Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Comedy, Crime • 1h 59m
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Bernard Hill, Jason Edwards, Bryan Pringle, Trevor Cooper, David Morrissey, John Rogan, Paul Mooney, Jane Gurnett, Kenny Ireland, Michael Percival, Joanna Dickens, Janine Duvitski, Michael Fitzgerald, Edward Tudor-Pole, Natalie Morse, Arthur Spreckley, Ian Talbot, Roderic Leigh, Vanni Corbellini, Jose Berg, Peter Jaques
Best video release
Severin 4K Blu-ray's macroblocking is noticeable especially in outdoor shots
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UHD tiers
macroblocking noticeable especially in outdoor shots
About the film
Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.
Director: Mick Jackson
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Severin 4K Blu-ray see comparison but HDR is on the bright side
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, part of Alejandro Jodorowsky Collector’s Edition, scheduled for November 2026 release
Severin 4K Blu-ray has bad encode
Director: Juan Piquer Simón
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4K Blu-ray teased by Severin
The different releases all have exclusive extras: https://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=35931
Director: Bruno Mattei
UK 88 Films (replacement disc only) or US Severin 4K Blu-ray?
Director: Russ Meyer
Severin 4K Blu-ray scanned in 4K from the Original Camera Negative restored by MoMA
Directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro
StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has DNR and inconsistent encode but still superior to the decade-old earlier Blu-ray. Severin 4K Blu-ray probably better encode?
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: William Dieterle
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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