Carlotta Releases
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Carlotta also has restorations of the six films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. I know they all played recently at the Lumière Film Festival, and they're scheduled to be released in theaters in France in April 2022.
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I hope these make it on to home video.fiendishthingy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:03 pmCarlotta also has restorations of the six films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka.
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Tests of Carlotta´s Antoine Doinel box set, with comparison screencaps:
https://www.dvdclassik.com/test/blu-ray ... otta-films
https://testsbluray.com/2021/12/05/test ... ne-doinel/
https://www.dvdclassik.com/test/blu-ray ... otta-films
https://testsbluray.com/2021/12/05/test ... ne-doinel/
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Contrary to what's mentioned in the second review, David Mackenzie/Fidelity in Motion does not seem to be involved with the encoding/mastering of these discs in any way. (At least not with the UHDs; the review seems to cover the Blu-ray edition.)Stefan Andersson wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:52 amTests of Carlotta´s Antoine Doinel box set, with comparison screencaps:
https://www.dvdclassik.com/test/blu-ray ... otta-films
https://testsbluray.com/2021/12/05/test ... ne-doinel/
Instead it appears to be the work of a company called Com'on Screen. Unfortunately there are compression artifacts intermittently visible throughout the presentations - certainly a step down from the gold standard that FiM usually sets.
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I covered the BDs only, since I'm not 4k equipped. I can confirm David M did the BD encodes.
According to DVD Classik UHD review, Hiventy did the UHD encodes.
Com'On Screen hasn't done Carlotta's encodes since quite some time, but are routinely doing the pre-mastering for them.
According to DVD Classik UHD review, Hiventy did the UHD encodes.
Com'On Screen hasn't done Carlotta's encodes since quite some time, but are routinely doing the pre-mastering for them.
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Thanks for the info! A bit strange that FiM didn't do the UHD encodes then - they would have come out better for it, I assume, even if they're not perfect as per your screenshots.tenia wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:13 pmI covered the BDs only, since I'm not 4k equipped. I can confirm David M did the BD encodes.
According to DVD Classik UHD review, Hiventy did the UHD encodes.
Com'On Screen hasn't done Carlotta's encodes since quite some time, but are routinely doing the pre-mastering for them.
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I'm surprised since he, AFAIK, otherwise did Carlotta's others UHDs (except Crash, which as I recall uses the German encode).
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Indeed. And unless I am missing something, there is nothing that explicitly points toward Hiventy having done the encode in the UHD disc credits (of any of the four discs). Could of course be that they did it, but I don't see any such information - neither on the credits screen, nor after the film, although two Hiventy employees are mentioned in the 'special thanks' section. In any case, I remain underwhelmed by the encode.
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FiM usually now is only mentioned in the Special Thanks too, IIRC.
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Can anyone confirm that the Antoine UHD set is region locked (even tho UHDs aren't supposed to have region locking at all)?
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This likely is a mistake on Classik's review.
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Carlotta released a BR of Velvet Goldmine back in 2014 that features a longer international cut of the film. Old news but new to me, and I couldn't find any mention of it on the forum. The existence of a longer cut somehow eluded me despite being a Haynes fan (albeit, a fan whose film viewing from 2015 - 2020 took a bit of a hit between parenthood and other personal issues; I just got around to seeing Carol for the first time yesterday and omg what a movie. Feel like I developed a heart murmur or something).
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Oh, I'm certain you could find me babbling on about that release somewhere on here. It's entirely worth importing if you're a fan, though more for the scan than the cut. The Cannes cut isn't extremely different (here's a description of all the differences), and it looks to me like an older HD master, but it's still a big step up from upscaled DVD master the US BD uses.
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Someone on the other forum confirmed that the UHD discs are region-locked.andyli wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:53 amCan anyone confirm that the Antoine UHD set is region locked (even tho UHDs aren't supposed to have region locking at all)?
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Too bad. Thought I saw tenia directly asking that site reviewer on twitter and being told the Region B designation was a typo.yoloswegmaster wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:22 amSomeone on the other forum confirmed that the UHD discs are region-locked.andyli wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:53 amCan anyone confirm that the Antoine UHD set is region locked (even tho UHDs aren't supposed to have region locking at all)?
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I did and that's what they answered me, though I don't know if they tested physically the discs through different regions to confirm, or if they simply went by the idea that UHDs aren't supposed to have any region-locking.
