Feature Commentary with Director Michel Gondry and Writer Charlie Kaufman.There is one new bonus feature for this release, which is a great watch pickup for this set. All of them reside on the Blu-ray Disc of the set, except for the commentary track which is now on the 4K Disc. There are no issues with banding, aliasing, or noise here, and is the best this movie has looked yet.Īll of the extras from the previous release have been imported to this set. Skin tones are also as natural as they can be given the filters used. Kate's bright blue hair now glistens in this dreary world as Jim's brown outfits contact nicely with the lighter colors outside. The same with the black levels which now look even inkier in these lower-lit sequences, giving way to better detail and more primary colors in the clothing. The white levels in the background are richer and never seem to bleed over. The use of the filters as the dream and memory illusions take place only adds to the bolder colors here. The Dolby Vision enhances these blues, grays, and silvers to look more dynamic. The color palette of this film is not wrapped in bubble gum cotton candy but features an icy look at a relationship that has fallen apart. Due to the filtered lighting and how Kuras used her camera, the image is intentionally not digitally pristine but has that heavier filmic look to it, which this 4K master renders beautifully. The heavier CGI effects look more natural here in this 4K image as well. Background props and set pieces reveal better detail as well in all the filtered lighting conditions. The stubble on faces, wrinkles, makeup blemishes, and large knit clothing now show off even more detail and textures. This results in a sharp-looking image with some great detail with newly added depth in the textures of clothing and facial features. There are never any instances of fluctuating or swarming of film grain. There is still an excellent layer of grain throughout the movie that has been kept intact. It has a rather cool, steely, decaying look, which goes hand in hand with the tone of this melancholic motion picture. It's not all sunshine, rainbows, or bright primary colors with this film. This is the best this film has looked thus far on home video.Īs Ellen Kuras discusses in this new interview, she was able to use handheld cameras and a ton of filters to convey the image and vision of director Michel Gondry, which resulted in this movie looking the way it did. This new master was color graded by the cinematographer of the film Ellen Kuras who gives a brand new interview in the extras section of this disc. There are no inserts or digital codes here.Įternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind comes with a brand new 2160p UHD 4K transfer with Dolby Vision from Kino Lorber. ![]() The artwork features that iconic movie poster of Jim Carrey looking up at his past relationship on the ice as it breaks. ![]() The discs are housed inside a hard, black plastic case with a cardboard sleeve. This is one of those rare five-star films and still holds up today after eighteen years have passed.ĬLICK HERE for the Full Five-Star Review!Įternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind wipes its way to 4K + Blu-Ray via Kino Lorber. With Kaufman and Gondry's unique vision of this process and the emotional stress of these characters, what was conveyed was sheer beauty on film. ![]() It's told expertly through its characters played by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet who have agreed to have their memory wiped of their relationship and of one another. This is true for their film Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, which is perhaps the sweetest and saddest breakup movie of all time. When mixing writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry for a film, the result is usually pure brilliance and genius.
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