Children of Paradise (1945)
Les Enfants du Paradis
Drama, Romance • 3h 15m
Overview
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Director: Marcel Carné
Cast: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Herrand, María Casares, Louis Salou, Pierre Renoir, Jane Marken, Gaston Modot, Fabien Loris, Marcel Pérès, Etienne Decroux, Marcelle Monthil, Louis Florencie, Habib Benglia, Rognoni, Jacques Castelot, Paul Frankeur, Albert Rémy, Robert Dhéry, Pierre Palau, Auguste Bovério, Paul Demange, Lucienne Legrand, Maurice Schutz, Joe Alex, Nicolas Bataille, Gérard Blain, Bill Bocket, Albert Broquin, Jacques Josselin, Paul Temps, Michel Vadet, Roger Vincent, Rivers Cadet, Jean Carmet, Jean Diéner, Guy Favières, Jean Gold, Gustave Hamilton, Jean Lanier, Léon Larive, Marcel Melrac, André Numès, Raphaël Patorni, Lucien Walter, Cynette Quero
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: Jean Renoir
The Criterion 4K Blu-ray has marginally better detail and grain structure than ESC 4K Blu-ray
The ESC France 4K Blu-ray is an SDR grade erroneously presented in HDR, but if your player can force the HDR into SDR it looks very good.
Director: Jean Renoir
The Criterion 4K Blu-ray has marginally better detail and grain structure than ESC 4K Blu-ray
The ESC France 4K Blu-ray is an SDR grade erroneously presented in HDR, but if your player can force the HDR into SDR it looks very good.
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking
1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD
Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking
1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD
Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: Jean Vigo
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: Béla Tarr
Curzon 4K Blu-ray August
Director: Béla Tarr
Curzon 4K Blu-ray August
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Marcel Carné
France StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray
StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray uses a new 4K restoration. Even though France release, they included EN subtitles.
For Blu-ray, StudioCanal 2025 Blu-ray > Kino Lorber > StudioCanal.
See DVDBeaver comparisons
Director: Marcel Carné
France StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray
StudioCanal 2025 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray uses a new 4K restoration. Even though France release, they included EN subtitles.
For Blu-ray, StudioCanal 2025 Blu-ray > Kino Lorber > StudioCanal.
See DVDBeaver comparisons
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
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
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Ridley Scott
Capelight 4K Blu-ray has better encode than Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Ridley Scott
Capelight 4K Blu-ray has better encode than Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Luis Buñuel
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray uses a newer 4k scan than Criterion Blu-ray or older StudioCanal Blu-ray see https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4373
Director: Luis Buñuel
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray uses a newer 4k scan than Criterion Blu-ray or older StudioCanal Blu-ray see https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4373
Edit History
4/10/2025
Best Video Release
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New 2016 Pathe FR 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR
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New 2016 Pathé France 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR https://slow.pics/c/z8p3fR0G
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New 2016 Pathe FR 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR
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New 2016 Pathé France 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR https://slow.pics/c/z8p3fR0G
4/10/2025
Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, heavy DNR
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New 2016 Pathe FR 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, heavy DNR
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New 2016 Pathe FR 4K transfer > Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR
12/15/2024
Best Video Release
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, very terrible, but copyright owner holds the rights
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, heavy DNR
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, very terrible, but copyright owner holds the rights
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Criterion/Second Sight, 4k pathe transfer, heavy DNR
