Jacques Brunius

5 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K3 in HD

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

L'Atalante (1934)

Small 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

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

Small role · Director: Charles Crichton

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

3.8

3 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

A Day in the Country (1946)

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2023 BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2005 StudioCanal DVD

Audio Notes:

2005 StudioCanal DVD > Criterion

Additional Info:

The 2023 BFI Blu-ray and Criterion Blu-ray are similar, from the same restoration.

The audio on the 2005 StudioCanal DVD is still the best version of the audio.

The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal 4k transfer

3.7

L'Âge d'or (1930)

Small role · Director: Luis Buñuel

Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray or unreleased 4K restoration

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmlinc.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

4k transfer, no disc https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2019/films/lage-dor/

3.6

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