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- Robert Harris
Thanks to the wonderful technical staff at our Library of Congress - Packard Campus - we have a technically superior Blu-ray of John Cromwell's Of Human Bondage, with Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in the leads.
Apparently from a 35mm nitrate print, and with wear evident, this element is still head & shoulders above anything else that I've ever encountered.
Copied so that detail and black levels could be reproducible, the final result is quite pleasing, presuming that one understands the age and standards of the original elements.
Wonderful Maugham, great Davis and an interesting look at Mr. Howard.
Image - 3
Audio - 4
Recommended.
RAH
Apparently from a 35mm nitrate print, and with wear evident, this element is still head & shoulders above anything else that I've ever encountered.
Copied so that detail and black levels could be reproducible, the final result is quite pleasing, presuming that one understands the age and standards of the original elements.
Wonderful Maugham, great Davis and an interesting look at Mr. Howard.
Image - 3
Audio - 4
Recommended.
RAH
