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.
Pathé
12 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 2 in 4K10 in HD1 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent2
Films where Pathé's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where Pathé's release is the pick. How picks are made
2 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Director: Neil Marshall
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: Jacques Audiard
Best Video & Audio:
France Pathé 4K Blu-ray
Audio Notes:
France Pathé 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Atmos audio
10 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Marcel Carné
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
> Criterion/Second Sight with old transfer heavy DNR https://slow.pics/c/z8p3fR0G
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Director: Saul Dibb
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)
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Pathé France
Video Notes:
Pathé France has Blu-ray with EN subtitles https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/3-places-pour-le-26-Blu-ray/176001/
1 for audio only
The best audio is Pathé's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Sofia Coppola
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
Criterion 4K Blu-ray announced
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