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| Bobby Deerfield |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Romolo Valli |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
11126 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
124 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1977 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Sydney Pollack |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Alvin Sargent |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Dave Grusin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stephen Grimes |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Frederic Steinkamp |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
John Foreman |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Sydney Pollack |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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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:
Based the novel “Heaven Has No Favorites,” by Erich Maria Renarque’s Bobby Deerfield features Al Pacino in the title role as a spectacular Grand Prix race car driver. Deerfield’s dangerous career keeps him close to the finish line of life, but when he meets Lillian Morelli (Marthe Keller)—a terminally ill, but uninhibited woman—he is ready to give it all up for her. Their bittersweet romance leads them across Europe, and the more time Bobby spends with the quirky Lillian, the more he emerges from his deeply withdrawn emotions. Keller shines in the role of the special woman who turns Deerfield’s life around.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture exhibits poor color fidelity with reddish hued fleshtones and grayish-blacks. Overall resolution also is poor. Images lack sharpness and detail and appear out of focus. Poor contrast contributes to a dark picture with no shadow detail. Minor noise and artifacts are apparent as well for a poorly rendered visual experience. The Panavision® picture is framed at 2.35:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sometimes sounds distorted and irritatingly bright.
| (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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