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Directed by Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
Portugal | France | Brazil 2018

 

When big-hearted but dimwitted Portuguese soccer hunk Diamantino (Carlota Cotta, Taboo) blows it in the World Cup finals, he goes from superstar to laughing stock overnight. His sheltered worldview is further shattered after learning about the European refugee crisis and he resolves to make amends by adopting an African refugee—only to find that his new “son” is actually an undercover lesbian tax auditor investigating him on the suspicion of corruption. From there, Diamantino gets swept up in a gonzo comic odyssey involving cigarette-smoking evil twins, Secret Service skullduggery, mad science genetic modification, and a right-wing anti-EU conspiracy. Vividly photographed in Super 16mm and featuring the biggest stampedes of giant Pekingese puppies you’ve ever seen, Gabriel Abates and Daniel Schmidt’s genre-blending and gender-bending satire is the high-camp masterpiece of 2019!

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Co-directors and co-writers Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt's surreal dramedy follows the exploits of a Portuguese soccer star (Carlota Cotta) who loses his confidence after a disgraceful performance in the World Cup. His search for redemption involves encounters with neo-fascism, cloning, the refugee crisis, and various hijinks.

Excerpt from B+N located HERE

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Theatrical Release: May 11th, 2018 (Semaine de la Critique) (Cannes Film Festival)

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:36:48.052        
Video

1.85:1 1080P Sing.-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 23,825,630,304 bytes

Feature: 23,440,564,224 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio Portuguese 3334 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3334 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio Portuguese 2002 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2002 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino

 

1.85:1 1080P Sing.-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 23,825,630,304 bytes

Feature: 23,440,564,224 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• Trailer (01:35)


 Blu-ray Release Date: September 24th, 2019
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 11

 

 

Comments:

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

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (September 2019): "Diamantino" is the rare film that would only seem more strange if I dared try to explain the plot. Best to just buckle in and enjoy the ride. Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray utilizes a single-layered disc and features a modest bitrate. The film was apparently shot on super 16mm film and then blown up to 35 (with a digital intermediate created, most likely for all the effects shots). The thick grain of 16mm film stock is here in all its glory. Even with that thick grain, certain moments (especially with a still camera) show quite a fine amount of detail. When darker moments occur, the film exhibits a modest contrast. When the film gets weird (and trust me, this occurs a matter of seconds into its hour-and-a-half running time) the colors get appropriately vivid and otherworldly.

Diamantino's music is thanks to Adriana Holtz and Ulysse Klotz. "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis also makes an appearance. There are optional English subtitles on this Region 'A' Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Regrettably, the only extra feature on this Blu-ray is the film's trailer.

"Diamantino" is probably not like anything you have seen before. The less said about the film, the better. I think Glenn Kenny said it best when he said "...feels like an early Adam Sandler comedy remixed by Pier Paolo Pasolini" (which Kino was wise to include as their blurb on the cover of the Blu-ray). Though it never really reaches the heights that it reaches for, the world could use more brave and bold filmmaking such as this. Worth checking out!

Colin Zavitz

 

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