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I was disappointed to find that the Carlotta release has noticeable issues with contrast/gamma, such that there are never any true blacks and image contrast and dynamics are flattened, even during daytime scenes.senseabove wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:06 pmOh, I'm certain you could find me babbling on about that release somewhere on here. It's entirely worth importing if you're a fan, though more for the scan than the cut. The Cannes cut isn't extremely different (here's a description of all the differences), and it looks to me like an older HD master, but it's still a big step up from upscaled DVD master the US BD uses.
E.g.:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_ ... -ray_2.jpg
...and:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_ ... -ray_7.jpg
...and:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_ ... ray_10.jpg
..and:
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0 ... 25&i=4&l=0
I really hope this will resurface with properly adjusted levels. I was able to get a bit of improvement by misadjusting the brightness and contrast settings of my Oppo, but it really is baffling that this wasn't corrected during a QC.
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I don't know if it's a disc issue or just the fact that this is a visibly dated master.
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Antonioni's Red Desert and Story of a Love Affair both confirmed to be from the recent 4K restoration.
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Restorations plural... And RED DESERT/LE DÉSERT ROUGE is coming in two editions, a bare bones Blu Ray and an Édition Prestige limitée of a Combo Blu Ray & DVD plus a package of goodies, the full specs being...
Somptueusement photographié par Carlo Di Palma et disponible pour la première fois en Blu-ray™ dans sa nouvelle restauration 4K, Le Désert rouge (Lion d’or au Festival de Venise 1964) est un sommet dans la carrière du réalisateur de Blow-Up !
LE DÉSERT ROUGE de Michelangelo Antonioni
(1964 - Couleurs - 117 mn)
Nouvelle restauration 4K
Version originale sous-titrée français
Inédit en Blu-ray
EPL (ÉDITION PRESTIGE LIMITÉE) #21
// LE FILM EN COMBO BLU-RAY + DVD
Édition prestige limitée à 2000 exemplaires
// LES SUPPLÉMENTS
. LE DÉSERT ET L’OASIS (13 mn)
Illustré par un texte de Jean-Louis Comolli paru dans les Cahiers du Cinéma n° 159 (octobre 1964), un retour sur Le Désert rouge et sur le changement de regard que le cinéaste opère sur le monde.
. LE(S) SENS SUSPENDU(S) (18 mn)
Entretien avec Clotilde Simond, enseignante et auteure de l’ouvrage Esthétique et schizophrénie. Comment Antonioni utilise les moyens du cinéma pour nous offrir une vision unique de l’être-au-monde du sujet moderne.
LES ÉCRANS DE LA VILLE (12 mn)
Réalisation : Colette Thiriet - © 1964 INA
Un entretien d'époque dans lequel Antonioni revient sur la genèse du film, l’univers industriel peint et ses personnages.
. RUSHES (6 mn)
. BANDE-ANNONCE (HD*)
// INCLUS DE NOMBREUX MEMORABILIA
• FAC-SIMILÉ DU DOSSIER DE PRESSE D'ÉPOQUE
• JEU DE 10 PHOTOS
• MARQUE-PAGE
• AFFICHE
*en HD sur la version Blu-ray Disc™
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BD 50 • MASTER HAUTE DÉFINITION • 1080/23.98p • ENCODAGE AVC
Version Originale DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • Sous-Titres Français
Format 1.85 respecté • Couleurs • Durée du Film : 117 mn
DVD 9 • NOUVEAU MASTER RESTAURÉ • PAL • ENCODAGE MPEG-2
Version Originale Dolby Digital 1.0 • Sous-Titres Français
Format 1.85 respecté • 16/9 compatible 4/3 • Couleurs • Durée du Film : 110 mn
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Inagaki´s two versions of The Rickshaw Man on a French blu from Carlotta, reviewed in French here:
https://testsbluray.com/2022/05/08/test ... se-pousse/
https://testsbluray.com/2022/05/08/test ... se-pousse/
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Carlotta acquires French theatrical rights to 23 Pagnol titles:
https://ecran-total.fr/2022/05/20/mk2-a ... el-pagnol/ (paywalled)
https://ecran-total.fr/2022/05/20/mk2-a ... el-pagnol/ (paywalled)
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Amazon has listings for 3 Peter Bogdanovich Blu-rays releasing June 21:
Daisy Miller
Texasville
The Great Buster
Daisy Miller
Texasville
The Great Buster