141 Children of Paradise

[hearthesilence]

Just to be clear, the current DVD is just an SD mastering of the new HD master, correct? In other words, if I don't like the look of the HD master, I should get the old DVD?

[hearthesilence]

Amusingly, Pathé has blocked Janus' YouTube upload of their restoration demonstration on "copyright grounds."

[Drucker]

There's probably a better place for this, but there is a copy of a 16mm print up for sale on ebay. Person listing also has other films listed.

[hearthesilence]

Is there an HD version of this without the DNR? Just thinking of The Earrings of Madame de…, which you can download on iTunes in 720p in a mastering without that terribly looking grain reduction…are we just SOL with Children of Paradise?

[Lowry_Sam]

So I've looked all over but haven't been able to find a comparison of the Pathe blu to the Criterion. I would assume that the 2 releases are identical, but I haven't been found any site that confirms this. Beaver only compares the (previous) Criterion dvd with the blu-ray and I haven't seen any reviews of the Pathe blu-ray that include screen grabs.

[tenia]

I only have the Pathé BD release, but except minute differences mostly down to the encode, it certainly looks the same crap than what I've seen on reviews of the Criterion release.
Second Sight release probably also looks the same.

[Maltic]

CoP is being revived at the local cinema in a "newly restored version"

I assume it hasn't actually been re-restored and so it will be the decade-old Pathe version. If so, was the issue mostly with the BD releases.. or with DCP's as well?

[jegharfangetmigenmyg]

It would seem weird to call a 2011 restoration "newly restored", but I haven't heard anything about a newer restoration, which is kind of baffling after all the backlash. Especially for a film of its stature. Maybe they will do a new one for its 80th anniversary in 2025?

[tenia]

As far as I recall, the restoration was acclaimed by many, including by professionnals from the industry. The fact that it was the 1st B&W French movie to be restored in 4k certainly helped this non-sensical acclaim considering how bad it is.

[Drucker]

CoP is being revived at the local cinema in a "newly restored version"

I assume it hasn't actually been re-restored and so it will be the decade-old Pathe version. If so, was the issue mostly with the BD releases.. or with DCP's as well?

It's nonsense. Film Forum does the same thing here in NYC. Whatever they play is "recently restored" even if it's been a decade (Contempt for example a couple of years ago).

[Maltic]

I take it the DCP will have more or less the same flaws as the Criterion BD has, in which case I won't be going. Pitty...