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The Salesman, Blu-ray (2017)

by Audiophile Audition | May 16, 2017 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati Director & producer: Asghar Farhadi Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. 50651 [5/2/2017] Video: 1.85:1 for 16:9 screens, color HD Audio: Farsi DTS-HD MA 5.1 & DD-HD 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish Extras: Conversation with Asghar Farhadi Length: 124 min. Rating: ***** After their old flat is in danger of collapsing, a couple in Teheran has to move into a new apartment. There the wife is attacked by an unknown assailant when she is taking a shower. The decide not to go to the police but the husband persues the event and enventually discovers that it was an elderly man and not his stepson. The senior and ailing man may have died as a result of the rage of the husband. It certainly has a dramatic role in the life of the young couple. Incidentally, at the same time they are also actors in a stage presentation of the Arthur Miller play The Death of a Salesman. —John Sunier

A Hologram for the King, Blu-ray (2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Jul 31, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A memorable performance by Hanks as a salesman for a new holographic gadget for the King of Saudi Arabia. A Hologram for the King, Blu-ray (2016) Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Skerrit, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Whishaw Director: Tom Tykwer Studio: Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate (8/9/16) Video: 2.40:1 for 16:9 screens, HD color Audio: English & Arabic – DTS-HD MA 5.1 or 2.0 Subtitles: English. English SDH, Spanish Extras: The Adaptation of A Hologram for the King, The Making of A Hologram for the King Length: 104 min. Rating: ***** Hanks is Alan Clay, a recently-divorced middle-aged U.S. salesman pitching a holographic teleconferencing system to the king of Saudi Arabia. His past includes having been on the board at Schwinn bicycles, which he took to China, which turned out to be a mistake. He has a series of misadventures attempting to negotiate the new country’s unique customs and style. (At one point his driver takes him by a big crowd and he is told that is where the outdoor public executions take place.) He constantly works to see his contacts, who tell subordinates they will be in another day and are not. He works to get normal food and good Wi-Fi for his trio […]