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The Great Caruso---Mario Lanza's most successful and influential film---is now available on Blu-ray, and has been given the long-overdue remastering that it richly deserves.
Here is an extract from a very informative post about the Blu-ray at mariolanza.net by film aficionado Sam Samuelian:
"What is noticeable immediately is that there are little color swatches all over the movie frames that stand out as never before. For example, a red rose, bricks, foliage. Watching the film is incredibly pleasant since there is not one scratch, dirt, or specks in the picture. It is as pure as can be, plus there is no graininess at all.
"Lanza’s voice rings out better than ever. His speaking voice has better clarity too. In addition to this, all of the music---orchestral or otherwise---has a deep end that is a first for The Great Caruso. You can crank up your sound with as much volume as your ears can take, and there is not a speck of distortion."
My own comments will follow soon, but in the meantime this glowingly reviewed Blu-ray is now available from Amazon and other online sellers.
UPDATE (15 March 2021): The indefatigable Vince Di Placido has just posted the following side-by-side comparison of the DVD and Blu-ray. A must-watch! (See below) I have also posted my own comments on the Blu-ray here.
Here is an extract from a very informative post about the Blu-ray at mariolanza.net by film aficionado Sam Samuelian:
"What is noticeable immediately is that there are little color swatches all over the movie frames that stand out as never before. For example, a red rose, bricks, foliage. Watching the film is incredibly pleasant since there is not one scratch, dirt, or specks in the picture. It is as pure as can be, plus there is no graininess at all.
"Lanza’s voice rings out better than ever. His speaking voice has better clarity too. In addition to this, all of the music---orchestral or otherwise---has a deep end that is a first for The Great Caruso. You can crank up your sound with as much volume as your ears can take, and there is not a speck of distortion."
My own comments will follow soon, but in the meantime this glowingly reviewed Blu-ray is now available from Amazon and other online sellers.
UPDATE (15 March 2021): The indefatigable Vince Di Placido has just posted the following side-by-side comparison of the DVD and Blu-ray. A must-watch! (See below) I have also posted my own comments on the Blu-ray here.
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Having watched the Blu Ray I can only agree with the glowing comments. Just a quick note about the Blu-Ray region. Despite the advertising blurb on Amazon, this plays on unmodified UK players just fine.
Thanks, Michael!
