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Quintessential Crawford.
Released in 1945, the film version of James M. Cain's (Double Indemnity) novel, has arrived from Warner Bros. via Criterion, and it's a gorgeous Blu-ray.
Derived substantially from the original nitrate camera negative, with a bit of replacement from a fine grain master, this is a release with no "if only they hads..." attached.
A perfect image harvest, along with superior audio, allowing the entire gray scale to be viewed, and with all the extras one might wish, Mildred Pierce doesn't get any better than this.
Beautifully resolved, stable, perfect grain structure and black levels.
I'd never seen the David Frost interview with Miss Crawford, which is among the superb extras, but its an extremely interesting piece, as the star comes off as honest and self-demeaning, and thoughtful.
Is it acting, or are we seeing an actual side of the actress? Not a clue.
Criterion's Mildred Pierce is a must own for any serious collector.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
Released in 1945, the film version of James M. Cain's (Double Indemnity) novel, has arrived from Warner Bros. via Criterion, and it's a gorgeous Blu-ray.
Derived substantially from the original nitrate camera negative, with a bit of replacement from a fine grain master, this is a release with no "if only they hads..." attached.
A perfect image harvest, along with superior audio, allowing the entire gray scale to be viewed, and with all the extras one might wish, Mildred Pierce doesn't get any better than this.
Beautifully resolved, stable, perfect grain structure and black levels.
I'd never seen the David Frost interview with Miss Crawford, which is among the superb extras, but its an extremely interesting piece, as the star comes off as honest and self-demeaning, and thoughtful.
Is it acting, or are we seeing an actual side of the actress? Not a clue.
Criterion's Mildred Pierce is a must own for any serious collector.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH