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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "Nostalghia" or "Nostalghiya" or "Nostalgia" or "Nostalgiya" )
The 4K UHD of Nostalghia is reviewed / compared HERE
A Russian academic (Jankovsky) visits Italy as part of his research on the
life and work of a composer who has committed suicide. He engages in an
estranged relationship with his translator (Giordano), and eventually shares his
existential agonies with a solitary person (Josephson) labeled as mad by the
community. Excerpt of Spiros Gangas' review at the Edinburgh Film Society located HERE |
Posters etc.
Theatrical Release: May 1983 (Cannes Film Festival)
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Comparison:
Fox-Lorber - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Enter One- Region 3 - NTSC vs. Kino Classics - Region 'A' - Blu-ray vs. Artificial Eye - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Fox / Lorber Region 0 - NTSC |
Enter One Region 3 - NTSC |
Kino Classics Region 'A' -Blu-ray |
Artificial Eye (UK) Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 2:05:28 | 2:00:28 | 2:05:40.115 | 2:05:48.083 |
Video |
1.61:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1.73:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced |
1.66:1 - 1080P
Dual-layered
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Disc Size: 40,076,860,921 bytes Feature: 38,801,9889,632 bytesVideo Bitrate: 36.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1.66:1 - 1080P
Dual-layered
Blu-ray
Disc Size: 36,648,540,871 bytesFeature: 36,281,444,352 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | Italian/Russian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) |
Italian/Russian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) |
LPCM Audio Italian 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit | LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit |
Subtitles | English, and none | English, Korean, and none | English, and none | English, and none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Fox / Lorber
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Edition Details:
Chapters
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Release Information:
Edition Details:
• 20-page thick liner notes booklet
with photos (text in Korean) |
Release Information: 1.66:1 - 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 40,076,860,921 bytes Feature: 38,801,9889,632 bytesVideo Bitrate: 36.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: Blu-ray
Release Date: January 21st, 2014 |
Release Information:
1.66:1 - 1080P
Dual-layered
Blu-ray
Disc Size:
Feature: 36,281,444,352 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Mary Wild Introduction (2:35)
• Selected scene commentary with Film Psychoanalyst Mary Wild (16:39
- Part 6 - Melancholia and Nostalgia) • Interview with Marina Tarkovsky (2:10) 36 page booklet
Blu-ray
Release Date: September 19th, 2016 |
Comments |
The 4K UHD of Nostalghia is reviewed / compared HERE NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Artificial Eye - Region 'B' Blu-ray - September 2016: Curzon / Artificial Eye provide another two-Blu-ray package for one of their new Tarkovsky film-to-1080P releases. Unfortunately, there is some obvious digitization present on this release. The visuals appear overly bright and waxy. It is devoid of texture. It is accurately in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio.The UK Blu-ray also uses a linear PCM track but it is less robust than the Kino at 1536 kbps and only 16-bit. The traditional Russian folk song, Kumushki, heard over the opening credits doesn't export the depth noted on the Kino - also absent on the Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. It is clean and clear with optional English subtitles on the region 'B'-locked Blu-ray disc. AE include a second Blu-ray of extras with Film Psychoanalyst Mary Wild's Introduction and her visual essay 'Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical dream zone' - Part 6;The Melancholia and Nostalgia running 16.5 minutes. There are also interviews with screenwriter Tonino Guerra and a brief, already seen piece with Marina Tarkovsky. There is also a booklet in the package - that I have not been privy to, yet. While Kino's Blu-ray was not ideal - Artificial Eye's image quality would be considered a disappointment. The supplements remain interesting but those discerning in regards to DNR should steer clear. * **ADDITION: Kino Lorber - Region 'A' - Blu-ray (January 2014): Kino's new Blu-ray of Tarkovsky's Nostaghia shows itself very favorably as compared to the weaker SD releases. Colors are exported more realistically, detail and contrast improve (very notable in the black and white sequences), there are more film textures and we get a smidgeon of additional information within the, very specific, 1.66:1 frame. There are still some rough patches and speckles but Nostaghia is certainly a film that demonstratively benefits from a 1080P transfer - the film is filled with so many beautiful shots. Kino offer a decent linear 2.0 channel PCM in the original Italian. Nostalghia features wonderful music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Giuseppe Verdi (Requiem), as well as Russian folk songs. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is featured prominently and all of this advances under the lossless rendering. It really brings the imagery together beautifully. There are optional English subtitles on the region 'A'-locked disc. Unfortunately, the only extra is a trailer but I have to admit seeing the film in the improved video and substantially improved audio was close to seeing it for the very first time. Magnificent. Tarkovsky fans should snap this Blu-ray up and let's keep our fingers crossed for more of the director's work in 1080P. Please. - Gary W. Tooze
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ON THE DVDs: Unless you are looking closely you might not even consider this to be the same film. Drastic brightness, color, and aspect ratio variances as well as subtitle translations leave a real dent in this films comparative appearance. Neither issue is recommended at this point. The Enter One looks strangely like the Artificial Eye - PAL release compared HERE (in fact, I'll bet it is a direct PAL port with Korean subs, menus added - note the 5 minute time difference). Both releases are dark, but the edge enhanced Fox/Lorber makes certain characters almost invisible while the anamorphic Enter One is significantly brighter it is also considerably hazier. The Enter One is cropped on all 4 edges and like the Fox/Lorber leaves a black border around the frame limiting horizontal resolution. Audio is quite poor on both but distractingly so on the Enter One. We may pick-up the Ruscico edition although I'm not expecting it to be much better. Let's be patient and wait for a superior release.
If you are forced to get a DVD copy to view the film, then we apprehensively recommend the Artificial Eye PAL release HERE since the 2nd disc supplements also include - Tarkovsky's own documentary "Tempo di viaggio" (1983) and the feature-length documentary by Italian director Donatella Baglivo. |
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Fox / Lorber Region 0 - NTSC |
Enter One Region 3 - NTSC |
Kino Classics Region 'A' -Blu-ray |
Artificial Eye (UK) Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
The 4K UHD of Nostalghia is reviewed / compared HERE
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Kino Blu-ray |
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Kino Blu-ray |
Extras: | Artificial Eye Blu-ray |