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Another gothic drama, from Fox via Twilight Time.
The first directorial work (1946) from master filmmaker Joseph Mankiewicz, this Gene Tierney, Vincent Price starrer, is a quality affair, that holds up very well.
Shot by Arthur Miller in gorgeous black & white, and with a magnificent score by Alfred Newman, (offered isolated on Twilight Time's new Blu), Dragonwyck is a film well worth your time.
If there is a downside, it seems to be with the surviving film element, be it a dupe neg or fine grain. Color timing is off, with Mr. Miller's meticulous imagery probably viewed with blown out highlights half the time. One gets used to the problem, but it affects the image in major ways.
The disc arrives with some quality extras.
Audio is fine.
Image - 3
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - yes
Recommended
RAH
The first directorial work (1946) from master filmmaker Joseph Mankiewicz, this Gene Tierney, Vincent Price starrer, is a quality affair, that holds up very well.
Shot by Arthur Miller in gorgeous black & white, and with a magnificent score by Alfred Newman, (offered isolated on Twilight Time's new Blu), Dragonwyck is a film well worth your time.
If there is a downside, it seems to be with the surviving film element, be it a dupe neg or fine grain. Color timing is off, with Mr. Miller's meticulous imagery probably viewed with blown out highlights half the time. One gets used to the problem, but it affects the image in major ways.
The disc arrives with some quality extras.
Audio is fine.
Image - 3
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - yes
Recommended
RAH