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699 films on Best Blurays

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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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Dog Star Man (1964)

Director: Stan Brakhage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion By Brakhage Blu-ray

4.0

Pale Flower (1964)

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.

4.0

The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion passolini set

4.1

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Criterion DVD

4.5

The Naked Kiss (1964)

Director: Samuel Fuller

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion HD transfer

3.8

Pierrot le Fou (1965)

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

4.0

Chimes at Midnight (1965)

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

4.0

Repulsion (1965)

Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

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

3.9

Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

Director: Federico Fellini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

3.9

Happiness (1965)

Director: Agnès Varda

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Varda Set

4.1

Blow-Up (1966)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

3.8

A Man and a Woman (1966)

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

4.1

Andrei Rublev (1966)

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: ??

4.4

Black Girl (1966)

Director: Ousmane Sembène

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

4.1

Cul-de-sac (1966)

Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

3.6

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Director: Robert Bresson

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k restoration

Best Audio:

2016 A Contracorriente Blu-ray

4.1

Daisies (1966)

Director: Věra Chytilová

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

4.0

Masculin Féminin (1966)

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

3.8

The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Passolini 101 box

3.8

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

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?

4.0

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