"Marquise of O" Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Gaumont / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video - Region 2

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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka "La Marquise d'O" or The Marquise of O" )

directed by Eric Rohmer
West Germany / France 1976

The 2025 Film Movement Blu-ray of The Marquise of O... is compared HERE

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Theatrical Release: May 19th, 1976 - France

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DVD Comparison:

Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Gaumont / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video (2 Disc) - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Ted Todorov for the Gaumont Screen Captures

(Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. GCTHV - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Fox / Lorber Region 1 - NTSC	Gaumont / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:38:15	1:38:21 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.79 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.39 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: Fox / Lorber
Bitrate: Gaumont
Audio	German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)	German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles	English (non-removable)	French and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Fox / Lorber Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Filmographies • Production Notes DVD Release Date: September 5th, 2000 Keep Case Chapters 8	Release Information: Studio: Gaumont Columbia Tri-Star Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Trailer 2nd Disc: The Gaumont Marquise of O is a 2 DVD set: The second DVD (a DVD-9) contains a 138 minute feature film that Eric Rohmer made for TV based on another Kleist book: 'Catherine de Heilbronn' DVD Release Date: April 20th, 2004 Box set Chapters: 14

Comments:

The 2025 Film Movement Blu-ray of The Marquise of O... is compared HERE

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.

- Gary W. Tooze

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(Fox / Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. GCTHV - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)