{"id":28807,"date":"2023-03-13T16:41:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28807"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:41:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:41:18","slug":"review-justine-4kuhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/03\/review-justine-4kuhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Justine 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Justine<\/em><\/strong> arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground on February 21. This drama was directed by Jess Franco and features include a new audio commentary, interviews and more.<\/p>\n

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Marquis de Sade’s Justine<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama<\/span>
\nBlue Underground | NR \u2013 124 min. \u2013 $49.95 | February 21, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/13\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Jess Franco
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Marquis de Sade (novel); Harry Allan Towers, Arpad
\nCast: <\/strong>Romina Power, Maria Rohm, Klaus Klinski, Mercedes McCambridge, Jack Palance<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Justine (ROMINA POWER) is a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of prostitution, predatory lesbians, a fugitive murderess (MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE), bondage, branding, and one supremely sadistic monk (JACK PALANCE). It\u2019s a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set is contained in an HD keep case and comes with an embossed slip cover<\/strong> with a cut-out on the front.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howorth (NEW)<\/p>\n

The Perils and Pleasures of Justine (19:58)<\/u><\/strong> are a set of interviews with Director Jess Franco and Producer Harry Alan Towers as they discuss the story, characters and actors.<\/p>\n

Stephen Thrower on Justine (17:32)<\/u><\/strong> is an interview with the author of \u201cMurderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Set with Jess (8:17)<\/u><\/strong> is an interview with star Rosalba Neri. (NEW)<\/p>\n

French Trailer (3:46)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Poster & Still Gallery<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 This has been newly expanded from the previous release.<\/p>\n

Deadly Sanctuary<\/u><\/em> (1:35:41)<\/u><\/strong> is the shorter version released in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Justine<\/em><\/strong> arrives on 4K Ultra HD where it\u2019s presented in its original 1.66 widescreen aspect ratio and is given a new 2160p high-definition transfer, a 4K restoration from the uncensored original camera negative. Given the original Blu-ray release from 2015 already looked pretty good, this one does it take it up a good notch. Detail for the most part was sharp with the natural film grain and noise still being retained, although other shots were a bit soft focus, however presumably this was how it was shot and intended by Jess Franco. That said, the transfer was clean as I didn\u2019t really notice an abundance amount of dust particles, scratches or other flaws.<\/p>\n

The movie comes with a fine but flawed DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track which sounds fine yet does tend to top out and there were numerous instances of hissing and noise. However, like the picture, it was relatively impressive considering the film\u2019s age and dialogue levels at least were clear enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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