrey Rose (1977), the incomparable Robert Wise's eerie adaptation of Frank De Felitta's novel, gives us an affluent New York couple (Marsha Mason and John Beck) at a loss to explain the transformation of their heretofore happy little girl (Susan Swift) into a nightmare-ridden visionary, haunted by intimations of violent death. Until, that is, a stranger (Anthony Hopkins) appears, insisting that little Ivy is, in fact, the reincarnated-and tortured-soul of his own daughter, Audrey Rose, who died in a tragic accident just as Ivy was being born. Shot by the great Victor Kemper (Dog Day Afternoon). |
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Theatrical Premiere: March 21st, 1977
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Runtime | 1:52:56 | 1:53:21.419 | 1:53:24.005 |
Video | 1.85:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.75 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1080P Dual-layered
Blu-ray Disc Size: 31,160,045,724 bytes Feature: 30,181,472,256 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 29.99 Mbps |
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Blu-ray Disc Size: 48,822,946,158 bytes Feature: 35,679,227,904 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 33.04 Mbps |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1695
kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1695 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) Isolated Score: DTS-HD Master Audio English 1739 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1739 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0
/ 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0
/ 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | Spanish, French, None | English (SDH), None | English (SDH), None |
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Release Information: |
Release Information: Studio: Twilight Time
1080P Dual-layered
Blu-ray
Edition Details: • Isolated track • Liner Notes by Julie Kirgo
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Limited edition 3,000 units Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Imprint
1080P Dual-layered
Blu-ray
Edition Details: • NEW Video Interview with Kim Newman (23:35) • Video Interview with Marsha Mason (17:55) • NEW Visual Essay on the cinema of reincarnation by film historian Lee Gambin (17:21) • NEW Interview on the music of Michael Small (16:53) • Archival interview with author Frank de Felitta (11:36) • Isolated Score • Theatrical Trailer (1:31) Blu-ray Release Date: April 8th, 2022 Transparent Blu-ray Case inside Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies Chapters 12 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Imprint Blu-ray - April 2022: The new Imprint 1080P Blu-ray of Audrey Rose is a significant improvement over the Twilight Time from 8 years ago. Black levels and contrast are much richer showing deeper colors and lessening the noisy grain of the older BD. The matched screen captures below should easily identify the disparity. Although a shade more robust uncompressed audio (LPCM 2.0 channel) I couldn't detect notable differences. The score by Michael Small (Klute, The Drowning Pool, Black Widow, Child's Play, Night Moves, The Driver, The Star Chamber) is dark, creepy and, like the film, subtle. It accentuates Audrey Rose's mysterious qualities well. Imprint also offer English (SDH) subtitles, it is likewise region FREE - and does have the isolated soundtrack option.NOTE: We have added 52 more large resolution Blu-ray captures (in lossless PNG format) for DVDBeaver Patrons HERE Imprint have gone-to-town with the supplements starting with a new commentary by Samm Deighan. She sees Audrey Rose as underrated and under-seen, often written off as a rip-off of The Exorcist, she compares it to The Changeling with a similar premise as well as Robert Wise's Curse of the Cat People from 1944. She talks about how the film contrasts the Frank de Felitta novel - which is fairly complex with many characters - and therefore difficult to adapt. She covers many facets of the production, Hopkins, Marsha Mason, Susan Swift etc. It's up to her usual high standard and well-worth the indulgence. We also get a new 24-minute video Interview with Kim Newman - who we always love, an archival one for 18-minute with Marsha Mason, an interesting, and well-researched, visual essay on the cinema of reincarnation in cinema by Lee Gambin, a new 1/4 hour interview with Daniel Schweiger on the music of Michael Small plus a dozen-minute archival interview with author Frank de Felitta - who was also a producer on Audrey Rose. Lastly, is a trailer and the package has a limited edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies.
So, quite handily the Imprint
Blu-ray
is the best for Robert Wise's
Audrey Rose -
significantly in both image quality and supplements including a new commentary,
interviews, visual essay etc. It remains an intriguing film for me. It is
written that actress Winona Ryder is "obsessed with this movie Audrey
Rose, which no one really ever talked about, this obscure Anthony Hopkins movie."
I think expectations for the film disappointed some fans and critics but it is
by no means 'poor'. On face value it's is a cracker and I appreciated
Samm Deighan's take, as well as
hearing from Kim Newman + Lee
Gambin regarding the reincarnation focus. Like the film itself, Wise appeared to
be going for something out of the ordinary - deeply infused with supernatural
mystery - the concept of believing or rejecting - faith or impossibility. We
certainly recommend the Imprint
Blu-ray.
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ADDITION: Twilight Time
Blu-ray
- October 14': It sounds impressive via the lossless transfer and is available as an isolated score. There are optional English subtitles. The Twilight Time Blu-ray disc is region FREE and limited to 3,000 copies. Extras consist of the, aforementioned, isolated score, a trailer and some liner notes by Julie Kirgo. Something about this film intrigues me - hence, why I kept the DVD after all these years. It's no where near at the level of Wise's The Haunting, but it still has strong appeal for the concept and manner of storytelling. Yes, Audrey Rose is a 'thinking man's' horror. Recommended! |
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