Julien Carette

5 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K4 in HD

By format

List

Fanfare of Love (1935)

Leading role · Director: Richard Pottier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Blu-ray

The Rules of the Game (1939)

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The Criterion 4K Blu-ray has marginally better detail and grain structure than ESC 4K Blu-ray

The ESC France 4K Blu-ray is an SDR grade erroneously presented in HDR, but if your player can force the HDR into SDR it looks very good.

Best Audio:

2011 Criterion Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

2011 Criterion Blu-ray has the least tampered with audio of the DVD era, but it's possible the 1993 Criterion LaserDisc or the 1998 Japan LaserDisc are preferable.

La Bête Humaine (1938)

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD

Best Video:

StudioCanal France and Spain

Video Notes:

StudioCanal France and Spain have BDs

3.8

Grand Illusion (1937)

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2021 StudioCanal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

2021 StudioCanal Blu-ray has better encode and gamma levels compared to older StudioCanal Blu-ray caps

4.2

Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)

Supporting role · Director: Claude Autant-Lara

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Channel HD Streaming

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Channel HD Streaming is significantly better than r France M6 Vidéo DVD see caps

Criterion Eclipse Series 45 DVD is likely worse than its HD streaming

3.6

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