The disc's second half comes across like Coney Island arcane arcadia by way of clattering barrelhouse piano and broken merry-go-round melodies. |
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It is a minor quibble, which I only suggest because of the disc's focus on the film as a showcase for Wong and her place in cinema. |
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The disc's audio is in mono as mastered from a digitally restored 35 mm magnetic track and is in very good shape. |
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But its slices of summery California melody are so well-executed it's easy to forgive the disc's occasional swerves into syrupy sentiment. |
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The disc's primary supplement is a feature-length commentary track by Andersson, in Swedish with a separate set of subtitles. |
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The disc's third documentary short resurrects the happening '80s music that propels the movie's soundtrack, including several of the rockers who recorded it. |
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