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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Yves Montand, Irène Papas & Jean-Louis Trintignant |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1493L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$69.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
127 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1969 |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Costa-Gavras |
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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 |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on true events and the novel by Vassili Vassilikos, Constanin Costa-Gavras’ Academy Award®-winning (Best Foreign Language Film and Editing) Z chronicles the attempted assassination of a liberal candidate (Yves Montand) and its chilling aftermath in an unidentified Balkan nation. Shot in frenetic, documentarian-style, with a superb cast of French actors who breathe life into this shocking and controversial suspense tale, Z remains one of the most intriguing and important films ever. Combining intrigue, drama and wit, the film made its mark as a groundbreaking political roman à clef, and still resonates to this day.
LaserDisc Picture:
The inconsistent 1.66:1 picture exhibits vibrant, sometimes oversaturated and brownish colors, with generally natural fleshtones and deep undefined blacks. Images are often sharp and detailed with mediocre shadow detail. Slight noise and occasional artifacts are apparent. Subtitles are easily legible on widescreen monitors.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds distorted with extremely shrill and harsh dialogue.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
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No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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