Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
Documentary • 22m
Overview
Intimate documentary about young women who make papier mache fruit and vegetables in a small factory in Mexico. They have a gringo boss, but the factory is owned by his Mexican wife. The focus of the film is on the color, music and movement involved, and the gossip which goes on constantly, revealing what the young women think about men.
Director: Chick Strand
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: André de Toth
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
Director: John McTiernan
Director: John McTiernan
Director: John Ford
Director: John Ford
1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)
1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release
1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)
1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Charlie Chaplin
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray
Cut info: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=31209
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Charlie Chaplin
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray
Cut info: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=31209
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Theatrical: Image Entertainment LaserDisc International: Criterion Blu-ray
Theatrical: Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2000 Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Theatrical: Image Entertainment LaserDisc International: Criterion Blu-ray
Theatrical: Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2000 Image Entertainment DVD
Directors: Colin Chilvers & Will Vinton & Jerry Kramer & Jim Blashfield
OG Version: 1989 US Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2005 Edited Version - Re-Edited and Censored: UK Warner Bros Blu-ray
2005 Edited Version - Uncensored: UK Warner Bros DVD
Film Whisperer's restoration is better
OG Version: 1989 US Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2005 Edited Version - Re-Edited and Censored: UK Warner Bros Blu-ray
2005 Edited Version - Uncensored: UK Warner Bros DVD
Film Whisperer's restoration is better
Censorship changes for Blu-ray: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=224122
Directors: Colin Chilvers & Will Vinton & Jerry Kramer & Jim Blashfield
OG Version: 1989 US Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2005 Edited Version - Re-Edited and Censored: UK Warner Bros Blu-ray
2005 Edited Version - Uncensored: UK Warner Bros DVD
Film Whisperer's restoration is better
OG Version: 1989 US Image Entertainment LaserDisc
2005 Edited Version - Re-Edited and Censored: UK Warner Bros Blu-ray
2005 Edited Version - Uncensored: UK Warner Bros DVD
Film Whisperer's restoration is better
Censorship changes for Blu-ray: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=224122
Director: James Cameron
2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix
The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.
Director: James Cameron
2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix
The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.
Director: James Bridges
Director: James Bridges
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Director: Jonathan Wacks
2000/2010 Image Entertainment DVD or 2013 Warner Bros 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 (in SD)
2000/2010 Image Entertainment DVD or 2013 Warner Bros 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 (in SD)
2000/2010 Image Entertainment DVD or 2013 Warner Bros 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 (in SD)
2000/2010 Image Entertainment DVD or 2013 Warner Bros 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 (in SD)
Kino Lorber Edison: The Invention of the Movies DVD extras or
Image Entertainment More Treasures from American Film Archives DVD extras
Kino Lorber Edison: The Invention of the Movies DVD extras or
Image Entertainment More Treasures from American Film Archives DVD extras
Kino Lorber Edison: The Invention of the Movies DVD extras or
Image Entertainment More Treasures from American Film Archives DVD extras
Kino Lorber Edison: The Invention of the Movies DVD extras or
Image Entertainment More Treasures from American Film Archives DVD extras
Image Entertainment OOP Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film DVD
Image Entertainment OOP Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film DVD is the only one color-toned, so recommended over other DVD releases, see silentera comparison
Image Entertainment OOP Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film DVD
Image Entertainment OOP Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film DVD is the only one color-toned, so recommended over other DVD releases, see silentera comparison
Director: George Kuchar
Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Director: George Kuchar
Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
More Documentary on Blu-ray
2026 Sony/Columbia 4K Blu-ray
2026 Sony/Columbia 4K Blu-ray
2026 Sony/Columbia 4K Blu-ray
2026 Sony/Columbia 4K Blu-ray
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: Jean Vigo
Directors: Jean Vigo & Boris Kaufman
Directors: Jean Vigo & Boris Kaufman
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Martin Scorsese
Director: Martin Scorsese
Directors: Robert Flaherty & Frances H. Flaherty
Directors: Robert Flaherty & Frances H. Flaherty
Director: Arthur Dong
Kino Lorber Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray
Director: Arthur Dong
Kino Lorber Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray
Director: Erik Nelson
Director: Erik Nelson
Directors: Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
4K Streaming
The Capelight 4K Blu-ray has both German and English audio, defaulting to the former, but only has German subtitles
Directors: Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
4K Streaming
The Capelight 4K Blu-ray has both German and English audio, defaulting to the former, but only has German subtitles
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DVD
Best English-Friendly Release
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Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
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Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Best Video Release
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Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Also available on Film Preserve official SD Streaming https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/2011-nfr-fake-fruit-factory-1986
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Image Entertainment Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 OOP DVD
Also available on Film Preserve official SD Streaming https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/2011-nfr-fake-fruit-factory-1986