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699 films on Best Blurays

Based in United StatesFounded 1984criterion.com ↗

Based in New York, Criterion has released classic and contemporary films since 1984, giving each title a spine number and adding commentaries, essays and supplements. Many discs use new restorations it supervises, and 4K UHD releases began in November 2021. North American Blu-rays are Region A locked, with a smaller Region B UK line since 2016; Janus Films is a sister company, and Steven Rales has owned both since 2024.

Aliases: cc, criterion

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Director: Stan Brakhage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion By Brakhage Blu-ray

Director: Masahiro Shinoda

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2024 France Carlotta Blu-ray

Video Notes:

2024 France Carlotta Blu-ray is newer restoration than Criterion. Germany Rapid Eye Movies Blu-ray probably the same.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion passolini set

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Criterion DVD

Director: Samuel Fuller

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion HD transfer

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2020 Criterion

Video Notes:

> StudioCanal > 2009 Criterion

Best Audio:

2007 StudioCanal DVD

Director: Orson Welles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

HD transfer, not sure if Spain is newer

Best Audio:

2015 Mr Bongo Blu-ray

Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

All use dated master. France Carlotta maybe slightly better? Or Criterion

Director: Federico Fellini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

Director: Agnès Varda

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Varda Set

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Claude Lelouch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is a new 2K restoration and the only English friendly release. No comparison available with France or Japan Happinet Blu-ray

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical Cut: UK Artificial Eye Blu-ray > Criterion

2023 "Director's" Cut: Unreleased

Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream > Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray has best encoding

2023 "Director's" Cut: Unreleased

Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream > Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: 2011/2018 RU Blu-ray

Passion According to Andrei Cut: ??

Director: Ousmane Sembène

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Robert Bresson

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k restoration

Best Audio:

2016 A Contracorriente Blu-ray

Director: Věra Chytilová

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Passolini 101 box

Director: Norman Jewison

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Wicked Vision Germany 4K Blu-ray or US Criterion 4K Blu-ray?

Best Video:

Wicked Vision Germany 4K Blu-ray (LSP encode) or US Criterion 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray?

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