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250 Included Films

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Also known as: French

Aliases: fra, french, france, fr

Type: Region

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

UK Radiance Blu-ray or OOP Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Radiance Blu-ray or OOP Criterion Blu-ray

Additional Info:

France Potemkine Blu-ray has exclusive extras and scores

Best English-Friendly:

UK Radiance Blu-ray or OOP Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Radiance Blu-ray or OOP Criterion Blu-ray

Additional Info:

France Potemkine Blu-ray has exclusive extras and scores

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray though a very weak encoding caps, is a newer master (4K scan of MoMA first gen nitrate print) than Cohen/MoC, which are themselves a newer master than Kino Lorber.

Lobster Films > Cohen/MoC > Kino Lorber

Best English-Friendly:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Lobster Films Blu-ray though a very weak encoding caps, is a newer master (4K scan of MoMA first gen nitrate print) than Cohen/MoC, which are themselves a newer master than Kino Lorber.

Lobster Films > Cohen/MoC > Kino Lorber

1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto

Entr'acte poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto

The Iron Horse poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France Sidonis Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Sidonis Blu-ray has original intertitles and is a good upgrade over previous DVD see caps

The Iron Horse poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France Sidonis Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Sidonis Blu-ray has original intertitles and is a good upgrade over previous DVD see caps

1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto. It has both original negative image cut (not tinted) and a first gen tinted cut owned by BFI but not English-friendly

The Crazy Ray poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray, 4k resto. It has both original negative image cut (not tinted) and a first gen tinted cut owned by BFI but not English-friendly

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray, probably. No comparison with French Factoris Films 4K Blu-ray, but former has Dolby Vision and higher bitrate.

Additional Info:

For standard Blu-ray, the MoC/Cohen are a 4k transfer https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=112722&page=5

Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray, probably. No comparison with French Factoris Films 4K Blu-ray, but former has Dolby Vision and higher bitrate.

Additional Info:

For standard Blu-ray, the MoC/Cohen are a 4k transfer https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=112722&page=5

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber AR is squished; MoC is correct. Unsure on France Potemkine

Faust poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber AR is squished; MoC is correct. Unsure on France Potemkine

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Carlotta France Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta France Blu-ray. 4K restoration has no home media release yet

7th Heaven poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Carlotta France Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta France Blu-ray. 4K restoration has no home media release yet

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Grapevine Blu-ray

Best Video:

The latest and best restoration from official screencaps are from Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival + Cinémathèque Française https://silentfilm.org/preservation/the-italian-straw-hat/ which is from Original Camera Negative and original France title negative. Janus seems to have acquired the rights https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2259 The Grapevine Blu-ray (including their updated 2K transfer) or the Flicker Alley DVD might be the ones referred in the above Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival as "US viewers have had to be satisfied with either the alternate version that was released in the United States in 1931, or hybrids that supplement the US version with additional footage"

Best English-Friendly:

Grapevine Blu-ray

Best Video:

The latest and best restoration from official screencaps are from Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival + Cinémathèque Française https://silentfilm.org/preservation/the-italian-straw-hat/ which is from Original Camera Negative and original France title negative. Janus seems to have acquired the rights https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2259 The Grapevine Blu-ray (including their updated 2K transfer) or the Flicker Alley DVD might be the ones referred in the above Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival as "US viewers have had to be satisfied with either the alternate version that was released in the United States in 1931, or hybrids that supplement the US version with additional footage"

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4K restoration from Universal. No comparison with Elephant Films France Blu-ray available

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4K restoration from Universal. No comparison with Elephant Films France Blu-ray available

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Fox Blu-ray > France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver review, no comparison available with Germany Plaion Blu-ray

The Big Trail poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Fox Blu-ray > France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver review, no comparison available with Germany Plaion Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Universal or UK Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Universal, UK Arrow, or France ESC Blu-ray. No comparison available

Best English-Friendly:

US Universal or UK Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Universal, UK Arrow, or France ESC Blu-ray. No comparison available

1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

Japan and France has 4k restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

Best Video:

Japan and France has 4k restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

France M6 Video Blu-ray

La Chienne poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

France M6 Video Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior to France Elephant Films Blu-ray, see caps

Best Audio:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior, France Elephant Films Blu-ray has some filtering applied see comparison 

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior to France Elephant Films Blu-ray, see caps

Best Audio:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior, France Elephant Films Blu-ray has some filtering applied see comparison 

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Criterion Blu-ray, both 4K restoration, see DVDBeaver caps

No caps on France Elephant Films Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Criterion Blu-ray, both 4K restoration, see DVDBeaver caps

No caps on France Elephant Films Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France Rimini Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Rimini Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

France Rimini Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Rimini Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

Japan and France has 4K restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

Le Million poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

Japan and France has 4K restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

Japan and France has 4K restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

Best Video:

Japan and France has 4K restoration in Blu-ray but no EN subs

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

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