(aka "La Marquise d'O" or The Marquise of O" )
West Germany / France 1976
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Theatrical Release: May 19th, 1976 - France
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DVD Comparison:
Arrow Films - Region 0 - PAL vs. Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Gaumont / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video (2 Disc) - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Ted Todorov and Per-Olof Strandberg for the Screen Captures
(Arrow Films - Region 0 - PAL LEFT vs. Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. GCTHV - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)
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Arrow Films Region 2 - PAL |
Fox / Lorber Region 1 - NTSC |
Gaumont / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video Region 2 - PAL |
| Runtime | 1:38:22 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:38:15 | 1:38:21 (4% PAL speedup) |
| Video |
1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: ? mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1.33:1
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| Audio | German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) |
German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) |
| Subtitles | English and none | English (non-removable) | French and none |
| Features |
Release Information: Edition Details:
• Trailer (in 1:1.66) 3:59 |
Release Information: Studio: Fox / Lorber
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Edition Details:
Chapters 8
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Trailer 2nd Disc:
The Gaumont Marquise of O is a 2 DVD set: |
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ADDITION
(Arrow Films - Sept 04): It's nice to see the Arrow Films has again come
up to speed with these Rohmer films for English speaking audiences.
Colors are vibrant, defined and rich... bordering on saturation.
Regardless they look great if not of the same softer pallet of the other
two. Of course the big bonus are the removable subtitles and superior
image to the Fox Lorber (ABOUT TIME!). Done properly there is no
ghosting ion the Arrow Films DVD. It is dark and skin tones have some
excessive red in them. The extras pale in comparison to the two disc
Gaumont. Still, I am happy with the Arrow Films edition as it eclipses
my very old (and poorly done) Fox Lorber DVD !
************** The Gaumont comes in a Boxset with 5 other Rohmer films. None have English subtitles. According to our bitrate charts - the Fox looks to be taken from an HD Tape while the Region 2 is not (???). Of course the biggest factor involved is (again!) that Fox has not properly converted to NTSC leaving the inherent problems (ghosting, artifacts etc. ). The Gaumont is sharper and brighter, but skin tones look a little redder. Neither image shows any cropping in comparison to each other. It's a shame that the Gaumont's subtitles are superior as they don't offer English as an option. The English subs are non-removable on the Fox / Lorber. We suspect that Arrow Films will port and offer an English option very soon. The Gaumont's meager trailer is better than Fox's static text screens when it comes to extras, but the Gaumont also offers a whole 2nd disc of Rohmer's TV production "Catherine de Heilbronn" - a wonderful bonus. |
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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 |
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NOTE: See ghosted image of female face in the harp of the Fox Lorber
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| Extras: | Gaumont |
| Menu: | Fox |
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