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13 films on Best Blurays

Based in FranceFounded 1896pathefilms.com ↗

Founded in 1896 by the Pathé brothers, Pathé is a French producer, distributor and cinema operator now controlled by Jérôme Seydoux. From 2012 it restored over 100 catalogue films in 4K, starting with Children of Paradise and covering silents by René Clair and Abel Gance, for French Blu-ray and foreign licensees. Its UK arm backed films such as The Descent and The Duchess.

Aliases: pathe, pathé

Director: René Clair

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto

Director: René Clair

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4k resto. It has both original negative image cut (not tinted) and a first gen tinted cut owned by BFI but not English-friendly

Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Included as extras in Pathé Paris qui dort + Entr'acte Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly:

France Pathé Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto

Director: Marcel Carné

Best English-Friendly & Video:

New 2016 Pathé France 4K transfer Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

> Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR https://slow.pics/c/z8p3fR0G

Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Pathé France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Pathé France has 4k restoration in Blu-ray

Director: Jacques Demy

Director: Bruce Beresford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Pathé France Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Pathé France Blu-ray is a different master and significantly better not only in compression or colors, but also aspect ratio than either US Blu-ray or Germany Blu-ray caps

Director: Neil Marshall

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

UK StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray or FR Pathé 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray or FR Pathé 4K Blu-ray share the same disc (caps)

The StudioCanal UHD has a much better encode than the Lionsgate UHD with the same grade. The Vuelta UHD has a decent encode but it is in an incorrect color space and has German overlays.

Audio Notes:

UK disc includes only 5.1.

The 7.1 mix included on the Lionsgate UHD appears to be identical to the 2006 USA BD's LPCM 7.1 track and to be a straight transfer of the theatrical Dolby Digital Surround EX mix (originally matrixed 6.1, with the rear surrounds in the discrete 7.1 presentation being dual mono). The old GER BD has a 6.1 mix but it is a poor remix and the GER UHD has an Auro-3D remix of the 7.1 mix (mostly adjusted surround levels). All other discs offer a 5.1 mix, including the Studio Canal UHD

Director: Sofia Coppola

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2016 Sony US Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray announced

Video Notes:

2016 Sony US Blu-ray (caps)

The US disc has a better encode and original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. French disc is flawed, with chroma bleed and blocking throughout.

Best Audio:

2016 Sony US Blu-ray / 2012 Pathé FR Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

2016 Sony US Blu-ray / 2012 Pathé FR Blu-ray (identical)

Director: Saul Dibb

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Pathé Blu-ray for the uncut version

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Sony Blu-ray or UK Pathé Blu-ray?

Director: Jacques Audiard

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Netflix 4K Streaming

English-Friendly Notes:

Netflix 4K Streaming has 4K and Dolby Vision + Atmos.

Best Video & Audio:

France Pathé 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

France Pathé 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Atmos audio

Additional Info:

Only English-friendly home video release is a badly-encoded 1080p Australia Madman Entertainment Blu-ray with hardcoded subtitles and 5.1 audio only.

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