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Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
USA 1932
Love it forever. Along with Swing Time and perhaps one of Busby Berkeley's best, this film stands as the greatest musical of the 1930s and one of the finest ever. Although the film seems very much in a Lubitsch vein, Rouben Mamoulian directed it, and he is perhaps most responsible for its stunning appeal. His earliest period in film (1929-34) was certainly his greatest and in this film he displays such audacity in playing with sound and image that it's no wonder he frightened everyone in Hollywood.
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Theatrical Release: August 13th, 1932
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Kino Video - Region 0- NTSC vs. Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Kino Video - Region 0 - NTSC | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:28:36 | 1:28:49.240 |
Video |
1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.6 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1. 33:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 28,756,220,240 bytesFeature: 27,828,006,912 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | None | English, None |
Features |
Release Information: Edition Details: • Commentary
track with Miles Kreuger • Production Documents • Gallery
of Production Images |
Release Information: Studio: Kino
1. 33:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 28,756,220,240 bytesFeature: 27,828,006,912 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio Commentary by Film Historian Miles Kreuger (Founder and President of the Institute of the American Musical)• Maurice Chevalier sings "Louise" (2:06) • Jeanette MacDonald sings "Love Me tonight" (from the Paramount newsreel series HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE) (2:18) • Screenplay Excerpts of Deleted Scenes (0:40) • Production Documents and Censorship Records (0:29 / 0:24) • Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the original
English language. It is another advancement in the film's audio and
score by
John Leipold (Murder
in the Zoo,
Christmas
in July, The
Devil is a Woman,
The
Flying Deuces,
Duck Soup) plus we have the many performed musical
numbers; That's the Song of Paree, Isn't It Romantic?, Lover (L'Amour
est un Rêve), Mimi, Blanche Friderici, Deer Hunt, The Poor Apache, Love
me Tonight (Un Soir d'Amour), and The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But
a Tailor. It is still an early's 30's production suffering from the
limitations of the time it as made - but this is also quite an upgrade
over DVD in terms of audio. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray ha
One of the most re-watchable 'con' films -
and it has an adventurous psychological edginess. Love Me
Tonight
has Rouben Mamoulian's measure dialogue and curious subtext. It's a film I am very happy
to own on Blu-ray.
An easy recommendation!
The film remains an early musical
masterpiece and is a must-own... a
real gem of cinema with modest pre-code innuendo. It such a joy to have it in the vastly improved,
4k-restored, superiority of Blu-ray.
Gary Tooze
ON THE DVD (November 2003): The DVD image shows a fair amount of
wear and tear mostly in the form of speckles and light scratches. It has
occasional pleasing clarity but is not transferred from HD and has
'combing' in horizontals pans (see last image). The audio
shows the age of the film (and lack of restoration) - optional subtitles
would have been appreciated. The package has a
host of extras - commentary, 2 song numbers and some old production
material that many will find quite interesting. Kreuger shares quite a
bit of knowledge about Mamoulian and the making of the film - not a bad
commentary at all.
The film is nirvana - a true masterpiece from
the pioneer days 'sound films' and it is admirable of Kino to attempt to
honor it with one of their best packages. The film is a must-own... a
real gem of cinema and one DVD that may likely go out-of-print and sell
exorbitantly at auctions. We strongly recommend that you get this while
you can!
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