Arthaus

3 films on Best Blurays

Best video release:

2 in 4K1 in HD

Best 4K release by tier:

Excellent
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Based in GermanyFounded 1994arthaus.de (opens in a new tab)

How we pick the best Arthaus releases

German arthouse and classics brand of Kinowelt Home Entertainment, which StudioCanal now owns; its first ten VHS titles came out in May 1994, and Blu-ray followed in 2007. The catalogue draws on the Filmverlag der Autoren back catalogue and StudioCanal's library, sold in series such as Arthaus Premium, the Arthaus Collection and the Edition Deutscher Film.

How we pick the best Arthaus releases

The Straight Story (1999)

Director: David Lynch

4K · Excellent

Best Video & English-Friendly:

StudioCanal France / Arthaus Germany 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

British StudioCanal 4K Blu-Ray upcoming

Best Audio:

5.1 on 4K Blu-ray is a remix. Original 5.1 is best on 2012 Japan Paramount Blu-ray

4.2

The Gold Rush (1925)

Director: Charlie Chaplin

4K · Excellent

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Germany Arthaus 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

And it has both 1925 version and 1942 version

4.1

A Tale of Winter (1992)

Director: Éric Rohmer

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Germany Arthaus Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is English-friendly but has very poor compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21900961&postcount=22

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