China Girl (1987)
Romance, Crime, Drama • 1h 30m
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: James Russo, Richard Panebianco, Sari Chang, David Caruso, Russell Wong, Joey Chin, Judith Malina, James Hong, Robert Miano, Paul Hipp, Doreen Chan, Randy Sabusawa, Keenan Leung, Lum Chang Pang, Sammy Lee, Johnny Shia, Stephan Chen, Raymond Moy, Josephina Gallego-Díaz, Caprice, Anthony Dante, Robert LaSardo, Chi Moy, David Kelsey Reilly, Joe Pentangelo, Anthony Esposito, Diane Cheng, Frank Young, John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia, John Orofino, Ida Bernardini, Nancy Moo, Jadin Wong, Carole Cortland, Denise Leong, Ednah Holt, Francis Maiorino, Anthony Indelicato, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese
French ESC Editions Blu-Ray
Video format
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 7 months ago
Overview
Teenage lovers Tony and Tyan-Hwa tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
Director: Abel Ferrara
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray in July
Director: Abel Ferrara
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Director: Abel Ferrara
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber and 101 Films are bit idential. For extras, 101 Films Adds a new extra (~25 min) with Abel Ferrara
1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc
1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc is not only better, but also has the correct music see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmm8J7EDNM
Director: Abel Ferrara
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Identical. Arrow 4K Blu-ray is lossy transcode.
More Romance on Blu-ray
Director: Liliana Cavani
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell
Imprint 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmalert101.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint
Review, comparisons
All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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