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Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

13 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K6 in HD
Marcel Dalio photo

Marcel Dalio (born Israel Moshe Blauschild; 23 November 1899 in Paris – 18 November 1983) was a French character actor. He had major roles in two films directed by Jean Renoir, Grand Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939).

Biography from TMDB

Leading role · Director: Jean Renoir

4K · Excellent

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.

Leading role · Director: Robert Bresson

Video format: SD Streaming

Sources: cinematheque.fr (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

The only surviving copy exists in Cinémathèque Française, no other restorations are available: see official blog post

Therefore there are no legit releases, but some streamings are available.

Supporting role · Director: Jean Renoir

Best 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

Supporting role · Director: Claude Sautet

4K · Excellent
Best Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion and Coin de Mire are both based on the same new 4K restoration. They have close quality, but Criterion has thiner and less blocky grain, with better retention in dark areas. It was therefore preferred.

Audio Notes:

Criterion and Coin de Mire are both based on the same new transfer which is superior to the old master. But, again, the audio of Criterion has much higher dynamic range than that of Coin de Mire and was preferred.

Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray, DNR

Supporting role · Director: Michael Gordon

4K · Solid
Best Video & Audio:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

2012 Blu-ray is of similar fidelity but adds extra foley sounds. 2003 PAL DVD is a stereoized remix.

Supporting role · Director: Henry King

Best Video:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder

4K · Solid
Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a fine release with no glaring encode issues, the new master is also fine but graded to look quite dim in HDR/DV. Unsure whether that's really respectful to the source

Best Audio:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray / Paramount EU Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Old Warner Bros US release is inferior.

Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best Video:

WB Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Small role · Director: René Clément

Best Video:

Cohen Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparisons but Cohen is the only Blu-ray that's English-friendly

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best Video & Audio:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1984 Fox Hi-Fi VHS

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