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ArenaFilm Pty, Inc.
Directed by: Jane Campion
Though she went on to create a string of brilliant films, Jane Campion will always be remembered for her stunning debut feature, Sweetie, which focuses on the hazardous relationship between the buttoned-down, superstitious Kay and her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, Sweetie—and on their family’s profoundly rotten roots. A feast of colorful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters, the tough and tender Sweetie heralded the emergence of this gifted director, as well as a renaissance of Australian cinema, which would take the film world by storm in the nineties.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Short Film, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Jane Campion, Sally Bongers, and screenwriter Gerard Lee
- Making “Sweetie,” a video conversation between stars Genevieve Lemon and Karen Colston
- Campion’s early short films An Exercise in Discipline: Peel, Passionless Moments, and A Girl’s Own Story
- Jane Campion: The Film School Years, a 1989 video conversation between Jane Campion and critic Peter Thompson
- Behind-the-scenes photos and production stills
- Original theatrical trailer
- Booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Dana Polan
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: steve chow
Release Notes on Restoration
Sweetie
Sweetie is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Supervised by director of photography Sally Bongers and approved by director Jane Campion, this high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from the 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, warps, jitter, and flicker were manually removed using MTI’s DRS system and PixelFarm’s PFClean system, while Digital Vision’s DVNR system was used for small dirt, grain, and noise reduction.
The surround soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original magnetic monaural masters and the 24-track magnetic stems. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube’s integrated audio workstation.
The surround soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original magnetic monaural masters and the 24-track magnetic stems. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube’s integrated audio workstation.