directed
by Claude Berri
France 1986
Poster
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DVD Comparison:
MGM/UA - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Pathe - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Ole of DVDBasen for the R2 - PAL Screen Caps!
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| Distribution |
MGM/UA Region 1 - NTSC |
Pathe
Region 2 - PAL |
| Runtime | 1:53:28 | 1:48:36 (4% PAL Speedup) |
| Video |
2.35:1
Original Aspect Ratio |
2.35:1
Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced |
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
French (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Subtitles | English, Spanish, French and none | English, none |
| Features |
Release Information: Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios Theatrical Release Date: December 1987 Aspect Ratio: Edition Details: DVD
Release Date: January 23, 2001
Chapters
16
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Release Information: Studio: Pathe Distribution Ltd Theatrical Release Date: 1 December, 1987 Edition
Details: •
Widescreen non-anamorphic trailer 2:41
DVD
Release Date: March, 2000 Chapters 21 |
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I would say this mirrors the Jean De Florette comparison. Neither image is sterling. The Pathe has too much color saturation where the MGM is washed out. You can see attempts at improving the color in the MGM but that only makes things worse. Overall, I think the color looks more true in the MGM version but that is my eye... you may see different. The Pathe version almost appears to have a greenish tint to it, which I can't stand. Once again the Renn Productions (France) version (not compared here) is probably the superior, but it has no English subs. The Extras on both these versions is a joke, but to its credit the R2 has an widescreen trailer. Like the 'Jean de Florette" counterpart the Pathe version looks a little compressed. Ohh yeah.. the MGM looks as though it may be slightly horizontally cropped. What a bunch of crap! |
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Recommended Reading in French Cinema (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Films in My Life |
French Cinema: A Student's Guide by Philip Powrie, Keith Reader |
Agnes Varda by Alison Smith | Godard on Godard : Critical Writings by Jean-Luc Godard | Notes on the Cinematographer by Robert Bresson |
Robert Bresson (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No.
2) by James Quandt |
The Art of Cinema by Jean Cocteau |
French New Wave
by Jean Douchet, Robert Bonnono, Cedric Anger, Robert Bononno |
French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present by Remi Fournier Lanzoni |
Truffaut: A Biography by Antoine do Baecque and Serge Toubiana |
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