Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Criterion Blu-ray

Criterion Blu-ray uses new restoration and is superior.
Criterion is in 1.66:1, while Curzon Britain / Gaumont France was in 1.37:1. Note: Criterion is the original aspect ratio.

Criterion Blu-ray

Carlotta > Criterion >> Curzon encoding

Criterion Blu-ray

Carlotta > Criterion >> Curzon encoding

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection Blu-ray or Criterion Blu-ray: no comparisons

Carlotta France Blu-ray in boxset: FiM encode.

Curzon is on separate disc while Criterion has it shared with another film on the same disc.

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection

Curzon Blu-ray

There's also a France Carlotta boxset release (no ENG subs) but screenshots not available.

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection

Curzon Blu-ray (SD source)

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection

Curzon Blu-ray (SD source)

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection

Curzon Blu-ray (SD Source)

Curzon 4K Blu-ray/Carlotta 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray = Carlotta 4K Blu-ray. Criterion 4K Blu-ray/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray have worse encodes.

R5 Carmen Video DVD

Britain Curzon 4K Blu-ray

2023 Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray, France subs only

Old R2 DVD 2.0

Bela Tarr Curzon Collection or Arbelos Blu-ray

Curzon Blu-ray ~= Arbelos Blu-ray

There's also a France Carlotta boxset release (no ENG subs) but screenshots not available.

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

2023 Curzon 4K Blu-ray

2006 Criterion US DVD

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray > Sony 4K Blu-ray https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23258660&postcount=6

2010 Sony Blu-ray for the original Dolby Stereo

2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (meh compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise)

2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (meh compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise)

Miramax DVD?

Arbelos Blu-ray

Carlotta France Blu-ray slightly better than Arbelos US Blu-ray, both are FiM-encodes with tradeoffs. Carlotta is best in dark scenes.

Curzon Britain Blu-ray has squished AR
Bela Tarr Curzon Collection uses the same bad Curzon Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (bad compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise and meh compression)

2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (bad compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise and meh compression)

Miramax DVD?

4K Restoration: Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Presentation: 2013 Japan King Records Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Criterion  Blu-ray contains exclusive interviews.

The 2013 King Records Blu-ray is the only Blu-Ray release with the video processed look that appeared theatrically, all following Blu-Ray releases use an restoration straight from the original camera negative.

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray, nic's review, caps