
Biography from TMDB
Leading role · Director: Jean Renoir
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
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.
Leading role · Director: Robert Bresson
Sources: cinematheque.fr (opens in a new tab)
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
2021 StudioCanal Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
2021 StudioCanal Blu-ray has better encode and gamma levels compared to older StudioCanal Blu-ray caps
Supporting role · Director: Claude Sautet
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks
Supporting role · Director: Michael Gordon
2012 Blu-ray is of similar fidelity but adds extra foley sounds. 2003 PAL DVD is a stereoized remix.
Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder
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
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray / Paramount EU Blu-ray
Old Warner Bros US release is inferior.
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