{"id":11979,"date":"2016-05-12T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11979"},"modified":"2016-05-12T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:45:11","slug":"review-appassionata-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/05\/review-appassionata-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Appassionata BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>One thing you can\u2019t deny, the Italians know how to make some of the more unusual films and the \u201870s they were at their peak. Apassionata<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t just soft-core porn-like film but instead a study of the domestic, suburban family and the deep, messed up drama that occurs within.<\/p>\n

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Appassionata
\n— The Limited Edition Series —<\/span><\/span>
\n(1974)<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Erotic
\nTwilight Time | NR \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $29.95 | May 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/12\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Gianluigi Calderone
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Gianluigi Calderone & Alessandro Parenzo & Domenico Rafele (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Gabriele Ferzetti, Omella Muti, Eleonor Giorgi, Valentina Cortese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Italian (DTS-HD MA 1.0), English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>26.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Rotellis \u2014 dentist Dad Emilio (GABRIELE FERZETTI), hysterical Mom Elisa (VALENTINA CORTESE), and adolescent daughter Eugenia (OMELLA MUTI) \u2014 are presented from the film\u2019s\u00a0 first moments as a family on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Elisa\u2019s already pretty far down that road: a once-promising concert pianist who gave up her career to marry, she\u2019s now profoundly unstable \u2014 needy, condescended to by her husband and despised by her daughter. Emilio tolerates his wife in an absent-minded kind of way while bemoaning the fact that he can\u2019t really want anything \u2014 except, perhaps, his burgeoning and father-obsessed daughter, who misses no opportunity to tease Papa with her considerable charms. Even the family dog is a loose cannon, wandering the streets and getting into trouble; the mad Elisa argues that he should have unfettered freedom, because it isn\u2019t that a good thing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

Appassionata<\/em><\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of Twilight Time presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). For a movie that probably wasn\u2019t well preserved, and certainly not remembered I\u2019d guess, the picture quality isn\u2019t half bad. Detail can be a tad soft but I think that was more the director\u2019s choice and there were no major instances of dust marks, scratches or other ailments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

The movie includes both an Italian and English DTS-HD MA 1.0 track and while the English version is fine, I went with the native language to view the film. As such, dialogue levels sound clean and although centrally located, there was decent depth throughout and there were no noticeable hisses or imperfections. An isolated score track (DTS-HD MA 2.0) is also available.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, one thing you can\u2019t deny, the Italians know how to make some of the more unusual films and the \u201870s they were at their peak. Apassionata<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t just soft-core porn-like film but instead a study of the domestic, suburban family and the deep, messed up drama that occurs within. The movie\u2019s highlight is with the performance by Omella Muti. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers good video\/audio transfers but sadly, no features were included.<\/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