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Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

6 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K4 in HD1 in SD

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Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (April 27, 1932 – June 18, 2024), known professionally as Anouk Aimée, was a French film actress. She began her film career in 1947 at age 14 until 2019 and appeared in 70 films. She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman (1966). She was awarded the Award for Best Actress at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Marco Bellocchio's Salto nel vuoto (Leap Into The Void), her co-star Michel Piccoli winning the Best Actor Prize.

Biography from TMDB

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Leading role · Director: Federico Fellini

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Image Entertainment DVD is slightly better than Criterion 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD (all basically the same)
Other Blu-ray releases are all much worse.

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Leading role · Director: Jacques Demy

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Demy Set

Video Notes:

But terrible DNR from master for all releases

Leading role · Director: Claude Lelouch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is a new 2K restoration and the only English friendly release. No comparison available with France or Japan Happinet Blu-ray

Leading role · Director: Jacques Demy

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow UK Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow UK Blu-ray or Twilight Time US Blu-ray but OOP, no comparison

Leading role · Director: Federico Fellini

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

2022 Paramount Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

2014 Criterion Blu-ray is from the same master and has only slightly worse compression. JP/DE/FR releases all have incorrect levels. Caps

Audio Notes:

All Blu-ray releases are from the same mastering, superior to the one on older DVD releases which is sourced from a higher generation source. They all sound about the same, with the exception of Criterion, which sounds worse due to extraneous filtering.

Paramount's disc also includes a contemporary English dub, previously unreleased on home video.

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Leading role · Directors: Paul Grimault & Jacques Demy

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

France ARTE Jacques Demy : intégrale - coffret 12 DVD

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