Blu-ray

2K restoration of 4K scan. This 2K restoration’s detail level is quite good, although its highlights are somewhat blown out. On the other hand, the newer 4K restoration (on DCP only as of Aug 2026) exhibits severe black crush.

Carlotta’s English subtitles omit quite a bit of dialog. This was improved upon in the subs accompanying the newer 4K restoration DCP.

Criterion and Potemkine both have boxsets

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > France Carlotta Blu-ray > Paramount Blu-ray see caps

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or UK MoC Blu-ray has no discernible difference even though MoC has more bitrate, see caps Both OOP

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray is also OOP, not English-friendly and has no caps for comparison.

With better detail and grading than the China 4K Blu-ray. Comparisons

But all are within the margin of error, minus Criterion

Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray > MoC > Olive Films. From nicolas:

The master is good but it’s not that big an upgrade from the Olive Films disc and Vinegar Syndrome’ encode has some blocky highlights. A shame that they didn’t hire David Mackenzie here.

Cinématographe has unnecessary noise gating not present on the previous releases.

Criterion Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration approved by filmmaker, and from caps the grain is tighter than the OOP Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Gorgeously filmic 2K remaster supervised and approved by Jerry Schatzberg from Fox and flawlessly encoded by FiM.

StudioCanal 2019 Blu-ray is a new 4K restoration, see comparisons with the 2013 Blu-ray: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=16878625&postcount=38 

Indicator 4K Blu-ray > Criterion US, with book & more extras. Criterion also has a fade missing

Less bitrate but MoC uses too much DNR