The Counterfeiters (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] by Stefan Ruzowitzky, starring Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner: DVDNear.com

The Counterfeiters (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]

The Counterfeiters (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]
by Stefan Ruzowitzky

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Actor: August Diehl, August Zirner, Devid Striesow, Karl Markovics, Martin Brambach
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Brand: Sony
Writer: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Producer: Babette Schröder
Producer: Caroline von Senden
Producer: Charlie Woebcken
Producer: Christoph Fisser
Producer: Henning Molfenter
Writer: Adolf Burger
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); German (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-08-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Movie Reviews of The Counterfeiters (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Grain never looked so perfect (Blu review)...
Summary: 5 Stars

An incredible film that received an outstanding transfer to Blu - complete with the first disclaimer (I have seen) about the quality on the Blu case. In fine print under the 1080p/True HD specs: "This film employs a variety of film stocks and grain structures in order to tell the story. This intentional visual style has been retained for this high definition presentation, as per the filmmaker's intent." An obvious undertaking was fulfilled in making this film as I counted 18 film and movie studios/distributors shown on the case. The content has been reviewed quite thoroughly here so I went with checking the Blu angles.

Technical: The transfer was as flawless as I have seen with Blu, and each scene that "retained the grain" looked even better. The majority of what makes this Blu release a good owner is the special features and menu content navigation. My PS3 was made to upgrade to the 2.30 for this BD, but after that 8 minutes of installing and rebooting, navigation was seamless. The menu icons all moved when each selection is made and arrival to those items is very fast, on the S301 though it glitched itself to death with all of these same selections. While watching any of the low def special features in other BDs, I typically cannot access any menu items with the pop-up button, but in this case two opts always arrived (menu and close).

Content: The special features contain a goldmine of historical information and interviews for those with history interests. Between the Adolf Burger's Historical Artifacts piece, and the Interviews with real-life counterfeiter Adolf Burger (with Director) and the actors, all make for a thorough re-telling of this story. The Making-of docu was well made, and the commentary was informative. The deleted scenes were roughly 6 minutes, and contained at least one powerful moment that I wish would have been in the film.

Overall, an excellent film with a respectful Blu transfer.

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Summary of The Counterfeiters (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters." However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he's arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on the verge of bankruptcy, Sorowitsch makes a sobering deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi War effort. If he does as they say, he lives another day. If he rebels, he faces the same fate as the rest of the camp's prisoners. But if he lives, will he be able to live with himself?

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