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As a Woody Allen film, his 1978 Interiors, was a bit of an anomaly.
It wasn't a comedy, but rather headed in the direction of Ingmar Bergman.
As Julie Kirgo notes in her excellent monograph, Mr. Allen was coming off of Annie Hall, and could do no wrong.
And he didn't.
It's just that Interiors wasn't what much of the world was expecting.
MGM's transfer, via Twilight Time, is precisely what one might expect.
Presumably taken from an IP, there is occasional embedded dirt and other minor problems that could have been easily corrected, along with the fact that the film never stops ever-so-slightly, moving.
That might be considered a good thing, if one is desirous of mimicking the look of cinema, but home video aficionados have become more attuned to stability.
Film moves. It always moves.
Make a continuous contact IP from the OCN, and it will move even more.
Project a print derived from a dupe neg, in turn which has been derived from the IP, and one has movement in virtually all directions.
But some of it disappears as one has even more movement added by the projectors various mechanisms.
That's what cinema is (or was), and the eye is used to it.
Not so with home video.
One of the very special things about Interiors, is that it was shot by Gordon Willis.
I have no idea whether this transfer follows his intent or not.
Bottom line, it's very nice to finally have this film on Blu-ray, and Twilight Time should be commended.
Image - 4
Audio -5
4k Up-rez - 3.75
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
It wasn't a comedy, but rather headed in the direction of Ingmar Bergman.
As Julie Kirgo notes in her excellent monograph, Mr. Allen was coming off of Annie Hall, and could do no wrong.
And he didn't.
It's just that Interiors wasn't what much of the world was expecting.
MGM's transfer, via Twilight Time, is precisely what one might expect.
Presumably taken from an IP, there is occasional embedded dirt and other minor problems that could have been easily corrected, along with the fact that the film never stops ever-so-slightly, moving.
That might be considered a good thing, if one is desirous of mimicking the look of cinema, but home video aficionados have become more attuned to stability.
Film moves. It always moves.
Make a continuous contact IP from the OCN, and it will move even more.
Project a print derived from a dupe neg, in turn which has been derived from the IP, and one has movement in virtually all directions.
But some of it disappears as one has even more movement added by the projectors various mechanisms.
That's what cinema is (or was), and the eye is used to it.
Not so with home video.
One of the very special things about Interiors, is that it was shot by Gordon Willis.
I have no idea whether this transfer follows his intent or not.
Bottom line, it's very nice to finally have this film on Blu-ray, and Twilight Time should be commended.
Image - 4
Audio -5
4k Up-rez - 3.75
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH