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| Mirror Has Two Faces, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Barbra Striesand, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, George Segal, Mimi Rogers, Brenda Vaccaro, Lauren Bacall & Austin Pendleton |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
82526 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
126 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
6/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Barbra Streisand |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Richard LaGravenese |
| (Story): |
Richard LaGravenese |
| (Music): |
Marvin Hamlisch |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Tom John |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Theoni V. Aldredge |
| (Editor): |
Jeff Werner |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Cis Corman |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Barbra Striesand & Arnon Milchan |
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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): |
SDDS (8) Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the film Le Miroir A Deux Faces, The Mirror Has Two Faces is a charismatic romantic comedy about two lonely singles who find each other in an unlikely manner. Greg Larkin (Jeff Bridges), a university professor places an ad for a woman over 35 with a Ph.D.—but physical appearance is not important. Claire (Mimi Rogers) answers the ad for her sister, Rose (Barbra Striesand), who works at the same university. Thus begins a chaotic and unconventional relationship that combines humor and poignancy. The legendary Lauren Bacall stars as Rose’s mother.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85: 1 picture exhibits a soft overall appearance. Color fidelity is good with natural fleshtones and deep, solid blacks. Images are wanting in sharpness, but shadow detail is excellent. Slight noise and artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack features a terrific music score that is beautifully recorded and rich in orchestral character. Dialogue is ADR-produced and rarely sounds natural. Sound effects are produced in stereo with good directionality and both subtle and aggressive surround envelopment.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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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