"The Man Without a Past" Optimum Releasing (UK) - Region 2 - PAL vs. EuroVideo (Germany) - Region 2

(aka "The Man Without a Past" or "Der Mann ohne Vergangenheit" or "L'homme sans passé")

directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Finland / Germany / France 2002

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Theatrical Release: March 1, 2002

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DVD Comparison:

Optimum Releasing (UK) - Region 2 - PAL vs. EuroVideo (Germany) - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Pavel Borodin for all the Screen Caps!

(Optimum Releasing (UK) - Region 2 - PAL - LEFT vs. EuroVideo (Germany) - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Optimum Releasing (UK) Region 2 - PAL	EuroVideo (Germany) Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:33:06 (4% PAL speedup)	1:32:42 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.80:1 Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.69 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s	1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.49 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Optimum Releasing (UK)
Bitrate: EuroVideo (Germany)
Audio	Finnish (Dolby Digital 2.0)	Finnish (Dolby Digital 2.0), German (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles	English (non-removable)	German, none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Optimum Releasing (UK) Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.80:1 Edition Details: • Biographies • Trailers for other releases DVD Release Date: August 25, 2003 Keep case Chapters 16	Release Information: Studio: EuroVideo (Germany) Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Edition Details: • Trailer • Trailers for other releases DVD Release Date: September 13, 2003 Keep case Chapters 17
Comments	Both DVDs have very good image quality, but EuroVideo is slightly sharper. Optimum Releasing is slightly cropped both on the left and on the right. Both have Finnish stereo sound, EuroVideo also has German 5.1. None of these DVDs has any extras worth mentioning. Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Optimum Releasing DVD. - Pavel Borodin