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| Rose, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 14 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Barry Primus, Sandra McCabe, David Keith & Harry Dean Stanton |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
1092-85 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$$59.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
134 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1979 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Mark Rydell |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Bill Kerby & Bo Goldman |
| (Story): |
Bill Kerby |
| (Music): |
Paul A. Rothchild |
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| (Production Designer): |
Richard MacDonald |
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| (Editor): |
Robert L. Wolfe, ACE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Tony Ray |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Marvin Worth & Aaron Russo |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Rose is the story of a rock superstar of the 1960’s as portrayed by Bette Midler in this remarkable film debut. Her stage performance is powerful as she speaks to her generation with fearlessness and vitality, but away from the spotlight she is despondent and relies on alcohol to keep pace with the demanding concert schedule. The controlling force behind her is her manager (Alan Bates) who’s grip on Rose keeps her going back on stage. When Rose falls for Dyer (Frederic Forest) he tries to take her away from the public life and she is forced to make her fateful decision.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 matted picture is super soft and filtered and lacks detail and sharpness, often appearing out-of-focus and veiled. Fleshtones are generally natural. Artifacts are occasionally apparent as well as grain and noise throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack delivers nice touches of subtle surround envelopment provided by the dynamic score and music performances belted-out by Midler. Otherwise this is conventional movie stereo which for the most part translates to mono.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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