| Universe presents the film in a 1.73.1 aspect ratio approximately. Colours are fairly dull although I believe it's intentionally designed that way. Softness and slight artifacting is an issue though but overall this is a fairly good and clean presentation.
Main spoken language is Mandarin, available as Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo options. The latter occasionally opens up the front for score but the majority of the film is about the dialogue, presented in a clear manner. A Cantonese 2.0 Stereo dub is also included.
The English subtitles are well-written and comes with no apparent grammar errors. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also available. Spare Star's Files on Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Stanley Kwan and the trailer are the only extras. The Region 1 release contains the Sundance Channel interview with Stanley Kwan if you're after special features. | 
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