Beijing Bicycle
by Xiaoshuai Wang 
China/Taiwan 2001


Sony Pictures Region 1 vs. SEVILLE PICTURES Region 1 vs. Starmax Media Region 0

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Distribution Sony Pictures
Region 1  (North America) 		Seville Pictures ( Canada )
Region 1 (North America)		 Starmax Media ( Korea )
Region 0 
Runtime 1:53:24 min 1:48:24 min 1:48:24 min
Video 1.85:1 Letterboxed WideScreen 
Average Bitrate: 4.9 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s		 1.85:1 Letterboxed WideScreen Anamorphic
Average Bitrate: 5.6 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s		 1.85:1 Letterboxed WideScreen Anamorphic
Average Bitrate: 5.74 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
Bitrate:

Sony

 

Bitrate:

Seville

 

Bitrate:

Starmax

 

Audio Mandarin (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Chinese (Mandarin) 2.0 Stereo, French 2.0 Stereo

Mandarin (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Subtitles English, None English, French, None English, Traditional Chinese Korean, None
Features

Discographic Information:
DVD Encoding: Region 1
Layers: Dual

Edition Details:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Widescreen
• 3 Theatrical trailers - Beijing Bicycle (1:53), The Road Home, Shadow Magic
• Scene Selection (28)

Discographic Information:
DVD Encoding: Region 1
Layers: Dual

Edition Details:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Widescreen 16X9

•  3 Seville Trailers (Kandahar, Fire, Three Seasons)

• Scene Selection (12)

Specs:

Region 0 (Korean release)

Starmax (cat# SDV-013)

Anamorphic oar 1.85:1

Extras:

· • soundtrack cd

· • trailers

· • highlights (just scenes from the film)

·•  photo gallery

·•  production notes (Korean)

·•  cast/crew info (Korean)

·•  character profiles (Korean)

·•  music video

DVD Release Date: July 9, 2002
Keep Case
Chapters: 28		 DVD Release Date: 12 April 2000
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Chapters: 12 		DVD Release Date: 14 Mar 2002
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Chapters: 12
Comments: All 3 look pretty much the same to me.  The Starmax disc has higher color saturation and it’s a tad darker.  Note that the Starmax disc is video-sourced, which is a problem if you’re using progressive scan equipment.  


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Report Card:

Image:

Starmax

Sound:

Seville
Extras: Starmax
Menu: Seville