City of God (Cidade de Deus) (La Cité de Dieu) (Blu-ray Review)

Winner of the Visions Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles' "Cidade de Deus" a.k.a "City of God" (2002) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Canadian distributors Alliance. The only supplemental feature on the disc is the documentary film "News From a Personal War". In Portuguese, with imposed English or French subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked". ...

Video

Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer,
Fernando Meirelles' City of God arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Canadian distributors Alliance.

This is a pleasing but somewhat inconsistent high-definition transfer. Generally speaking, fine object detail is good. The close-ups, even the ones during the extremely dark nighttime footage, look very good. Contrast levels fluctuate dramatically from episode to episode, but they reflect ...

Audio

There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: Portuguese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1. For the record, Alliance have provided imposed English and French subtitles for the main feature. This means that the film can be viewed either with imposed English or imposed French subtitles. The film cannot be viewed without selecting one of the two options.

The Portuguese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is a good enough reason to strongly recommend this Blu-ray disc...

Supplements

News From a Personal War - an outstanding documentary film about the favelas, the drug industry in Brazil, and the ongoing war between BOPE and the drug lords. The film contains interviews with various drug traffickers and soldiers. In Portuguese, with imposed English subtitles. (57 min, 480/60i). ...

Final Words

Fernando Meirelles'City of God has already achieved something of a cult status - but, arguably, for all the wrong reasons. Canadian distributors Alliance have put together a competent package, which should please fans of City of God in North America. RECOMMENDED. ......

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