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Elaine May's A New Leaf (1970), looks like a typical 1970 production. A bit flat, with open bright lighting.
There has been a fan base for this film, and no decent home video release in decades.
Olive's Blu-ray of the Paramount film is a decent, but lackluster catalog title.
Occasional dupes, which I presume were in place originally, aren't terribly problematic. Grain seems natural, and color is occasionally bland. But that's the film.
What is a bit disturbing here, is Olive's choice, once again, to not digitally clean their HD master, which could easily have been made far better. The titles, which are against a black background, are riddled with constant minus density. Just not pretty, especially when one is viewing two layers of dirt. One of the original negative, and another on the IP.
Image - 3
Audio - 5
There has been a fan base for this film, and no decent home video release in decades.
Olive's Blu-ray of the Paramount film is a decent, but lackluster catalog title.
Occasional dupes, which I presume were in place originally, aren't terribly problematic. Grain seems natural, and color is occasionally bland. But that's the film.
What is a bit disturbing here, is Olive's choice, once again, to not digitally clean their HD master, which could easily have been made far better. The titles, which are against a black background, are riddled with constant minus density. Just not pretty, especially when one is viewing two layers of dirt. One of the original negative, and another on the IP.
Image - 3
Audio - 5