World Cinema Library is a numbered Blu-ray and 4K UHD series from the Chinese label Diskino, which began with The Last Emperor in 2017. It mixes Chinese classics, including Xi'an Film Studio restorations such as Red Sorghum, with licensed Hollywood and world cinema, in limited runs of about 100 to 1,200 copies. Most discs carry English subtitles, and a sister line, MLIFE, covers recent and genre films.
WCL
Based in ChinaFounded 2017
How we pick the best WCL releases
2 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Best Video:
France Coin Germany mire Cinema 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(not English friendly)
Audio Notes:
Arrow Blu-ray is the less manipulated track, but according to cbc: "I find it sounds a bit shrill at times, and the 4K Blu-ray is not bad at all, it does lose some high freq detail but I would probably prefer it for watching"
Director: Yojiro Takita
Best English-Friendly:
WCL China 4K Blu-ray
Best Video:
WCL China 4K Blu-ray, caps
Audio Notes:
The 4K Blu-ray has slightly neutered dynamics
Additional Info:
4K Blu-ray is from a 4K restoration, better detail, compresison is passable, grading is a bit of a mixed bag (might have been a regrade from SDR)
4 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
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