Julien Carette

5 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K4 in HD

By format

List

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

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.

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Fanfare of Love (1935)

Leading role · Director: Richard Pottier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Blu-ray

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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