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A Day in the Country(1936)A tenderly comic idyll about a city family's picnic in the French countryside and the romancing of the mother and grown daughter by two local men. For more about A Day in the Country and the A Day in the Country Blu-ray release, see A Day in the Country Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on February 16, 2015 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: Jean Renoir Writer: Jean Renoir Starring: Sylvia Bataille, Georges D'Arnoux, Jane Marken, André Gabriello, Jacques Brunius, Paul Temps Producer: Pierre Braunberger » See full cast & crew A Day in the Country Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in an aspect ratio of 1.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Jean Renoir's A Day in the Country arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The following text appears inside the leaflet provided with this Blu-ray release: "This new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution from a composite fine-grain at Digimage in Montrouge, France. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the optical soundtrack positive at L.E. Diapason in Epinay-sur-Seine, France. Further restoration was performed by the Criterion Collection, including the manual removal of clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4. The restoration was undertaken by Les Films du Jeudi and the Cinematheque francaise, with the support of CNC and the contribution of the Franco-American Cultural Fund DGA-MPA-SACEM-WGAW. Transfer supervisors: Herve Pichard/Cinematheque francaise, Paris; Laurence Braunberger, Frederique Ros/Les Films du Jeudi, Paris; Thierry Delannoy/Digimage, Montrouge, France. Colorist: Jerome Bigueur/Digimage, Montrouge." The film looks healthy and vibrant. Because there is an abundance of natural light, the majority of the close-ups and panoramic shots boast equally impressive depth (see screencaptures #3 and 5). Viewers with projection screens will also be pleased with the terrific fluidity. From start to finish the blacks, whites and the variety of grays remain beautifully balanced (see the wide range of nuanced whites, grays and blacks in screencapture #5). There are no problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. Overall image stability is outstanding. Finally, there are no damage marks, debris, cuts, stains, or scratches report in this review. All in all, the recent restoration of A Day in the Country has produced marvelous results, and I am convinced that it will remain the definitive presentation of the film on the home video market. (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). A Day in the Country 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. Depth and clarity are good, but dynamic intensity is limited. The music is well balanced -- there are no sudden spikes or drops in dynamic movement -- and the strings, in particular, are quite well rounded (listen to the long solo around the 00.37.22 mark). There is no problematic background hiss, though some very mild unevenness is present in the high-frequencies. The dialog is stable and easy to follow. There are no pops, audio dropouts, or digital distortions to report in this review.
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