
So yes, Eagle Pictures released this in January, and they really did it right. It's a 100GB triple-layer disc (and 50GB BD). There's the regular combo-pack, a steelbook, and a BD-only version. They're fully English-friendly, even including English language menus. But there's one problem: all UHDs are supposed to be region free, but this is one of those rare cases where they were accidentally pressed locked to region B. If you're on this site, there's a good chance you're region free anyway and can play whatever. I've got it and it's fine for me. But Eagle has said this was a genuine mistake and have already released a corrected, truly region free version as part of their 4Kult line. You can see on the new cover[right], it's got a big "4KULT" printed on the top left-hand corner. There's no other difference between the two discs, but that's the one you want if you can't play region B discs. Oh, and yes, all the 1080p BDs are region B locked in every set, which is how they were intended to be.
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2024 Eagle BD top; 2024 Eagle UHD bottom. |
The film is has lossless DTS-HD 5.1 mixes of the original English track as well as an Italian dub. There are three subtitle tracks, all removable: full Italian, Italian just for the Osage dialogue, and yes, English subtitles for the Osage dialogue. So the movie is fully English friendly and can be watched without any foreign subs. There are a handful of Italian title cards early in the film, but the English subtitles cover those, too.
And yes, there are extras, too... although not much. There are three brief interviews, with Scorsese, DiCaprio and Gladstone. They're in English with removable Italian subtitles. And there are five even briefer featurettes, just one to two minutes each, with interviews, glimpses behind the scenes and clips from the film. These do have burnt in Italian subtitles below the letterbox and are clearly promotional pieces. A couple of the interview soundbites even repeat in the featurettes, but they do include a few bits of worthwhile info, like why Scorsese chose to not subtitle certain Osage lines of dialogue, or introducing us to the principal chief of the Osage nation who consulted on this movie.
I'm just happy to be able to be to add this film to my collection... or in this case, my mother's. It's in full 4k, looks and sounds great, completely English friendly, and the extras aren't anything to get excited about, but better than nothing. There's been no indication of a US or other release. Criterion put out The Irishman, so there's hope they'd want to do this film, too. But that was Netflix and this is Apple, so who knows? And considering what an expert job Eagle's already done of it, who cares?
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