Gaumont
25 Films
Gaumont
25 Included Films
Aliases: gaumont
Type: Label/Studio/Platform
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Eureka/Gaumont Blu-ray (preference)
Gaumont/Eureka is a newer restoration than Kino Lorber but has problems with automatic clean-up and ghosting.
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Eureka/Gaumont Blu-ray (preference)
Gaumont/Eureka is a newer restoration than Kino Lorber but has problems with automatic clean-up and ghosting.
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: René Clair
Gaumont Blu-ray but no English subtitles: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Deux-sous-de-violettes-Blu-ray/288976/
Gaumont Blu-ray but no English subtitles: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Deux-sous-de-violettes-Blu-ray/288976/
Director: René Clair
Director: Jean Renoir
The BFI and Gaumont Blu-ray releases are both from the same restoration by Éclair. Although this restoration is much superior in detail to the old Criterion DVD, like many Éclair restorations, it has issues with colour. There is a definite yellow cast to the footage, making skin tones appear sickly and dampening the impact of the colour. The image is also murkier than the Criterion.
As Renoir scholar Tag Gallagher notes: "I talked a lot toward the end about the light blue walls (Criterion); but when I got the BFI blu I was greatly deflated, because the walls are light gray!"
That said, as visible in the screen caps at DVD Beaver, the Criterion has compromised colour too, and often looks too blue/magenta. There is a regraded edition of the BFI Blu-ray out there on the high seas.
The audio on the Blu-ray releases is slightly compressed, but better than earlier DVD releases and relatively full frequency.
The BFI is most likely the best English-friendly release as it includes English subtitles for the bonus features.
Director: Jean Renoir
The BFI and Gaumont Blu-ray releases are both from the same restoration by Éclair. Although this restoration is much superior in detail to the old Criterion DVD, like many Éclair restorations, it has issues with colour. There is a definite yellow cast to the footage, making skin tones appear sickly and dampening the impact of the colour. The image is also murkier than the Criterion.
As Renoir scholar Tag Gallagher notes: "I talked a lot toward the end about the light blue walls (Criterion); but when I got the BFI blu I was greatly deflated, because the walls are light gray!"
That said, as visible in the screen caps at DVD Beaver, the Criterion has compromised colour too, and often looks too blue/magenta. There is a regraded edition of the BFI Blu-ray out there on the high seas.
The audio on the Blu-ray releases is slightly compressed, but better than earlier DVD releases and relatively full frequency.
The BFI is most likely the best English-friendly release as it includes English subtitles for the bonus features.
Director: Christian-Jaque
Director: Christian-Jaque
Director: Henri Verneuil
Director: Henri Verneuil
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: Maurice Pialat
Director: Maurice Pialat
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Louis Malle
Director: Louis Malle
Director: Federico Fellini
Director: Federico Fellini
Director: Maurice Pialat
Director: Maurice Pialat
25 films