I've Always Loved You (1946)
Romance, Drama • 1h 57m
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, Bill Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya, Felix Bressart, Elizabeth Patterson, Vanessa Brown, Lewis Howard, Adele Mara, Gloria Donovan, Stephanie Bachelor, Cora Witherspoon, Fritz Feld, Lillian Bronson, Edgar Caldwell, Paulina Carter, Maurice Cass, Charles Coleman, Harry Depp, Gordon Dumont, Al Hill, James Kirkwood, James Linn, Junius Matthews, Mira McKinney, Forbes Murray, John Mylong, André Previn, Hector V. Sarno, John Sheehan
Best audio release
Olive Films Blu-ray is again rough, with distortion, crackle and other issues, but sounds much more natural. With some EQ the restored track can be significantly improved
About the film
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Undercrank Frank Borzage: 1922 Silents Blu-ray
Director: Frank Borzage
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Frank Borzage
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 4K scan from the 35mm B&W nitrate original negative and 35mm B&W composite fine grain
No comparison available, but from track record, Indicator Blu-ray is likely better than Kino Lorber
Director: Frank Borzage
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
BFI Blu-ray with minimal encoding improvement compared with Kino Lorber Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps
BFI has alternative ending as extras that's not present on Kino Lorber
Director: Frank Borzage
Sources: academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
4K restoration has no home media release yet
TV series
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Jean Rouch
Video format: HD Streaming
Sources: amazon.com (opens in a new tab)
Director: Robert Flaherty
Video format: HD Streaming
Sources: amazon.com (opens in a new tab)
Director: Shinji Aoyama
Video format: HD Streaming
Director: David Butler
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab)
The DVD isn't an official one, and according to a user review on Amazon:
This DVD comes from Archive.org, where the movie can be viewed for free. The original source, comes from the Fox Movie Channel
Director: Mariano Llinás
Video format: HD Streaming
Director: Mark Sandrich
Video format: HD Streaming
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · amazon.com (opens in a new tab)
IVC Japan Blu-ray is clearly from a higher generation film element and looks terrible. Comparisons: https://slow.pics/c/XUTwiv7B
Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
The 4K Blu-ray is an upscale with strong sharpening. Caps
2026 Japan Avex 4K Blu-ray
Includes original 5.1 and an Atmos remix. The HD disc only includes 5.1.
More Romance on Blu-ray
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Compton Bennett
4K restoration from original technicolor negatives
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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