The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Romance, Comedy, Drama • 2h 4m
Overview
Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close...
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Gene Kelly, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Piccoli, George Chakiris, Grover Dale, Jacques Riberolles, Geneviève Thénier, Henri Crémieux, Pamela Hart, Leslie North, Patrick Jeantet, René Pascal, Dorothée Blanck, Daniel Moquay, Daniel Gall, Bernard Fradet, Remy Brozek, Véronique Duval, Pierre Caden, Peter Ardran, Wendy Barry, Sarah Butler, Anne Chapman, Jane Darling, Tudor Davies, Lindsay Dolan, John McDonald, Keith Drummond, Maureen Evans, Tara Fernando, Sarah Flemington, Johnny Greenland, Leo Guerard, David Hepburn, Bob Howe, Alix Kirsta, Jerry Manley, Tony Manning, Tom Merrifield, Connel Miles, Albin Pahernik, Nicky Temperton, Barrie Wilkinson, Maureen Willsher, Anne Germain, Claude Parent, Christiane Legrand, Claudine Meunier, Alice Herald, José Bartel, Romuald, Donald Burke, Olivier Bonnet, Georges Blaness, Jacques Revaux, Jacques Henri Barratier, Liliane de Kermadec, Alain Franchet, Sarah Hardenberg, Florence Malraux, Michèle Manceaux, Annie Maurel, Jean Stout, Jacques Thébault, Dominique Tirmont, Agnès Varda
2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set
2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set, same master, but less bitrate starved.
The encode on the BD is preferable to the UHD. Same master, but less bitrate starved: https://x.com/SadHillDevan/status/1530057783885721607?s=20 and see caps
2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set
2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set, same master, but less bitrate starved.
The encode on the BD is preferable to the UHD. Same master, but less bitrate starved: https://x.com/SadHillDevan/status/1530057783885721607?s=20 and see caps
Director: Stanley Kubrick
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
Criterion Box Set
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
No Blu-ray or DVD release has presented the movie in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 for the US cut or 1.66:1 for the International cut.
The packaging on the back of the 4K Blu-ray incorrectly states it as 1.85:1 when the movie is actually 1.78:1 as is the original Blu-ray.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
Criterion Box Set
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
No Blu-ray or DVD release has presented the movie in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 for the US cut or 1.66:1 for the International cut.
The packaging on the back of the 4K Blu-ray incorrectly states it as 1.85:1 when the movie is actually 1.78:1 as is the original Blu-ray.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has slightly better compression than Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
The master in DV looks all but identical to the Criterion’s HDR grade. Detail-wise, FiM’s encode looks like it uncovered a tiny bit of extra high-frequency information that got filtered on the Criterion. See nicolas review
1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1993 MGM LaserDisc/2002 R2 MGM DVD are the best. See blah-ray https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2018/01/raging-bull-1980.html
Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has better audio than Criterion 4K Blu-ray, from nicolas:
I believe that what’s on Imprint’s 4K is one of the good mixes MGM and Criterion released during the LaserDisc days. Music is powerful and detailed, dialogues have excellent fidelity and ambient sounds have perceptible depth. I compared the "new" 2.0 with the anemic 5.1 as well as the Criterion 4K mix and could clearly hear the improvements.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has slightly better compression than Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
The master in DV looks all but identical to the Criterion’s HDR grade. Detail-wise, FiM’s encode looks like it uncovered a tiny bit of extra high-frequency information that got filtered on the Criterion. See nicolas review
1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1993 MGM LaserDisc/2002 R2 MGM DVD are the best. See blah-ray https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2018/01/raging-bull-1980.html
Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has better audio than Criterion 4K Blu-ray, from nicolas:
I believe that what’s on Imprint’s 4K is one of the good mixes MGM and Criterion released during the LaserDisc days. Music is powerful and detailed, dialogues have excellent fidelity and ambient sounds have perceptible depth. I compared the "new" 2.0 with the anemic 5.1 as well as the Criterion 4K mix and could clearly hear the improvements.
Director: Edward Yang
France Carlotta 4K Blu-ray is FiM encoded and superior to Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps but the Carlotta release is not English friendly
A user writes: 'the 5.0 mix does not closely resemble the matrixed stereo track included on all prior releases (save for a 2003 French DVD which had 5.1). There is significant dialogue emphasis in the 5.0 mix while the older stereo mix has ambient sounds and dialogue mixed at nearly the same loudness. Additionally, the 5.0 mix has minor limiting in select loud sequences and a strange distorted quality on occasion (one notable example is the sound of a plane taking off which plays during a static shot of clouds in the sky). The stereo mix included on the FRA UHD/BD is a downmix of the 5.0 track.'
