"Cesar and Rosalie" Wellspinf Region 1 NTSC vs Studio Canal R2 PAL

(aka "É simpatico, ma gli romperei il muso" or "César and Rosalie" or "Cesar und Rosalie")

directed by Claude Sautet
France 1972

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Theatrical Release: May 4th, 1972 - France

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DVD Comparison:

Wellspring - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Studio Canal - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Kevin Tran for the all of the Screen Caps!

(Wellspring - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Studio Canal - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Wellspring Media Inc. Region 1 - NTSC	Stusio Canal Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:45:52 ( no accounting for PAL speedup )	1:45:56
Video	1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.1 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.92 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Bitrate: Wellspring NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Studio Canal
Audio	French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)	French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles	English, and none	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Wellspring Media, Inc Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Edition Details: • French Film Trailer Gallery: Truffaut's The Last Metro, Stolen Kisses, and Gavras' Z - very bad colours • Filmographies • Weblinks DVD Release Date: February 4th, 2003 Keep Case Chapters 24	Release Information: Studio: Studio Canal Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Edition Details: • Trailer • Interview with Claude Sautet (1997 - about 9 min 22 - in French only) • Interview with screenwriter Jean-Loup Dabadie (Feb 2001 - about 23 min 03 - in French only) • Filmographies DVD Release Date: April 1, 2003 Keep Case Chapters 12
Comments:	Picture quality on R2 is better. There seems to be some ghosting problem and contrast boosting on the R1. The time indicates that the Wellspring is using a PAL telecine'd source. The Region 1 is in 1:33:1 aspect ratio 16x9 anamorphic. The R2 is 1:66 also enhanced for 16x9 TV. Audio quality is tie for both. R1 has optional English subs, R2 is in French audio only with no subtitles. If you don't need the English subs, then the Region 2 is the obvious choice. - Kevin Tran

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