{"id":11402,"date":"2016-02-17T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T23:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11402"},"modified":"2016-02-17T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T23:38:08","slug":"review-iknewherwell-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/02\/review-iknewherwell-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: I Knew Her Well BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I Knew Her Well<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t something I normally watch and I wasn\u2019t especially invested with the story or the character but it\u2019s hard to deny the performance from Stefania Sandrelli was excellent and in the end I at least found it well made with a moving final scene.<\/p>\n

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I Knew Her Well<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama
\nThe Criterion Collection | NR \u2013 115 min. \u2013 $39.95 | February 23, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/17\/2015 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Antonio Pietrangeli
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Antonio Pietrangeli, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola (story\/screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Stefania Sandrelli, Mario Adorf, Jean-Claude Brialy, Joachim Fuchsberger, Nino Manfredi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Ugo Tognazzi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Interviews, Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Italian (PCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>40.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Admittedly, a film like I Knew Her Well<\/em><\/strong> normally reside outside of my wheelhouse covering mostly mainstream movies but I decided to take a chance based on the title and description and although it\u2019s nothing profound, as it\u2019s your normal girl\u2019s stride for fame concept, it does feature an amazing and captivating performance from star Stefania Sandrelli.<\/p>\n

The story is rather simple centering on a young woman named Adriana (STEFANIA SANDRELLI) who has moved from a small Italian village to the hustling and bustling streets of Rome with dreams, amongst so many others, to become a starlet. When she\u2019s not auditioning or taking odd jobs, such as being a shoe model, she\u2019s out and about of town having physical relations with numerous men. She\u2019s also rather vapid not to mention na\u00efve but as the film progresses so does her self-awareness and the fact her career is going nowhere. She\u2019s also disconnected from her family to the point that, upon visiting them after years, discovers her sister had passed away and she\u2019s more or less shunned by her mother.<\/p>\n

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This is the definition of a character study and heavily relies more on Sandrelli\u2019s acting than the story or even dialogue. It seems to have the pinnings of so many Italian films of the 1960s with that extra commentary on fame which might be even more poignant today than even back then, no less demonstrated by the political landscape more interested in personality than experience.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The 1-disc set comes housed in the usual clear Blu-ray case. Inside is a foldout with an essay by journalist and author Alexander Stille. Features-wise, for a Criterion release, this is rather light.<\/p>\n

There are interviews with Stefania Sandrelli (9:24)<\/u><\/strong> as the actress talks about her character and working with Antonio Pietrangeli and Luca Barattoni (21:51)<\/u><\/strong>, a film scholar, who examines Pietrangeli\u2019s career; this is probably the more substantive feature.<\/p>\n

Also included is Sandrelli\u2019s Auditon (5:17)<\/u><\/strong> and the film\u2019s Trailer (3:21)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The Criterion Collection releases I Knew Her Well<\/em><\/strong> on Blu-ray shown in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer using the 35 mm film negative (and restored to 4K resolution). The black and white picture showcases stark blacks that show no signs of artifacts, aliasing, scratches or dust marks. Detail is excellent and well refined.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The movie comes with an Italian PCM Monaural track which is more than serviceable for a film that is more dialogue driven though there is a nice soundtrack thrown to advance the story. It\u2019s nothing exceptional or noteworthy but it is pleasing to the ears never really topping out and there no apparent hissing or other flaws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, I Knew Her Well<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t something I normally watch and I wasn\u2019t especially invested with the story or the character but it\u2019s hard to deny the performance from Stefania Sandrelli was excellent and in the end I at least found it well made with a moving final scene. The Blu-ray released through The Criterion Collection is probably one of their more limited releases in terms of features but the video and audio transfers are both respectable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n