Director: Edward Yang
France Carlotta 4K Blu-ray is FiM encoded and superior to Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps but the Carlotta release is not English friendly
A user writes: 'the 5.0 mix does not closely resemble the matrixed stereo track included on all prior releases (save for a 2003 French DVD which had 5.1). There is significant dialogue emphasis in the 5.0 mix while the older stereo mix has ambient sounds and dialogue mixed at nearly the same loudness. Additionally, the 5.0 mix has minor limiting in select loud sequences and a strange distorted quality on occasion (one notable example is the sound of a plane taking off which plays during a static shot of clouds in the sky). The stereo mix included on the FRA UHD/BD is a downmix of the 5.0 track.'
Criterion Box Set
WB 4K Blu-ray (early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed)
Criterion Box Set
WB 4K Blu-ray (early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
WB 4K 5.1: a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
WB 4K 5.1: a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD
2017 Olive Films Signature Blu-ray. (Jokers 4K Blu-ray has forced France subs)
The Jokers 4K Blu-ray has raised black levels/gamma issue, good when fixed
1992 Republic Pictures LaserDisc
2017 Olive Films Signature Blu-ray. (Jokers 4K Blu-ray has forced France subs)
The Jokers 4K Blu-ray has raised black levels/gamma issue, good when fixed
1992 Republic Pictures LaserDisc
Director: Jean Renoir
Director: Jean Renoir
Japan IVC Blu-ray but not English-friendly
Film Foundation has 4k restoration https://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema but no EN-friendly release yet
Japan IVC Blu-ray but not English-friendly
Film Foundation has 4k restoration https://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema but no EN-friendly release yet
Director: Jacques Demy
Kino Lorber OOP Blu-ray or Japan Blu-ray, no comparison available
Director: Jacques Demy
Kino Lorber OOP Blu-ray or Japan Blu-ray, no comparison available
Director: Jacques Demy
Japan Blu-ray new 2K resto of 6K scan https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=334691 Screencaps look great https://www.mondo-digital.com/ladyoscar.html
Director: Jacques Demy
Japan Blu-ray new 2K resto of 6K scan https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=334691 Screencaps look great https://www.mondo-digital.com/ladyoscar.html
Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
For Blu-ray Criterion Demy Set > StudioCanal
Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
For Blu-ray Criterion Demy Set > StudioCanal
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Éric Rohmer
Director: Éric Rohmer
Director: Gregory La Cava
Criterion Blu-ray, although there's a bit of aggressive grain management see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=15853770&postcount=43
Director: Gregory La Cava
Criterion Blu-ray, although there's a bit of aggressive grain management see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=15853770&postcount=43
Director: Anatole Litvak
Director: Anatole Litvak
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
4K Blu-ray DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
4K Blu-ray DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray worse than Blu-ray with poor encoding (review)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray worse than Blu-ray with poor encoding (review)
Director: Max Ophüls
French version: Criterion Blu-ray (Carlotta has no English subtitles)
German version: Filmmuseum DVD
French version: 2020 Carlotta Blu-ray
German version: Filmmuseum DVD
Carlotta Films corrects the mistakes of Criterion due to the compression on dark scenes and gives the gorgeous transfer of the restoration a better encode/compression and more bitrate.
The German cut, titled Lola Montez, is considered by Ophüls scholars such as Jonathan Rosenbaum, Dan Sallitt and Tag Gallagher to be superior to the French cut. It has only been reissued on the Filmmuseum DVD.
Director: Max Ophüls
French version: Criterion Blu-ray (Carlotta has no English subtitles)
German version: Filmmuseum DVD
French version: 2020 Carlotta Blu-ray
German version: Filmmuseum DVD
Carlotta Films corrects the mistakes of Criterion due to the compression on dark scenes and gives the gorgeous transfer of the restoration a better encode/compression and more bitrate.
The German cut, titled Lola Montez, is considered by Ophüls scholars such as Jonathan Rosenbaum, Dan Sallitt and Tag Gallagher to be superior to the French cut. It has only been reissued on the Filmmuseum DVD.
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Arte FR Video better than CC encoding, colors look a bit more lifelike (especially in 8th cap) https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
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Criterion and ARTE France looks slightly different, ARTE color is more lifelike but more blocky, neither looks the best. https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
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Arte FR Video better than CC encoding, colors look a bit more lifelike (especially in 8th cap) https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
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Criterion and ARTE France looks slightly different, ARTE color is more lifelike but more blocky, neither looks the best. https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
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CC Jacques Demy Set
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Arte FR Video better than CC encoding, colors look a bit more lifelike (especially in 8th cap) https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
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Arte FR Video better than CC encoding, colors look a bit more lifelike (especially in 8th cap) https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=7958&d2=7959&c=3233
