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    Madame Butterfly
    1995
    Genre: Musical

    Reviewed In Issue 60 (May 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang, Richard Cowan, Jing Ma Fan, Christopheren Nomura, Constance Hauman, Yo Kusakabe, Kamel Touati & Miki-Lou Pinard

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.cthe.com
    Special Features
    Includes a making-of featurette on Ying Huang and how her passion for singing led to her role in Madame Butterfly.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 05670
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 134
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1995
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/26/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): Fr
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    Story Synopsis:
    Fr

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD has a slightly smeared quality. While images can be quite sharp, fine detail tends to appear undefined. Colors are nicely balanced with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation have a natural appearance. Unfortunately, edge enhancement creates an unnatural halo around images, making the lack of fine definition even more distracting. There is also some pixelization detected. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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