The French broadcaster TF1 set up TF1 Vidéo in 1989 to publish its programmes and film rights on video, later DVD and Blu-ray. Its catalogue arm, now Studio TF1, holds a large French and European film library and restores titles each year. Own-label disc releases slowed sharply after 2019, so most restorations now reach Blu-ray through French labels such as Coin de Mire, Tamasa and Le Chat Qui Fume.
TF1
4 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 4 in HD1 more for audio only
Films where TF1's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where TF1's release is the pick. How picks are made
4 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Best English-Friendly:
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Criterion, UK StudioCanal, France TF1 Blu-ray all new resto, no comparison
Director: Jean Renoir
Best English-Friendly:
Kino Lorber/Raro Blu-ray
Best Video:
Raro (Kino Lorber) and France TF1 Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Raro (Kino Lorber) and France TF1 Blu-ray are very similar. Unsure on Japan Blu-ray
1 for audio only
The best audio is TF1's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Audio Notes:
France 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch, plus the new 5.1 mix is worse than DVD's
Best English-Friendly:
Best Video:
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.
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