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Italy

60 Included Films

Aliases: ita, italy, italian

Type: Region

Cynara poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Best Video:

There is a Italy DVD but not sure how legit.

Havard Film Archive has a 35mm restoration

Cynara poster
Only Unofficial Sources
Video:

There is a Italy DVD but not sure how legit.

Havard Film Archive has a 35mm restoration

Roman Holiday poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray > Paramount 4K Blu-ray (marginally)

English-Friendly:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Love in the City poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Best Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Pick your poison between Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or 2018 Olive Films/BFI or 2012 Olive Films/Italy Sinister Films Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is of a new very flawed Paramount "restoration". This 4K restoration has frozen grain, sharpening and handles lesser materials oddly. The supposed non-Superscope version is false advertising. It merely reveals more picture information and lots of debris. Pick your poison between Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or 2018 Olive Films/BFI or 2012 Olive Films/Italy Sinister Films Blu-ray. The only video master that looks as good as it can for the respective format is the Criterion Collection CAV LaserDisc due to a lack of image processing.

Best Audio:

1992 Republic Pictures LaserDisc PCM Mono BY FAR

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc has exclusive commentary. Olive Films Signature Blu-ray and BFI Blu-ray each have exclusive extras. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has exclusive commentary.

English-Friendly:

Pick your poison between Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or 2018 Olive Films/BFI or 2012 Olive Films/Italy Sinister Films Blu-ray

Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is of a new very flawed Paramount "restoration". This 4K restoration has frozen grain, sharpening and handles lesser materials oddly. The supposed non-Superscope version is false advertising. It merely reveals more picture information and lots of debris. Pick your poison between Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or 2018 Olive Films/BFI or 2012 Olive Films/Italy Sinister Films Blu-ray. The only video master that looks as good as it can for the respective format is the Criterion Collection CAV LaserDisc due to a lack of image processing.

Audio:

1992 Republic Pictures LaserDisc PCM Mono BY FAR

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc has exclusive commentary. Olive Films Signature Blu-ray and BFI Blu-ray each have exclusive extras. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has exclusive commentary.

Il Sorpasso poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Radiance Blu-ray

Best Video:

Radiance Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Italy Cecchi Gori DVD/Netherlands Homescreen DVD

Il Sorpasso poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Radiance Blu-ray

Audio:

Italy Cecchi Gori DVD/Netherlands Homescreen DVD

The Leopard poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Medusa Blu-ray is the 4K resto but boosted contrast and colours. Still probably better than Criterion

Best Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray is the 4K resto and best encoding

The Leopard poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Italy Medusa Blu-ray is the 4K resto but boosted contrast and colours. Still probably better than Criterion

Video:

France Pathé Blu-ray is the 4K resto and best encoding

A Fistful of Dollars poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Arrow's English mono is from the soundtrack negatives, with light noise reduction but still the highest quality anywhere. The main title is restored from the 1985 LaserDisc analog mono.

The 1985 CBS/Fox LaserDisc for untouched English mono despite element defects and an incomplete print used. The main title on this LaserDisc is the highest quality version known to exist.

The Arrow 5.1 is a careful upmix from their mono restoration to create a purist multichannel mix.

The Italy mono exists in lesser quality but Arrow performed additional restoration work to improve what they could.

English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Audio:

Arrow's English mono is from the soundtrack negatives, with light noise reduction but still the highest quality anywhere. The main title is restored from the 1985 LaserDisc analog mono.

The 1985 CBS/Fox LaserDisc for untouched English mono despite element defects and an incomplete print used. The main title on this LaserDisc is the highest quality version known to exist.

The Arrow 5.1 is a careful upmix from their mono restoration to create a purist multichannel mix.

The Italy mono exists in lesser quality but Arrow performed additional restoration work to improve what they could.

For Love and Gold poster
1080p Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:

Italy Rai Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Italy Rai Blu-ray

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray for English dub, Kino Lorber 2017 Blu-ray for Italy dub

English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray for English dub, Kino Lorber 2017 Blu-ray for Italy dub

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians poster
DVD
Best Video:

Italy Orizzonti DVD is likely a legit release

Video:

Italy Orizzonti DVD is likely a legit release

The Battle of Algiers poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Britain Cult Films Blu-ray

Best Video:

2021 StudioCanal France Blu-ray has best encoding of the three (France/Britain/Italy) that use the 4K restoration

Best Audio:

Italy DVD?

