György Fehér's "Twilight (Szürkület)" Blu-ray - Péter Haumann @SecondRunDVD (Patreon)

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György Fehér's "Twilight (Szürkület)" Blu-ray - Péter Haumann @SecondRunDVD

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OUR REVIEW:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film11/blu-ray_review_173/twilight_blu-ray.htm

A seasoned detective investigates a series of child murders, succumbing to an all-consuming and tragic obsession with the case, finding empty solace in his quest for vengeance. What emerges is not a crime story, but a harrowing venture through the darkness of the human soul.

Twilight unfolds with breathtaking cinematography and haunting sound design, allowing the mystery to emerge in tantalizingly atmospheric and meditative fashion.

Based on writings by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt - also the basis for Sean Penn’s impressive 2001 film The Pledge starring Jack Nicholson - György Fehér’s hypnotic, transcendent adaptation is a unique and haunting experience.

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While not achieving the heights of Andre Tarkovsky, the style and image of György Fehér's "Twilight (Szürkület)" is highly reminiscent of works like Stalker or even Aleksandr Sokurov's Mother and Son with a huge amount of visual style layered into the cinema expression. Twilight might be described as a 'neo-noir' or a 'psychological mystery' film - with 'dark cinema' tropes throughout. It was loosely based on Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1958 novella Das Versprechen aka The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel. It has immense appeal for its uniquely dampened contrast appearance but also because it has not been seen for such a long time - fully out of the conversation until this new 4K restoration supporting the rich foggy presentation that will haunt your viewing experience. Bravo to Second Run and their stacked Blu-ray. We give this a very strong recommendation!