Well, I swore off Strand Releasing but this was a film I wanted to see although I should have looked closer at the European releases available as they - of course - all appear to be superior.

Strand have upstaged some of their previous stingy releases as this is dual-layered and the combing artifacts evident are far less noticeable than I have seen before. Looking at the PAL edition times this Strand was taken from an unconverted (incorrect) standard source and this is the real reason behind the 'combing / ghosting / trailing' visible in the last posted large screen capture.  The image is weak but clean and watchable with some noise and slightly less-than-vibrant colors.

NOTE: I believe the film was shown theatrically in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio making this Strand DVD inaccurate in that regard. Yet another black-mark against the NTSC edition.

Audio has a flat 2.0 channel but the film is mostly dialogue driven - the PAL releases have 5.1. No subtitles - the dialogue is in clear English some may not be accustomed to the accents so the addition of optional English subtitles would have been appreciated.

No extras aside from a trailer. Strand just aren't 'getting it' as they say. I'd be more vehement in my recommendation of the French releases HERE if I knew positively that the French subs were removable. As it sits this price is high for the DVD product Strand are flogging but the film is a wonderful ride and very much worth seeing. I'd consider a PAL edition if you can get it reasonably where you live. 

Gary W. Tooze