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Filmjuwelen

2 films on Best Blurays
Best video release:
1 in 4K1 in HD
Best 4K release by tier:

How we pick the best Filmjuwelen releases

Fernsehjuwelen GmbH in Walluf, Germany, runs Filmjuwelen as its film label, with Alive AG handling distribution and sister lines such as Fernsehjuwelen for TV series and DEFA Filmjuwelen. It reissues German, Austrian and international classics on DVD, Blu-ray and a few 4K UHDs. Several of its Blu-rays reuse older masters or are upscales, so picture quality varies from title to title.

How we pick the best Filmjuwelen releases

Director: René Clair

Best Video & English-Friendly:

VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray

Video Notes:

VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray are both MP2 encoded, most likely from the same master. Judging from the size and the caps from DVDBeaver or BR for VCI or caps-a-holic for Filmjuwelen, they are probably very similar.

Director: Sergio Corbucci

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Filmjuwelen Germany 4K

Video Notes:

Filmjuwelen Germany 4K has the same problematic master, and some subtitles with errors and slightly out of sync, not-so-good encoding

1 with a weaker 4K

Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating

Director: Sergio Corbucci

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Filmjuwelen Germany 4K

Video Notes:

Filmjuwelen Germany 4K has the same problematic master, and some subtitles with errors and slightly out of sync, not-so-good encoding

1 for audio only

The best audio is Filmjuwelen's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Best Audio:

Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray has incorrect pitch on the Russian audio see thread

Best Video & English-Friendly:

Mosfilm official 4K Youtube Streaming

Video Notes:

See comparison vs German Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray which is a 2K upscale of the previous restoration

Criterion/Artificial Eye Blu-ray are even older restoration than the Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray

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