With the continuous updating of equipment and improvement of technology in Shanghai's cinema halls, audiences can also get a higher and higher viewing experience. The Shanghai International Film Festival has responded to this trend keenly and has established the "Dolby Vision" unit since 2018. In Dolby Cinemas, through the gorgeous and vivid images of Dolby Vision and the immersive audio of Dolby Atmos, the audience can unlock an unprecedented new height of emotional experience for each film screened, which has won unanimous praise from the audience. This year's "Dolby Vision" unit has selected five classic or new films with unique audio-visual features, allowing everyone to enjoy a sensory feast to the greatest extent.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming
Highlights:
Dolby Vision perfectly reproduces the mysterious and dreamy wonderland of Oz
The little girl Dorothy lives with her uncle and aunt on a farm in Kansas. One day, she and her beloved dog are swept by a tornado to a mysterious and dreamy country - Oz. Only the magician Oz can help them go home. On the way to find Oz, they met a brainless scarecrow, a heartless tin man, and a cowardly lion man. The four of them and the dog travel together. Can they overcome many obstacles and successfully realize their respective wishes? The film is adapted from the American fairy tale of the same name. It won the 1940 Oscar for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and was nominated for many times. Director Victor Fleming won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director in the same year with another "Gone with the Wind", becoming a legend in film history. The version screened this time is the new 4K restored Dolby Cinema version launched by Warner Bros. on the 80th anniversary of the film in 2019. It was screened at the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival. Shanghai will be the Chinese premiere.
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice
Tim Burton
Highlights:
Gothic Dark Ghost Prank
Adam and Barbara, a loving couple, died in a car accident and became ghosts. Their beloved home was moved into by new owners, the Deeds family. In order to prevent them from remodeling their home beyond recognition, the couple used various haunted tricks but all failed. The couple had no choice but to ask the underworld wizard to scare the Deeds family away, but things got out of control. The various Gothic ghosts, the bizarre underworld, and the funny and weird haunted tricks in this film show the unparalleled imagination of the genius director Tim Burton and his synonymous dark fantasy style, and finally won the Oscar for Best Makeup.
Les Miserables (2012)
The Misérables
Tom Hooper
Highlights:
Superstars gathered to sing and interpret world classics
This film is the first musical film directed by Tom Hooper, who won the Oscar for Best Director for "The King's Speech". It is adapted from the classic musical of the same name and was released on the 150th anniversary of the publication of Hugo's original novel. The film is set in the turbulent Paris in the 19th century. It tells the story of Jean Valjean, a former tortured prisoner, who was inspired by the bishop after being released from prison and tried to atone for his sins after turning over a new leaf. The film brings together a super luxurious lineup including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, etc., and won 3 Oscars including Best Sound Mixing and Best Supporting Actress with its excellent music presentation and highly infectious performance. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Musical Film in the same year. In 2024, "Les Miserables" was remixed and restored in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and was exclusively released in Dolby Cinemas in the United States on February 23. The original English version was screened at this film festival, and there were no Chinese and English subtitles in the actual screening.
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place
John Krasinski
Highlights:
Experience Dolby's powerful sound in silence
A certain kind of monster with an abnormally developed sense of hearing invaded the earth. As long as they heard a sound, they would hunt and kill, and humans were thus in a desperate situation. The protagonist's family, whose youngest son was taken away by the monster, tried every means to stay quiet in order to survive, but when the silence was broken, could they defeat the monster and escape? As the "dark horse" of the year, the box office of this film once surpassed Spielberg's popular blockbuster "Ready Player One" in the same period after its release in the United States, and eventually raked in more than 300 million US dollars in the global box office with a cost of only 17 million US dollars, becoming a model of winning big with a small investment. The film has almost no dialogue in the whole film, and the setting of "sound means death" successfully created a "silent" viewing experience that made the audience hold their breath, and also brought Dolby's powerful sound effects to the extreme, and was nominated for the 91st Academy Award for Best Sound Editing.
A Quiet Place 2 (2021)
A Quiet Place: Part II
John Krasinski
Highlights:
"Silent Fear" continues, new crises hidden under silence
In the previous film, the father died while protecting his family from the monsters, and their home was destroyed. The mother had to take her three children on a dangerous journey. This time, in addition to the threat of monsters, they will face new crises. After the great success of the first film, Paramount took advantage of the opportunity to launch this sequel with a comprehensive upgrade in production, which once again won the 15th place in the annual global box office. The film has the participation of the newly crowned Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, continuing the tense atmosphere of the previous film "no sound allowed", unfolding the narrative in two scenes: a "very small" sealed cabin and a "very large" outdoor scene, and adding a new thriller element - human nature in the end of the world.
Tickets for this year's film festival will go on sale on the Tao Piaopiao platform at 12 noon on June 7.
Note: If the film list changes, please refer to the actual schedule.
