What Are Some Great Character-Driven, Dialogue-Centric Blu-rays? (1 Viewer)

[Cinescott]

IMO, these types of films are often overlooked since Blu-ray has such incredible audio and video qualities. However, it's precisely this reason why I feel Blu-ray is the perfect format for such a movie. Often the greatest audio is judged by the quality of its silence and outstanding video by nuance in texture and shadow.



Some favorites:


The King's Speech

Howard's End

There Will Be Blood

Magnolia

 

[benbess]

All About Eve fits your description, and I think it's excellent. But your general point is quite valid. I recommend the BBC production of the novel by Charles Dickens called Bleak House....

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Casablanca

 

[Brianruns10]

Network, Network, Network.

 

[Dave B Ferris]

An early film by James Mangold, "Heavy".


Also: "Starting Out in the Evening".


Edit: I'm actually not sure these are on Blu-Ray; I own them both on SD.

 

[David_B_K]

Breaker Morant is based on a play; so it is very dialog driven. Fascinating, nonetheless.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Some of these might be a stretch, but here are a few that I think offer up excellent dialog and characterizations...


Sweet Smell of Success

Five Easy Pieces

Raging Bull

Boogie Nights

Magnolia

In Bruges


- Walter.

 

[Michael Reuben]

Just going off my review list:


Memento (it really is all dialogue)

Jack Goes Boating (based on a play)

Winter's Bone

Hard Candy

Solitary Man

The Ghost Writer

A Single Man

Is Anybody There?

 

[Matt Hough]

The Diary of Anne Frank (though the Blu-ray 's video quality is only above average and not as stunning as I had hoped it would be).

 

[GMpasqua]

"Becket" - 1964 Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton (how could you go wrong) and a good transfer

"Reds" - 1981 Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Maureen Stapleton and Jack Nicholson (as Eugene O'Neil) from Paramount and a good transfer

 

[JohnMor]

All About Eve

Donnie Brasco

Network

The Social Network

Sweet Smell of Success

Zodiac

 

[Douglas Monce]

Off the top of my head.


Rio Bravo

The Godfather

Mad Men

The Thing (blu-ray images isn’t as good as the hd-dvd was)

Ocean’s 11 (the original)

The Day The Earth Stood Still (original)


Doug

 

[Stephen_J_H]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Doubt, with Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis. As a stage play "opened up" for film. It definitely fits the character-driven, dialogue-centric BD category. It also happens to be an excellent film.

 

[Dick]

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN

AMADEUS

AMERICAN BEAUTY

BECKET (I second the earlier recommendation)

BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

CHASING AMY

HENRY V (1944, import only for now)

JEAN DE FLORETTE/MANON DES SOURCES (import only, and no English subs)

KRAMER VS. KRAMER

LEOPARD, THE

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)

MOON

PASSAGE TO INDIA, A

PATHS OF GLORY

PIANO, THE (import only)

SEVENTH SEAL, THE

WHITE RIBBON, THE



...and many we can hope for in the future, including


MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, A

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS

LION IN WINTER, THE (import only coming)

MIDNIGHT COWBOY (in the works?)

BILLY BUDD (doubtful, but who knows?)

BLOW UP

CHINA SYNDROME (actually a thriller but mostly dialog & character)


etc. etc.

 

[benbess]

I would love to see The China Syndrome on blu.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time in America

 

[ShowsOn]

Inglorious Basterds

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Originally Posted by ShowsOn

Inglorious Basterds

Many people may think of "action" with a Tarantino film, but I've always loved the dialog in his films.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Originally Posted by Scott Merryfield


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