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Michel Simon

Michel Simon

7 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K4 in HD

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Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).

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The Beauty of the Devil (1950)

Leading role · Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly:

Cohen Blu-ray

Best Video:

Cohen Blu-ray or Gaumont (no EN subs)

3.7

La Chienne (1931)

Leading role · Director: Jean Renoir

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

France M6 Video Blu-ray

3.8

L'Atalante (1934)

Leading role · Director: Jean Vigo

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Curzon 4K Blu-ray with much better encoding than the Gaumont Blu-ray with the same 4K restoration see caps

Criterion Blu-ray uses an older restoration

4.0

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

Leading role · Director: Jean Renoir

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK

Video Notes:

UK has Blu-ray

3.7

Port of Shadows (1938)

Leading role · Director: Marcel Carné

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

France StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray uses a new 4K restoration. Even though France release, they included EN subtitles.

For Blu-ray, StudioCanal 2025 Blu-ray > Kino Lorber > StudioCanal.

See DVDBeaver comparisons

3.9

The Train (1964)

Supporting role · Director: John Frankenheimer

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1994 MGM LaserDisc

4.1

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

4.4

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