Harry Kümel's - Daughters of Darkness - Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review Harry Kümel Daughters of Darkness Le Rouge aux lèvres DVD Review

(aka "Le Rouge aux lèvres")

directed by Harry Kümel
Belguim 1971

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Theatrical Release Date: 1971

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DVD Comparison:

Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Blue Underground - Region 1 - NTSC

Thanks to Gregory for both sets of Screen Captures!

(Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Blue Underground - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Anchor Bay Region 0 - NTSC	Blue Underground Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	1:39:45	1:39:42
Video	1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.37 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.72 NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
Bitrate: Anchor Bay NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Blue Underground
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles	None	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterbox - 1.66:1 Edition Details: • All Regions • Color, Widescreen • Commentary by actor John Karlen and journalist David Del Valle • Widescreen letterbox format DVD Release Date: August 25, 1998 Keep Case Chapters 13 listed, 33 in actuality	Release Information: Studio: Blue Underground Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterbox - 1.66:1 Edition Details: • Two audio commentary tracks, one with director Harry Kumel and one with star John Karlen and journalist David Del Valle • an interview with Andrea Rau • some poster artwork & still photos • some radio spots • theatrical trailer DVD Release Date: May 27, 2003 Keep Case Chapters 25

Comments:

The new Blue Underground DVD has some excellent Extras, but the image quality is still quite poor regardless of it being anamorphic. It seems to have a greenish tinge to it and it not quite as sharp as the Anchor Bay version which has a little too much red in the skin tones. the Blue Underground DVD is also darker than the Anchor Bay version. Unless you are a huge fan of the film, you may wish to stick with your old Anchor Bay version which has a commentary ( duplicated as one of two on the Blue Underground ). We are presently researching the time difference of the two versions.

- Gary W. Tooze

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(Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Blue Underground - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)