Monsieur Hire Blu-ray Review

 

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• Director ‏ : ‎ Patrice Leconte
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms, Eric Berenger
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Cohen Film Collection
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.39:1
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 19 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2022

 

         Based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon, Monsieur Hire is a 1989 French crime film directed by Patrice Leconte with a precise touch. The simplicity of the story is layered with excellent filmmaking that only improves with repeat viewings. The characters are complex and layered with ambiguity, leaving audiences with something of a puzzle even after all has been revealed. Comparisons to Hitchcock are not undeserved.

 

Emergency Declaration Blu-ray Review

 

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• Director ‏ : ‎ Han Jae-Rim
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Yim Si-wan
• Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Well Go Usa
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ South Korea
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 27 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2022

         It wasn’t that long ago that Hollywood made movies like Emergency Declaration, with big budgets and spectacle involving everyday people put in extraordinary situations. Nowadays it seems like all of those budgets and spectacle are directed towards fantasy films, primary in the superhero subgenre, so it is a welcome change to see South Korean cinema providing some variety. Although the film was made prior to the Covid pandemic, Emergency Declaration has themes that perfectly encapsulate the current paranoia about public spaces, especially when traveling in a confined space like an airplane.