Founded by Marin Karmitz in 1974, the Paris group produces, distributes and sells films and runs cinemas in France and Spain. Its library of over 1,000 titles includes Chaplin, Truffaut, Kieślowski and Kiarostami, much of it restored in 2K or 4K and licensed to labels abroad. The MK2 Éditions video label began in 2000; since 2017 Potemkine has produced the French DVDs and Blu-rays of its catalogue.
MK2
1 film on Best Blurays2 more for audio only
Films where MK2's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where MK2's release is the pick. How picks are made
2 for audio only
The best audio is MK2's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: François Truffaut
Best Audio:
2001 MK2 DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · i.ibb.co (opens in a new tab) · +1 more
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
> 2021 Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray. Carlotta has bad compression and elevated gamma levels, while Criterion shows more shadow details. See caps1 and caps2
Criterion actually handed the flawed MK2 master over to Prasad Corporation for "additional restoration" instead of working on it in-house.
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is another SDR grade inside an HDR container, with average brightness on HDR BL of 83 nits and 100-nit static DV. See fkid post
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