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| White Balloon, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Fereshteh Sadr Orfani, A. Bourkowska, Aïda Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Mohammad Bakhtiari & Mohammad Shahani |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
October Films |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID2501HL |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
81 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1995 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Jafar Pinahi |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
NA |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
NA |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Farzad Jowdat |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Jafar Panahi |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Ferdos Film Company |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Irib |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (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:
(Iranian) Winner of the Best First Film category at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, The White Balloon is a purely delightful story based on an original idea by Parviz Shahbazi. Directed with delicate precision, this charming story follows the adorable seven-year-old Razieh (Aïda Mohammadkhani in an innocently spellbinding performance) as she sets out before the New Year to buy a pretty goldfish with the last of her mother’s money. But when she accidentally drops the money down a sidewalk storm drain, she tries desperately to persuade several passers-by to help her retrieve it. To all outer appearances, The White Balloon is a simple tale, but beneath the innocence lies touches of poverty, child abuse and racial prejudice. This extraordinary film is sure to please all who wish to experience its poetic simplicity.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.66:1 picture exhibits generally good color fidelity with natural looking fleshtones. Images are generally sharp and detailed with mediocre shadow detail and contrast. Overall, the picture has overly bright exposure. Subtitles can be read on widescreen monitors, except for a minor cut off of the second line.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is distorted and undistinguished monaural.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (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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