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Germany Year Zero(1948)In the devastated remains of post-war Germany, 12-year-old Edmund lives with his family and five other families in a battered apartment. His brother, a former Nazi, evades the police hiding there, while his sister walks the streets. As his father remains too ill to help them, it falls to Edmund to provide for the family by dealing with the black market. Growing desperate, Edmund allows a former schoolteacher to offer his help and some unusual advice. For more about Germany Year Zero and the Germany Year Zero Blu-ray release, see Germany Year Zero Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on June 23, 2017 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: Roberto Rossellini Writers: Roberto Rossellini, Carlo Lizzani, Max Kolpé Starring: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger, Erich Gühne, Jo Herbst Producer: Roberto Rossellini » See full cast & crew Germany Year Zero Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Roberto Rossellini's Germany, Year Zero arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray release: "This new high-definition restoration of Germany, Year Zero was created from the 35mm fine-grain positive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phonex was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management. The monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm original soundtrack. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX." There are some minor but perhaps obvious discrepancies between this upcoming release and the Region-B release we reviewed in 2015. Here the film appears slightly darker and with an overall better dynamic range, though this is almost certainly because the Region-B release was encoded with different gamma levels. However, there are also some minor density fluctuations between the two releases. I think that they are too insignificant, especially considering how time has left its mark all over the surviving elements and there are various far bigger source limitations, but they are certainly there. I find the overall quality of the restoration to be enormously pleasing because all previous DVD releases of Germany, Year Zero have been problematic. In other words, there are substantial improvements in every single key area we scrutinize -- from depth and clarity to fluidity and overall image stability -- that actually make it quite easy to appreciate Rossellini's artistic vision. Obviously, various limitations remain. Grain exposure can fluctuate, contrast levels can appear unstable, and there are select areas where traces of fading and other wear remain. But these are the type of inherited limitations that can not be addressed even with modern digital tools. All in all, the end result is indeed very convincing and with the proper organic qualities one should rightfully expect to be retained. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content). Germany Year Zero Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: German LPCM 1.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. The original audio also has a fair share of inherited limitations, such as shaky high-frequencies, some sporadic thinning and partial distortions, and minor dynamic fluctuations. Unfortunately, these are the type of limitations that even modern digital tools cannot fully eliminate because there is plenty of irreversible damage. The important thing is that the restored lossless track still makes it very easy to view and enjoy the film. Blu-ray Bundles/Box Sets with Germany Year Zero (1 bundle)
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