Olivia (1951)
Drama, Romance • 1h 36m
Director: Jacqueline Audry
Cast: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray, Suzanne Dehelly, Marina de Berg, Lesly Meynard, Rina Rhéty, Tania Soucault, Elly Claus, Nadine Olivier, Sophie Mallet, Hélène Rémy, Michèle Monty, Ludmilla Hols, Marcelle Arditi, Martine Bridou, Patricia Solair, Lisette Lebon, Jacqueline Siber, Violette Verdy, Suzy Dumas, Catherine Alba, Jocelyne Jany, Eliane Salmon, Evelyne Salmon, Gabriel Sardet, Paul Mesnier, Gilles Ange, Christine Tsingos, Renée Coriou, Renée France, Chantal Schoenlaub, Christine Carère, Jacqueline Delannoy, Danièle Delorme, Fernand Fabre, Philippe Noiret, Roseline Prince
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About the film
"Olivia" captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress Julie and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Julie and the other head of the school Cara in its final months.
- Alternative Titles
- The Pit of Loneliness
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
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Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
Director: Roman Polanski
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UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379
Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)
Director: John Woo
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Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.
Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
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