I'm Still Here (2024)
Ainda Estou Aqui
Drama, History • 2h 18m
Director: Walter Salles
Cast: Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Maria Manoella, Bárbara Luz, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha, Luiza Kosovski, Marjorie Estiano, Guilherme Silveira, Antonio Saboia, Cora Ramalho, Olívia Torres, Pri Helena, Humberto Carrão, Charles Fricks, Maeve Jinkings, Luana Nastas, Isadora Ruppert, Dan Stulbach, Camila Márdila, Daniel Dantas, Helena Albergaria, Thelmo Fernandes, Carla Ribas, Caio Horowicz, Maitê Padilha, Felipe Barreto, Antonio Furtado, Fagundes Emanuel, Bernardo Bibancos, Matheus Canto, Pedro Passarelli, Mônica Braga, Giulia Passarelli, Angela Chieregati Passarelli, Lucas Santos, Felipe Nehab, Félix Salles, Manoel Taborda, Theo Hoffmeister, João Gabriel Frapolli, Lucas Zampa, Luiz Bertazzo, Lourinelson Vladmir, Alexandre Mello, Augusto Trainotti, Daniel Ericsson, Renan Lima, Thadeu Matos, Hugo Camizão, Otavio Linhares, Leo Mac-Dowell, Rafaela Mell, João Júnior, Denis Sauer, Marcelo Várzea, Aguida Aguiar, Daniel de Almeida, Alan Rocha, Philipp Lavra, Ângela Ribeiro, Camilla Flores, Luisa Taborda, Mayra Coelho, Ingrid Oliveira, Kauã Rodríguez, Laura Araujo, Cid Moreira, Carolina Borelli
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Overview
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
Director: Walter Salles
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Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)
The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.
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Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell
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FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint
Review, comparisons
All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.
Director: Doug Liman
International Cut: International Universal Blu-ray but slightly filtered and DNR'd
The Universal Blu-ray is slightly filtered and DNR'd compared to the HD-DVD, and the Universal 4K Blu-ray, on top of being upscaled, adds additional DNR and is softer than both previous HD releases.
Versions:
- The International version contains a short additional scene (part of the "Farmhouse" extended scene from the special features). See additional detail below.
- The US version does not contain this scene during the film. Director Doug Liman confirms in his audio commentary that the scene was cut from the original US theatrical release "for time".
- "The Explosive Extended Edition" found on some DVD releases is not an alternate cut of the film, simply an access mode that plays "The Bookend Scenes" features via non-seamless branching.
Deck the Halls scene:
The U.S. release is 118:17 while the European/Australian/Japanese releases are 118:36. There is no difference between the two running times from the start, but at 81:21, the U.S. version cuts from a kitchen scene of Marie and Eamon washing dishes, to a scene of Eamon bringing blankets to Jason and Marie. On the European/Australian releases, at the same point, there is a scene of Jason, Marie, Eamon and his children eating dinner while "Deck the Halls" plays in the background. There is no dialogue, the characters just each exchange uncomfortable glances. The scene goes to 81:40, then picks up the same scene of Eamon bringing blankets. This scene is included as an extra ("Farmhouse" extended scene) albeit sans the holiday themed music. Many thanks to Rewind user Mark Bowen for comparing these releases and letting us know the difference.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the WB release without the filtering, 1.85 ratio restored
Mono: Criterion 4K Blu-ray (restored for the box set)/1999 WB R1 DVD
5.1 remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Michael Mann
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray is encoded by FiM and is better than Criterion, see caps https://slow.pics/c/Z2RRQAAT
Criterion 4K Blu-ray vs Blu-ray: caps colors are more different and nuanced than anticipated even in the SDR-converted caps and the usual gain in highlight detail is also apparent. Encode looks excellent except for the brightest areas as usual.
5.1/5.0 mix (essentially a 4-track mix in 5.1 and 5.0 containers respectively)-Arrow/Criterion 4K Blu-ray. Only imperceptible differences in bit-depth: 20 vs 24.
2.0 mix- Arrow 4K Blu-ray (original stereo)
Directors: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
UK StudioCanal UHD
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Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
US Magnolia BD
UK Entertainment One release contains directors commentary track
Director: Simon Wells
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Dolby Stereo: THX Certified Laserdisc
Director: Samuel Fuller
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Criterion Blu-Ray
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