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| Winter Guest, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Phylida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe, Arlene Cockburn, Gary Hollywood, Sean Biggerstaff, Douglas Murphy |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID4251LI |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
109 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Alan Rickman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Sharman MacDonald & Alan Rickman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Michael Kamen |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Robin Cameron Don |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Scott Thomas |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Ruth Vitale, Jonathan Weisgal & Emma Clark |
| (Co-Producers): |
Steve Clark-Hall |
| (Producers): |
Ken Lipper & Edward R. Pressman |
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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): |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby 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:
The stark, ice-covered Scottish coast is the setting for The Winter Guest, an emotionally-charged story of a small town in the grips of a frigid-cold winter. Frances (Emma Thompson), a local photographer, is grieving over the death of her husband, when her mother Elspeth (Thompson’s real-life mother Phylida Law) unexpectedly shows up to help her fragile daughter regain her emotional strength. The frozen landscape will chill you to the bone, but the emotional story will warm your soul.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1 is stunning in naturalness. Color fidelity is superb with accurate fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep, solid blacks. The transfer is impeccable with excellent contrast and shadow detail. There is no apparent noise or artifacts for a pristine picture.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack is limited in spatial dimension, especially in interior scenes, but at times envelopment is effectively subtle. The music is delicate and provides moments of aggressive surround and bass. Dialogue is exemplary in naturalness and spatial integration. This is a quiet, but engaging soundtrack.
| (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): |
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: |
Yes |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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