(aka "Smultronstället" )

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Sweden 1957

The 1958 Berlin Festival Grand Prix Award winning "Wild Strawberries" is a wonderful psychological road movie, and it's in my humble opinion one of Ingmar Bergman's finest and one of my all time favorites. There's is no excuse for not having seen this film, now when it's widely available on such great DVD's. I give it my best recommendations.

Mikkel Svendstrup

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Theatrical Release: December 26th, 1957

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DVD Comparison:

Criterion Collection - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Tartan Video (The Bergman Collection) - Region 0 - PAL

Big thanks to Mikkel Svendstrup of DVDsnak for all the Screen Caps!

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Criterion Collection

Region 0 - NTSC

 Tartan Video
Region 0 - PAL

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Criterion (without any extras) also available in The Essential Art House - 50 Years of Janus Films - a 50-disc celebration of international films collected under the auspices of the groundbreaking theatrical distributor. It contains Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ashes And Diamonds (1958), L'avventura (1960), Ballad Of A Soldier (1959), Beauty And The Beast (1946), Black Orpheus (1959), Brief Encounter (1945), The Fallen Idol (1948), Fires On The Plain (1959), Fists In The Pocket (1965), Floating Weeds (1959), Forbidden Games (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Grand Illusion (1937), Häxan (1922), Ikiru (1952), The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952), Ivan The Terrible, Part II (1958), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Jules And Jim (1962), Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949), Knife In The Water (1962), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), Loves Of A Blonde (1965), M (1931), M. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Pandora's Box (1929), Pépé Le Moko (1937), Il Posto (1961), Pygmalion (1938), Rashomon (1950), Richard III (1955), The Rules Of The Game (1939), Seven Samurai (1954), The Seventh Seal (1957), The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973), La Strada (1954), Summertime (1955), The Third Man (1949), The 39 Steps (1935), Ugetsu (1953), Umberto D. (1952), The Virgin Spring (1960), Viridiana (1961), The Wages Of Fear (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Wild Strawberries (1957), Three Documentaries By Saul J. Turell plus the hardcover, full color 240-page book.
Runtime 1.31.45 1.27.24
Video

1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5,70 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s

1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5,51 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Audio Dolby Digital Mono

Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles English, none English, none
Features Release Information:
Studio: Criterion Collection

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• New Digital Transfer
• Commentary by Film Scholar Peter Cowie
• Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work, A 90-Minute Documentary by Filmmaker and Author Jörn Donner
• Stills Gallery, Featuring rare Behind-the-scenes Photos
• New and improved English subtitle Translation
• RSDL Dual-layer Edition

DVD Release Date:
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Chapters 24

Release Information:
Studio: Tartan Video

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• Star and Director Filmographies
• Scene Selection
• Geoff Andrew Film Notes
• Extract from Bergman's Book 'Images - My Life in Film'
• The Bergman Collection Trailer

 

DVD Release Date: February 25th 2002
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Chapters 20

 

Comments Both are great DVDs, but the Criterion is better in almost every aspect. Its sharper and the contrast is better.

The Criterion seems to be cropped negligible on top. The extras are also a lot more interesting on the Criterion disc. If you don't own it already go for the Criterion, if you own the Tartan, you might want to upgrade.

 - Mikkel Svendstrup

 




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Criterion Collection

Region 0 - NTSC

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Region 0 - PAL

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Criterion (without any extras) also available in The Essential Art House - 50 Years of Janus Films - a 50-disc celebration of international films collected under the auspices of the groundbreaking theatrical distributor. It contains Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ashes And Diamonds (1958), L'avventura (1960), Ballad Of A Soldier (1959), Beauty And The Beast (1946), Black Orpheus (1959), Brief Encounter (1945), The Fallen Idol (1948), Fires On The Plain (1959), Fists In The Pocket (1965), Floating Weeds (1959), Forbidden Games (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Grand Illusion (1937), Häxan (1922), Ikiru (1952), The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952), Ivan The Terrible, Part II (1958), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Jules And Jim (1962), Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949), Knife In The Water (1962), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), Loves Of A Blonde (1965), M (1931), M. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Pandora's Box (1929), Pépé Le Moko (1937), Il Posto (1961), Pygmalion (1938), Rashomon (1950), Richard III (1955), The Rules Of The Game (1939), Seven Samurai (1954), The Seventh Seal (1957), The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973), La Strada (1954), Summertime (1955), The Third Man (1949), The 39 Steps (1935), Ugetsu (1953), Umberto D. (1952), The Virgin Spring (1960), Viridiana (1961), The Wages Of Fear (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Wild Strawberries (1957), Three Documentaries By Saul J. Turell plus the hardcover, full color 240-page book.




 

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