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  1. Oct 5, 2018 · When looking at the meticulous games and sign systems in Drowning by Numbers, there is a sense that these are something for the audience to participate in and gain their own individual experience from. Certainly, the age of DVDs and streaming have allowed one to engage with these subtleties on a much more rigorous level with repeat viewings.

  2. Jun 16, 2023 · Greenaway’s films have received an inconsistent treatment on home video up to this point in time, but hopefully this 4K rendition of Drowning by Numbers portends great things to come for more of his work. Audio is offered in English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, with optional English SDH subtitles.

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    Severin’s two-disc edition of Drowning by Numbersis sourced from a native-4K scan of the film’s negative, and the transfer is suitably film-like, with a heavy emphasis on tactile texture on everything from clothing fabrics to the skins of fruits and the grooves in heavy, wooden furniture. Nighttime scenes demonstrate a range of black levels with no...

    Included here is a newly recorded commentary with Peter Greenaway, who gamely unpacks the film’s tributes to classic painters and the snatches of dialogue he adapted from the reported last words of various historical figures. He also describes how certain elaborate shots were achieved and recounts the film’s many interlocking games with warm humor....

    Severin’s two-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Drowning by Numberscaptures Peter Greenaway’s black comedy in all its sumptuous beauty.

  3. "Drowning by Numbers" is fascinating and a joy to watch - even more so with Severin's 4K UHD a/v that is like seeing the film anew. The commentary and interviews are very worthwhile and we strongly recommend this as a long term keeper.

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  4. Greenaway fans that have suffered with these early DVDs should be thrilled with this new Blu-ray. The linear PCM audio is imperfect but this would be in-line with the original production. It is significantly superior to the SD - and adds optional (HoH) subtitles.

  5. Drowning by Numbers. Directed by: Peter Greenaway. Starring: Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Bernard Hill. Genres: Black Comedy, Crime. Rated the #17 best film of 1988, and #1148 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).

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  7. Jun 7, 1991 · The best way to review “Drowning by Numbers” is by simple description. Here is a movie so personal and quirky that perhaps you will enjoy it more than I did, and I do not want to spoil your fun, since the movie is playful above everything else.

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