The Quiet Man (John Ford) Eureka

[Akijama]

Release date: November 23

An exemplary entry in the filmography of master director John Ford, The Quiet Man contains all the aspects that mark Ford s work: a poetic, deeply felt sentiment for an unregainable past, for tradition and ceremony, for the country of Ireland and its emigrant bloodlines, for the camaraderie within community, and for the profound yet mutable bond of the marital union. Within a seven-decade career filled with high points, The Quiet Man represents one of Ford's highest, and from his richest period.

Set in the 1920s, The Quiet Man stars John Wayne as Sean Thornton, an Irish-born American who has travelled to his birthplace of Innisfree to lay claim to his family farm. Although warmly embraced by the denizens of the village, Thornton s outsider status is thrown into relief when the abrasive landowner Squire Will Danahan (Victor McLaglen) objects both to the turnover of the land, and to the handing over of his sister Mary Kate s (Maureen O Hara) dowry to the man whose community stature now threatens to show up his own. What follows is a confrontation with custom and with the personal past, all before an unforgettable extended brawl sprawling the entire very countryside whereupon nothing less hinges than the peace of Innisfree itself.

Winton Hoch s astonishing Technicolor cinematography (for which he won an Academy Award) has cemented the images of The Quiet Man within the minds and hearts of viewers across the decades. This is a film that, with its epic, yet intimate, canvas and its near-Shakespearean sense of character only grows in power over time and the more times it is seen. It is an ideal entry-point into Ford s massive body of work, and a summation of his art; as a result, Ford was awarded the 1952 Oscar for Best Director. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Quiet Man on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time.

Action... Excitement... Romance!

SPECIAL FEATURES including:

Gorgeous 1080p restoration of the film on Blu-ray, years in the making
New and exclusive video essay on the film by Ford expert and scholar Tag Gallagher
The Making of THE QUIET MAN documentary
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
36-PAGE BOOKLET featuring the words of Ford, writing on the film, rare archival imagery, and more!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Quiet-Ma...+Entertainment

[crazyman]

Yes! Been waiting for this for years. Day 1 buy for me.

[#Darren]

Hoping this gets all the SE DVD extras...

[ravenus]

Whoa, I have the Olive release, but this is great news for region B fans. I confess that I will be a little bit pissed if they include the documentary which Olive released as a standalone.

[CinemaScope]

Great, the Olive release was region A locked. I grew up looking at this on the telly...in b/w.

[ravenus]

^You're in for a treat then, the technicolor photography is one of the best elements of the film, be it the green of the country or the red of Maureen's hair

[RICKBONDOO7]

Is this the same Transfer Quality that I already have on my 2012 Olive Blu ray ? Or is this a NEW Restoration ?? Please Post Info. if any fan of this Classic Film knows.

[CinemaScope]

Originally Posted by RICKBONDOO7

Is this the same Transfer Quality that I already have on my 2012 Olive Blu ray ? Or is this a NEW Restoration ?? Please Post Info. if any fan of this Classic Film knows.

I'm sure it's the same transfer. I read conflicting reports on it, so whaddya you think of it?

[CinemaScope]

Thanks, if it's macroblocking, maybe a new encode (or what ever they call it) will improve things.

[filmmusic]

Yes, the macroblocking is terrible in the olive disc, and I still wonder about the stellar review in video quality!
Hope this release fixes it, and with the English subtitles too, it surely would be a winner over the Olive one!

[pedromvu]

I watched this on Netflix and it looked pretty good, the colors were very vibrant and overall I didn't notice any problem, anyone knows if it is the same transfer from the Olive disc?

[Mr Kite]

The Olive PQ is bloody awful.

[hedliniv]

Can it be assumed that this will be region locked? I am here in the US but I didn't get the olive release since it did not have subtitles...

[Dr. Humbert]

Originally Posted by tele1962

The Olive PQ is bloody awful.

This site gave it a 5-star rating so I doubt it's "awful"...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Q.../58675/#Review

[CouncilSpectre]

Very pleased that Eureka got this. Looking forward to the essay and the doc

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Dr. Humbert

This site gave it a 5-star rating so I doubt it's "awful"...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Q.../58675/#Review

Yep, I wondered how they got it so wrong.

Take a look at those caps..........

[Dr. Humbert]

Originally Posted by tele1962

Yep, I wondered how they got it so wrong.

Take a look at those caps..........

I'm pretty sure this is how the film looked in theaters. Beaver gave it high marks too and DVD Talk a 5-star rating as well. Have you seen it in motion?

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Dr. Humbert

I'm pretty sure this is how the film looked in theaters.

You mean with evident macroblocking?

[Dr. Humbert]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

You mean with evident macroblocking?

Precisely.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Dr. Humbert

I'm pretty sure this is how the film looked in theaters. Beaver gave it high marks too and DVD Talk a 5-star rating as well. Have you seen it in motion?

I own the film and those caps represent what is on the disc. Serious compression and contrast issues as well as macro blocking. Il looks awful, I would like to hear as to why with such serious issues reviewers rated it so highly?