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| Best Man, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Diego Abatantuono, Ines Sastre, Dario Cantarelli, Cinzia Mascoli, Valeria D’Obici, Mario Erpichini, Tony Santagata |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Image Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
LD83823WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
101 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Pupi Avati |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Pupi Avati |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Riz Ortolani |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Alberto Cottignoli & Steno Tonelli |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Amedeo Salfa |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
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| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Antonio Avati & Aurelio De Laurentiis |
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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): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (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:
In the quiet, yet passionate Italian drama The Best Man, Francesca (Ines Sastre) has been raised to believe that true love exists only in books. So she agrees to an arranged marriage to a man she detests. But when she meets Angelo (Diego Abatantuono), she will stop at nothing to be with him.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.66:1 picture exhibits deep yellowish hues throughout the color fidelity, and this apparent stylization affects fleshtones, interiors and exteriors, and creates yellowish whites. Blacks are deep and undefined, but lack true depth. Images are generally sharp, but lack fine detail and definition. Noise is apparent throughout, but there are no distracting artifacts. The film is plugged-up and wanting in natural clarity throughout. Subtitles can be read on widescreen monitors, though the second line is just slightly cut off.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack has a spatially dimensional soundfield that is not fully realized due to fidelity that is wanting. The sound is uneven and at times bass heavy with background rumble. The music score is not well delineated though with a strong surround presence. Various miking methods make for inconsistent dialogue quality. Overall, clarity is not consistent for a rather mediocre experience.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (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: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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