Sylvia and the Ghost (1946) poster

3.6

Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)

Sylvie et le fantôme

Fantasy, Romance, Comedy • 1h 37m

Director: Claude Autant-Lara

3.6

Best English-friendly & video release

Criterion Channel HD Streaming

HD Streaming

Video notes:

Criterion Channel HD Streaming is significantly better than r France M6 Vidéo DVD see caps

Criterion Eclipse Series 45 DVD is likely worse than its HD streaming

Updated 9 months ago

About the film

A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.

Alternative Titles: Sylvia and the Phantom

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Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

88 Films UK or Vinegar Syndrome US Blu-ray (preference)

Video Notes:

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Best Audio:

Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Vinegar Syndrome potentially has better audio than 88 Films, due to VinSyn possibly having EQ'd the audio mix after Fortune Star scanned the track in a way that makes it sound too hot, whereas 88 left it alone without addressing that issue. However, no direct comparisons exist

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

US GKIDS Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Japan Aniplex Blu-ray is severely lowpassed, which is not an issue on the US release

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