In an era of 4K UHD, why buy a 1080p Blu-ray? For The Long Goodbye , the answer lies in the film’s texture. Altman and Zsigmond used a process called “flashing” (pre-exposing the negative to light) to reduce contrast. On lower-bitrate streams (Netflix, Amazon), this turns to digital noise. On a 1080p Blu-ray with a high bitrate, that “flashed” look becomes a warm, organic blanket. You don’t need 4K because the film was never meant to look sharp; it was meant to look like a memory fading in the sun.
This edition introduced several exclusive extras not found on previous discs: the long goodbye 1973 extras 1080p bluray 2021
2021 Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray release of The Long Goodbye In an era of 4K UHD, why buy a 1080p Blu-ray
: Optional English SDH subtitles are included, which are helpful for following Altman’s signature overlapping dialogue. Blu-ray.com Comprehensive Bonus Features On lower-bitrate streams (Netflix, Amazon), this turns to
: An animated reproduction/text piece of a 1973 article on the film's photography.
The 2021 Blu-ray release of Robert Altman's 1973 film The Long Goodbye