English-Friendly:

Britain Cult Films Blu-ray

Video:

2021 StudioCanal France Blu-ray has best encoding of the three (France/Britain/Italy) that use the 4K restoration

Audio:

Italy DVD?

Theorem poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

The Clowns poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray, both OOP

Best Video:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain 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.

The Clowns poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray, both OOP

Video:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain 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.

The Conformist poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2023 Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray: color is fine

Best Video:

2023 Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray: color is fine

English-Friendly:

2023 Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray: color is fine

Video:

2023 Eagle Pictures Italy 4K Blu-ray: color is fine

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy CG Entertainment Blu-ray is 4K resto, but horrible colours. 2019 BFI Blu-ray is the older master but better encode + extra footage than Criterion

English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Video:

Italy CG Entertainment Blu-ray is 4K resto, but horrible colours. 2019 BFI Blu-ray is the older master but better encode + extra footage than Criterion

Apocalypse Now poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-rayRedux: Lionsgate vs Eagle Pictures?Final: Lionsgate or Eagle Pictures

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray > US Lionsgate 4K Blu-rayRedux Cut: Lionsgate vs Eagle Pictures?Final Cut: Lionsgate or Eagle Pictures, both are not great (visible chroma noise)

Best Audio:

Theatrical: Germany 4K Blu-ray/US Blu-ray DD 5.1 (1979 mix)

Additional Info:

In the Lionsgate US/UK 6-disc set, there are 4 discs of the main feature. For whatever reason, the 4K discs lack the *original track. The Germany 4K Blu-ray release is different on this matter.

UBD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

UBD: Redux/Theatrical: Atmos

BD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

BD: Redux/Theatrical: Dtru5.1 (Redux mix?), DD5.1 (?), DD5.1 (Theatrical only), DD2.0 (downmix??)

As a result the Theatrical Cut has 4 tracks, The Redux has 3. Differences are unclear.

BD: Hearts of Darkness

BD: Special Features

English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-rayRedux: Lionsgate vs Eagle Pictures?Final: Lionsgate or Eagle Pictures

Video:

Theatrical Cut: Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray > US Lionsgate 4K Blu-rayRedux Cut: Lionsgate vs Eagle Pictures?Final Cut: Lionsgate or Eagle Pictures, both are not great (visible chroma noise)

Audio:

Theatrical: Germany 4K Blu-ray/US Blu-ray DD 5.1 (1979 mix)

Additional Info:

In the Lionsgate US/UK 6-disc set, there are 4 discs of the main feature. For whatever reason, the 4K discs lack the *original track. The Germany 4K Blu-ray release is different on this matter.

UBD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

UBD: Redux/Theatrical: Atmos

BD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

BD: Redux/Theatrical: Dtru5.1 (Redux mix?), DD5.1 (?), DD5.1 (Theatrical only), DD2.0 (downmix??)

As a result the Theatrical Cut has 4 tracks, The Redux has 3. Differences are unclear.

BD: Hearts of Darkness

BD: Special Features

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

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:

Criterion Blu-ray/Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes

France Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding

France Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding

Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.

Italy General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (more so than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)

Stalker poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video:

Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:

Criterion Blu-ray/Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes

France Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding

France Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding

Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.

Italy General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (more so than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)

Zombie Flesh Eaters poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray is is a bit stronger than the very good Blue Underground The differences in the body of the film are negligible, but Arrow does have all three main credit sequences (Zombi 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters, and Zombie) that play in 4K via seamless branching. They also un-stabilized the handheld shot in the Zombie closing credits that Blue Underground had stabilized when they added new digital titles. It's back to looking properly handheld.

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray, "has the original Italy mono - think someone said earlier that the Blue Underground was a downmix on that track and the Arrow is corrected"

English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray is is a bit stronger than the very good Blue Underground The differences in the body of the film are negligible, but Arrow does have all three main credit sequences (Zombi 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters, and Zombie) that play in 4K via seamless branching. They also un-stabilized the handheld shot in the Zombie closing credits that Blue Underground had stabilized when they added new digital titles. It's back to looking properly handheld.

Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray, "has the original Italy mono - think someone said earlier that the Blue Underground was a downmix on that track and the Arrow is corrected"

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