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    Pierrot le fou

    Featured In Issue 145, December 2009

    Picture4
    SoundNR
    WSR Score3.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    The Criterion Collection
    (Catalog Number):
    421
    (MPAA Rating):
    Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $39.95
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    110
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    1965
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    09/22/09
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Jean Luc Godard
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    (Disc Soundtrack):
    PCM 24/48 1.0
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    Based on the novel Obsession by Lionel White, Pierrot le fou is a story about a man's dissatisfaction with marriage. After abandoning his wife and infant daughter for the new babysitter (Karina), an ex-love he lost several years earlier, an errant husband (Belmondo) embarks on a romantic journey to tragedy. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include commentary by Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, a video interview with Actor Anna Karina (HD 14:55), A Pierot Primer with Gorin (HD 36:00), "Belmondo In The Wind" interview (HD 09:21), the documentary Godard, L'Amour, La Poésie (HD 52:59), a Venice Film Festival (1965) interview (HD 03:59), the theatrical trailer, and a booklet.

    The new 2.35:1 1080p AVC transfer was approved by Cinematographer Raoul Coutard. The picture is stunning, with well-balanced contrast, excellent resolution, and vivid colors. Blacks are deep and solid, and shadow delineation is revealing of depth. The picture presents a natural palette, with warm and rich hues. Fleshtones are accurate. The film appears pristine, no doubt due to the manual removal of artifacts using MTI's DRS system and Pixel Farm's PFClean system. The transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from the original 35 mm negative and color corrected on a Specter Virtual Datacine. This is a beautifully photographed picture that won't disappoint. (Gary Reber)

    The uncompressed LPCM monaural soundtrack has been remastered at 24 bit from a 35 mm optical track print. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed, using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated, using AudioCube's integrated audio workstation. As a result, the French LPCM 2.0 track sounds as good as it can, given the film element. The dialogue is perfectly intelligible. While compressed monaural, Antoine Duhamel's superb music score manages to sound captivating. Still, the sound is dated and distorted and is otherwise undistinguished. (Gary Reber)

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