Spectrum

2 films on Best Blurays

Based in FranceFounded 2010spectrumfilms.fr ↗

Paris-based independent label, around since about 2010, that concentrates on Asian cinema for the French market: Hong Kong action and gambling sagas, Japanese genre films and Taiwanese auteurs, alongside some Western cult titles. Releases range from DVD and Blu-ray to 4K UHD box sets. For Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo it commissioned its own HDR and Dolby Vision grade of the 2021 4K restoration.

Aliases: spectrum

Sholay (1975)

Director: Ramesh Sippy

Best English-Friendly:

Spectrum Blu-ray probably won't be English friendly? Else, Eros DVD

Sources: Reddit (opens in a new tab) · variety.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Criterion Blu-ray see Variety

Best Video:

Spectrum France expecting to release first Blu-ray https://www.reddit.com/r/boutiquebluray/comments/1c6b0za/spectrum_films_to_release_sholay/

3.9

Millennium Mambo (2001)

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Metrograph Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Spectrum 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2002 TF1 Vidéo France DVD

Audio Notes:

France 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch, plus the new 5.1 mix is worse than DVD's

Additional Info:

The version screened at the Cannes International Film Festival ran 119 minutes. Hsiao-Hsien Hou then re-cut the movie following its Cannes premiere and reduced the running time to 105 minutes, this is the only version available on home video. Most of the deleted footage came from the "Vicky in Japan" sequences and is included as an extra on some releases.

3.8

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