Federico Fellini

No comparison

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray is vastly superior to the old MoC Blu-ray see DVDBeaver comparisons

StudioCanal Blu-ray > Criterion, contrast is more accurate according to my (vanshady) viewing of 4K DCP as well as this post

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

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.

Kino Lorber Blu-ray doesn’t have good encoding, but according to BR, the English Cult Films Blu-ray is worse, and the original master just isn’t that good

Arrow UK Blu-ray > Plaion Germany Blu-ray see caps

Fellini's segment on Spirits of the Dead

The Toby Dammit segment is also available in Criterion boxset but seems to be SD, so Arrow Blu-ray > Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion boxset Blu-ray

Included as extras in the Criterion 8½ Blu-ray. Looks like SD source, and in a very rough quality.

Eureka MoC slightly better than Criterion

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or UK MoC Blu-ray has no discernible difference even though MoC has more bitrate, see caps Both OOP

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray is also OOP, not English-friendly and has no caps for comparison.

Eureka MoC marginally better than Criterion

Kino Lorber 2020 Blu-ray is a newer restoration, but the color grading is very different and seems too bright. Grading aside, the encoding is subpar, hence Carlotta is superior. See DVDBeaver caps

Cohen Blu-ray is the best with the least amount of DNR or sharpening among Germany StudioCanal, UK MoC and France Gaumont. Even though Cohen doesn't have the best encoding, it's definitely the most superior release. See caps-a-holics caps