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Mar 18, 2022 · Picture 6/10. The Criterion Collection's original DVD edition for Jean-Pierre Melville's Le cercle rouge presents the film in the aspect ratio of about 1.66:1 on the first dual-layer DVD of this two-disc set. The image has been enhanced for widescreen televisions. The standard-definition presentation comes from a high-definition master that was ...
Mar 14, 2022 · Picture 9/10. The Criterion Collection upgrades Jean-Pierre Melville’s caper-classic Le cercle rouge to 4K UHD, presenting the film yet again in the ratio of 1.85:1. The 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition encode with Dolby Vision is provided on a triple-layer disc and is sourced from StudioCanal’s recent 4K restoration, which in turn was ...
Apr 6, 2011 · As to everything else, I still agree with it: despite this being a much older high-definition master it does hold up surprisingly well all these years later. Criterion’s Blu-ray edition of Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le cercle rouge comes with a new 1080p/24hz transfer in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this dual-layer disc.
218 Le cercle rouge. #1 by Martha » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:27 am. Alain Delon plays a master thief, fresh out of prison, who crosses paths with a notorious escapee (Gian Maria Volontè) and an alcoholic ex-cop (Yves Montand). The unlikely trio plot a heist, against impossible odds, until a relentless inspector and their own pasts seal their fates.
Segments from a 1971 episode of Cinéastes de notre temps featuring director Jean-Pierre Melville Interview with assistant director Bernard Stora Interview with Rui Nogueira, author of Melville on Melville On-set and archival footage, featuring interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville and actors Alain Delon, Yves Montand, and André Bourvil Trailer Essays by film critics Michael Sragow and Chris ...
Nov 26, 2017 · In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays a contract killer with samurai instincts. A razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology—maverick director Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece <I>Le Samouraï</I> defines cool.
Jul 18, 2024 · Picture 8/10. Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï receives a 4K upgrade from The Criterion Collection, presented with HDR10 on a triple-layer disc in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition presentation is sourced from a recent 4K restoration, scanned primarily from the 35mm original negative with a 35mm ...
Apr 12, 2011 · The unlikely trio plot a heist, against impossible odds, until a relentless inspector and their own pasts seal their fates. Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le cercle rouge combines honorable antiheroes, coolly atmospheric cinematography, and breathtaking set pieces to create a masterpiece of crime cinema.
Oct 28, 2003 · As the unlikely trio plots a heist against impossible odds, their trail is pursued by a relentless inspector (Bourvil), and fate seals their destinies. Jean-Pierre Melville's Le cercle rouge combines honorable anti-heroes, coolly atmospheric cinematography, and breathtaking set pieces to create a masterpiece of crime cinema.
Picture 7/10. Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le samouraï finally receives a long overdue Blu-ray upgrade from Criterion, presented again in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this dual-layer disc with a 1080p/24hz high-definition encode. Sadly Criterion hasn’t given the film an all-new restoration and instead are using the same high-def master ...