The Remains of the Day
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Exceptional audio and visual quality enhance captivating storytelling in The Remains of the Day UHD release.
Intact grain, vivid colors, and director-approved transfer make for a film-like UHD presentation with no image degradation manipulation. Sourced from Sony's 2019 Blu-ray disc with Dolby Vision.
Immersive Dolby Atmos track enhances the film's minute audio cues and original soundtrack essence, creating a precise sense of audible immersion that extends through the rears and overhead. However, some question the need for Atmos in this dialogue-driven, quiet movie.
The Remains of the Day UHD Blu-ray includes all the 2019 Blu-ray supplements, featuring an audio commentary and a featurette, maintaining technical quality.
The Remains of the Day depicts Lord Darlington's Nazi deception. Sony's UHD release features Dolby Vision video and Atmos audio. British reserve is a recurring theme in film history.
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft
Plot: A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
Disc Release Date: 21 February 2023
all scores
- Video100
- Audio100
The included screenshots are sourced from Sony's 2019 Blu-ray disc.Sony touts this UHD presentation as "approved by director James Ivory," and one can reasonably state that Ivory has an eye for a great...
The Doby Atmos track is pleasantly engaging and satisfying. The opening score presents with wonderful spacing, creating a precise sense of audible immersion that extends through the rears and the overhead,...
- Extra50
- Movie80
This UHD release of The Remains of the Day contains the same supplemental suite as found on the 2019 Sony disc; see below for a listing of what's included. It is also the same material (minus a couple...
Sony has released the 1993 film 'The Remains of the Day' to the UHD format. New specifications include 2160p/Dolby Vision video and Dolby Atmos audio. The supplements repeat from the studio's 2019 release....
- Total80
Sony has once again released a prominent film to the UHD format with a pristine 2160p/Dolby Vision transfer. The Dolby Atmos soundtrack is also not only new, but also noteworthy for its spatial excellence...
- Video100
- Audio90
According to the Sony press release, this 2160p/HEVC H.265 transfer with Dolby Vision was "approved by director James Ivory." No mention is made as to whether the source is a new 4K remaster, but from...
One of the quietest movies of all time gets a Dolby Atmos track. I'm not complaining, just perplexed. So many films that would benefit immeasurably from Atmos audio are denied it, while this dialogue-driven...
- Extra60
- Movie90
All the supplements from the 2019 Blu-ray have been ported over to this 4K UHD release.Audio Commentary - Director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and actress Emma Thompson recorded this jovial,...
Oh, those Brits. The stiff upper lips, reserved nature, disdain for outward displays of emotion, and reluctance to express and indulge feelings and desires. Over the course of film history, many movies...
- Total90
Literate, lyrical, beautifully filmed, and brilliantly acted, The Remains of the Day stands as one of the finest and most accessible Merchant-Ivory films. The tale of duty, honor, and self-sacrifice still...
- Video92
- Audio86
Grain is intact across the board and I saw no sign of digital noise reduction or image degrading manipulation. This is a film like video presentation that delivers high-level detail and vivid colors that...
This is done to very good effect, correlating with the onscreen events quite nicely as the most minute audio cues are fully realized. The soundtrack appears to retain much of its original essence with...
- Extra70
- Movie80
The Remains of the Day Ultra HD Blu-rayAudio Commentary with Director James Ivory, Producer Ismail Merchant, and Actress Emma ThompsonLove and Loyalty: The Making of The Remains of the Day FeaturetteThe...
Lord Darlington, like many other members of the British establishment in the 1930s, is duped by the Nazis into trying to establish a rapport between themselves and the British government. Emma Thompson...
- Total82
This is done to very good effect, correlating with the onscreen events quite nicely as the most minute audio cues are fully realized. The soundtrack appears to retain much of its original essence with...