The Apartment 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Although Kino foregoes any HDR, that choice carries little impact on the resulting imagery. The Apartment looks marvelous in 4K. A simply brilliant, true 4K scan shows dazzling sharpness. New York's texture glimmers in these conditions, while facial definition and clothing details flourish. Wallpaper cracks inside hallways, while set details like stray dishes, chair fabrics, and other touches all shine.

Expert grain reproduction lets these improvements over the Blu-ray into the frame. Consistent performance from the film stock keeps the grain structure steady, while the print itself doesn't suffer any stray dirt, damage, or wobbling. It's flawlessly preserved.

Even minus the HDR, gray scale thrives. Precise black levels don't miss a single opportunity to reach the deepest shadows. Generous highlights provide the needed counter balance, and the resulting dimension is one step short of appearing truly 3D. Impeccable.

Audio

Both the mono and 5.1 tracks from Arrow's disc carry over to Kino. The latter doesn’t use the surrounds for much, generally just crowds at parties or bars, yet the front soundstage has some fun. Lemon sits alone, switching TV channels while the TV’s sound bounces between the center and left front. Some dialog will do the same. It’s minor, but a pleasing if slightly unnatural extension of a mono source.

Fidelity isn’t an issue. The Apartment sounds better than its age. The tight score hits peaks sans any problems. Any instance of hiss or cracking disappeared in the restoration.