Robert Bresson

Complete filmography covered14 films1 in 4K11 in HD2 in SD

Most of Robert Bresson's releases have 4K restorations, and Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne even has a UHD Blu-ray available.

Four Nights of a Dreamer has a recent 4K restoration and it's expecting a release soon.

Notable exceptions are:

Les Affaires publiques (1934), a short film. Its only copy is only available in Cinémathèque Française and no legitimate home media release.
Angels of Sin (1943) only has DVD and 35mm, no recent restorations.
Diary of a Country Priest (1951) doesn't have any english-friendly Blu-ray, but it's available in HD streaming.
A Gentle Woman (1969) is an HD transfer.

By format

List

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945)

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Artificial Eye Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

France Rimini 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France Rimini 4K Blu-ray see caps vs Artificial Eye Blu-ray

3.6

11 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Best English-Friendly:

No Blu-ray has EN subtitles, HD Streaming is the easiest way to watch

Best Video:

France StudioCanal or Kadokawa Blu-ray, 4K restoration

Best Audio:

France StudioCanal Blu-ray

4.1

A Man Escaped (1956)

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 2K restoration

Best Audio:

2004 New Yorker DVD

4.3

Pickpocket (1959)

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray/Criterion Blu-ray (preference)

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI and Criterion BDs are same restoration, but BFI is much darker and Criterion is much brighter. Unsure which is correct.

3.9

The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Strong VDMS encode of a 4K scan.

No comparisons available against France Potemkine or Japan IVC. They are presumably from the same master, but do not feature English subs.

Audio Notes:

TBD: BFI Blu-ray’s mono sounds clean. No hiss but not noticeably muffled/filtered either. No known comparisons against older releases.

3.8

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k restoration

Best Audio:

2016 A Contracorriente Blu-ray

4.1

Mouchette (1967)

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

4.1

A Gentle Woman (1969)

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Radiance Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Upcoming Radiance Blu-ray is the only Blu-ray so far, although it's only an HD transfer, not 4K like other recent Bresson releases

3.8

Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972)

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Potemkine France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Potemkine France Blu-ray is a recent 4K restoration compared to the old Japan Imagica Blu-ray, it unfortunately also has the eclair teal https://slow.pics/c/BIIWAPtO

Given that it's a Janus theatrical release, an English-friendly and Criterion release can be expected in the near future.

3.9