Anna Magdalena [HK Version]: Technical Notes

This is probably the best dvd presentation from Universe outside of Shaolin Soccer. The picture is framed at 1.78:1 approximately and looks absolutely gorgeous throughout. Peter Pau's cinematography is given the deluxe dvd treatment here with great colours and detail. Shame no anamorphic enhancement was done here but the picture is so good that I'll forgive Universe this time.

The sound options are Dolby Digital 5.1 in Cantonese and Mandarin. The sound is quite good with dialogue and music presented without any problems. During the movie's fourth part the sound becomes more nicely spread out with music numbers such as the rendition of Brazil from Terry Gilliams film with the same name.

The subtitles are of high quality with no apparent spelling errors. They're a little on the big side though but that's being picky. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles is also provided.

The extras don't really add up too much but that's acceptable considering it is a Hong Kong dvd. Stars files for the three main actors plus director Hai Chung Man and producer Claudia Chung comes in both Chinese and English and these are actually solid ones but not very in-depth. The trailer for Anna Magdalena is included as well as trailers for Stormriders and Young & Dangerous 5.