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Judex(1963)A mysterious masked avenger kidnaps an evil banker then sets about turning his friends and loved ones against him. For more about Judex and the Judex Blu-ray release, see Judex Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on June 15, 2014 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: Georges Franju Writers: Louis Feuillade, Arthur Bernède, Jacques Champreux, Francis Lacassin Starring: Francine Bergé, Edith Scob, Sylva Koscina, Channing Pollock, Théo Sarapo, René Génin Producer: Robert de Nesle » See full cast & crew Judex Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Georges Franju's Judex arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray release: "This new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution on an ARRISCAN film scanner from the 35mm original camera negative at Eclair Laboratories in Epinay-sur-Seine, France. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for flicker, jitter, grain mangement, and small dirt. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm soundtrack negative. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube's integrated workstation. Transfer supervisor and colorist: Lee Kline." The film looks quite beautiful in high-definition. Virtually all close-ups impress with strong depth, though some minor fluctuations are present because occasionally natural light is dramatically restricted to further enhance the unique atmosphere (see screencaptures #4 and 12). The nighttime footage boasts pleasing fluidity (see the sequences at the end of the film where Judex's assistants climb the building). Contrast levels remain stable throughout the entire film. The blacks, whites and grays are wonderfully well balanced -- there are no traces of boosting or other problematic digital enhancements. Furthermore, there are no traces of compromising degraining or sharpening corrections. There are a few areas where some extremely mild grain fluctuations are visible, but the entire film has a very solid organic appearance. Overall image stability is very good. Finally, there are no large cuts, damage marks, debris, stains, or warps. The encoding is excellent. All in all, this is a very strong and very convincing presentation of Judex which is guaranteed to please its fans, as well as those who are going to experience the film for the first time on Blu-ray. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content). Judex Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: French LPCM 1.0. For the record, Criterion have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature. The unique sound effects benefit tremendously from the lossless treatment, but there are also random sounds and noises that are exceptionally easy to identify (see the sequence where Favraux kills the old man with his car). There is a very good range of nuanced dynamics that also allow Oscar winning composer Maurice Jarre's score to shine in all the right places. The dialog is stable, clean, and very easy to follow. There are no pops, cracks, background hiss, audio dropouts, or distortions to report in this review.
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