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.

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Curzon 4K Blu-ray with much better encoding than the Gaumont Blu-ray with the same 4K restoration see caps

Criterion Blu-ray uses an older restoration

Gaumont Blu-ray

Gaumont Blu-ray is Enlgish-friendly, Japan IVC Blu-ray isn't, and no comparisons

Cohen Blu-ray

Cohen Blu-ray or Gaumont (no EN subs)

France Gaumont Blu-ray

France Gaumont Blu-ray English-friendly, and 2K restoration from OCN

Gaumont Blu-ray but no English subtitles: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Deux-sous-de-violettes-Blu-ray/288976/

Gaumont Blu-ray, no EN subs

BFI vs Gaumont Blu-ray

Not sure BFI vs Gaumont 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.

Gaumont France Blu-ray but doesn’t have English subtitles

Gaumont France Blu-ray but no subtitles

France Gaumont Blu-ray

Gaumont France Blu-ray

France Gaumont Blu-ray

Germany/France/Japan has Blu-ray, 4K restoration

France Gaumont Blu-ray

Gaumont France is 4k transfer, not sure about Japan

Cohen Blu-ray

Cohen Blu-ray is the best with the least amount of DNR or sharpening among Germany StudioCanal, Britain MoC and France Gaumont. Even though Cohen doesn't have the best encoding, it's definitely the most superior release. See caps-a-holics caps

Criterion or France Gaumont Blu-ray

Criterion and France Gaumont similar

France Gaumont Blu-ray

Gaumont BR

US Cohen Media Blu-ray or France Gaumont Blu-ray

No comparisons, but both US Cohen Media Blu-ray and France Gaumont Blu-ray are English friendly, and Japan Kinokuniya Blu-ray isn't

StudioCanal / Gaumont / Sony 4K Blu-ray

StudioCanal / Gaumont / Sony 4K Blu-ray

SC caps. Great-looking 4K master except for DNR'd higher-gen shots such as the opening sequence. Studiocanal resolves finer detail but has encoding issues in highlights, the non-OCN shots and traces of chroma noise. Sony used a low-pass filter which makes the film look less sharp and finely detailed but the encode is more consistent.

StudioCanal Britain 4K Blu-ray

2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray vs 2017 Sony 4K Blu-ray (20th annivesary) vs 2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray (Luc Besson Box Set). The first two have totally different texture.

StudioCanal: More natural looking. The white balance is rather yellow/orange. Some say it is closer to the original theatrical release.

2017 Sony: More vibrant and impactful. The white balance is rather neutral. While color noise and grain can look busy because it had been sharpened and had micro-contrast boosted.

2025 Sony: Supposedly an improved version of the 2017 release? Shows around 20mbps-higher overall video bitrate.

2025 Sony US 4K Blu-ray has the original 5.1

Disc info of the box set discs. This film have recieved multiple encode/versions in different regions over the years. The 2017 Germany4K Blu-ray is encoded differently than the 2017 Sony but not better. Also, the same can be said to 2024 France Gaumont 4K Blu-ray while comparing to the 2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-Ray omits all the extras from previous releases, being barebones.