Public Toilet: Technical Notes

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Public Toilet
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Asia Video Publishing has handled the majority of the Fruit Chan catalogue but only issued this and Hollywood Hong Kong on dvd. The print, letterboxed at 1.69:1 approximately is transferred from DV to 35mm and registers mostly as soft and muted as an effect of this.

The mixed language track (Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and English) in Dolby Digital 5.1 mostly uses music to open up the front stage and for some poorly inserted foley effects. Dialogue isn't always fully audible but does its job generally.

The English subtitles feature little errors and are of high standard throughout. They translate all English dialogue which is helpful due to some of the some poor sound recording and thick accents. Traditional and simplified Chinese subtitles are also included.

AVP has also put together a decent extras package that thankfully comes with English subtitles (permanent ones though). Making Of (13 minutes, 24 seconds) mixes movie clips, behind the scenes footage and mainly interviews with Fruit Chan (Jo Kuk and Sam Lee pop up briefly). We hear about the genesis of the project, pros and cons of Digital Video as well as working with the pan-Asian cast. Most subjects are only covered briefly but nonetheless it's an appreciated glimpse.

The interview segment has separate sessions with Fruit Chan, Sam Lee and Jo Kuk, lasting 4 minutes, 30 seconds in total. Chan covers some brief production issues with the use of DV cameras (good in bitter cold, bad in water) and the different approach to Public Toilet compared to previous films of his. Sam Lee, apparently filmed doing a radio interview at the same time, only gets time to mention the movies he's done with Chan as well as his desire to work with him again. Finally Jo relates to her first role in Chan's The Longest Summer, how the newcomers in Public Toilet feels to her as well as divulging her dream role in a future Fruit Chan film. A short program lacking in depth but a few points of interest crop up.

The Great Wall Shaman, New York Public Toilet and Journey To The Gauga River options are simply clips lifted from the film but not yet blown up to 35 mm. Odd inclusion. Final extra is the trailer.




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