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(aka "Styria" or "The Curse of Styria")
directed by Mauricio Chernovetzky, Mark Devendorf
USA/Hungary 2014
In 1989, English art
historian Dr. Hill (Stephen Rea,
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE) travels behind
the Iron Curtain with his daughter Lara (Eleanor
Tomlinson,
THE
ILLUSIONIST) to Styria and a medieval castle
turned sanitarium closed and uninhabited since 1917. The
castle is set for demolition by the communist government
- represented by the sinister General Spiegel (Jacek
Lenartowicz,
KATYN) - so Hill has just ten days to restore
and remove two murals (as well as a rumored hidden third
one) to preserve the legacy of an artist commissioned to
paint them at the santiarium before dying of
consumption. Lara - who has been kicked out of boarding
school because of a violent attack she attributes to a
shadowy figure who has terrorized her since she was a
child - is depressed and self-injurious until she
witnesses an attempted hit-and-run by the general's car
on young Carmilla (model Julia Pietrucha). Without her
father's knowledge, Lara brings Carmilla into the castle
and treats her injuries. In turn, Carmilla reveals to
Lara the secrets of the castle including the crypt
unearthed behind one of the murals and local legends of
the land fed by virgin blood. The general comes in
search of the girl who he describes as an unstable
orphan that the locals believe to be a thieving gypsy or
a witch. When the general catches Carmilla alone, she
appears to kill herself to escape his clutches only to
then show up for another nocturnal romp with Lara. When
local girls begin to go crazy and commit suicide, the
town elders blame Lara who discovers that an age old
epidemic of virgin suicides is repeating itself and
Carmilla may be the cause. |
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Theatrical Release: 21 August 2014 (Mexico)
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DVD Review: Revolver Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:39:12 | |
Video |
1.73:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
Subtitles | none | |
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Information: Studio: Revolver Entertainment Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Comments |
Revolver's DVD features a single-layer, anamorphic transfer of this Arri Alexa-lensed (with Technicolor digital intermediate) feature that looks appropriately softish for the mood of the film but some edge sharpening is apparent in some of the better lit shots (and may just be obscured in the darker, softer ones). Audio is offered in an effective Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo track. I'm not sure if it was a 5.1 film, but the stereo mix balances the dialogue, effects, and music nicely. Some Hungarian dialogue is translated with non-removable subtitles. There are no extras, although the introductory montage to the main menu looks like it might have been a snippet of the film's trailer. |
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