Paris, Texas 4K UHD (1984) (The Criterion Collection)

[MifuneFan]

Criterion will be releasing Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas on 4K UHD on December 3rd!

https://www.criterion.com/films/1502-paris-texas

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, presented in the aspect ratio of 1.66:1, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring Wenders
• Archival interviews with Wenders; cinematographer Robby Müller; composer Ry Cooder; actors Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler; novelist Patricia Highsmith; and filmmaker Samuel Fuller
• Interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis
• Deleted scenes and Super 8 home movies
• Gallery of Wenders’ location-scouting photos
• Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Nick Roddick; interviews with Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell; and excerpts from Wenders’ book of photos Written in the West

Cover by Neil Kellerhouse

Original post:

[Show spoiler]Criterion/Janus Films will be releasing the new 4K restoration of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas in theaters for its 40th anniversary. As part of their press notes booklet (PDF), I noticed the Restoration page confirms a UHD for home entertainment will also be coming, which will include HDR. This was expected, but good to have official confirmation from Janus/Criterion themselves. No release date yet, but it could come as early as November.

RESTORATION

PARIS, TEXAS was shot in the fall of 1983 on an ARRIFLEX 35 BL III, on color negative film.

In 2014, on behalf of the French co-producer, Argos Films, the original negative was digitized in 4K, restored and color graded in 2K. All work was carried out at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna and the Eclair Group in Paris, with the kind support of CNC. Because 2K was the state of the art of the projection technology installed in most cinemas, restoration, grading and mastering were carried out in 2K.

However, as extensive tests have shown that all the information contained in the 35mm material is only fully reproduced in 4K resolution, and as projection and broadcasting norms are evolving in this direction, Wim Wenders and the Wim Wenders Stiftung decided to elaborately restore and color grade PARIS, TEXAS in 4K to coincide with the film’s 40th anniversary in 2024. The 4K restoration work was made possible with the support of Chanel and the German Film Heritage Funding Program (FFE). It was carried out at Basis Berlin Postproduktion, using the 4K scans made at L’Immagine Ritrovata.

The Wim Wenders Stiftung has thus been able to catch up with state of the art norms and make the film available in 4K DCPs for theatrical screenings and UHD for home entertainment and streaming - including an HDR version - for today’s widespread display technology.

Paris, Texas - Official 4K Restoration Trailer - YouTube

[SpookyDollhouse]

[maverick22]

Never seen this. Will keep on my radar.

Being a Texan, I have to watch this at least once, right? Ha

[Kyle15]

All-time great right here. Will be sweet if it drops during the sale. Yes!

[nicwood]

Hoping for a great encode from Criterion that missing out on a cherry LSP or FiM encode on the Carlotta won't hurt too much. (The Carlotta releases on November 5th)

Also hopefully Criterion carry over the film's 5.1 mix from the BD. The press booklet only states stereo.

[starman15317]

Shouldn't this be in the wishlist thread until it's officially announced?

[Ruined]

the double dips are coming fast and hard

[Al_The_Strange]

Oh jeez, I just bought a regular Blu-Ray from the last sale.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by starman15317

Shouldn't this be in the wishlist thread until it's officially announced?

Didn't you say the same thing for the Columbia Classics Vol. 5 thread I made? The notes page clearly shows a UHD is being planned for home video release. I know you're still upset that your Zodiac thread got moved to the wishlist section, but you gotta let it go dude.

[sheri1983]

Day 1 for me, hopefully during the November sale.

[fteixeira]

The bluray is quite good. This is a gritty film. I perceive it as having a slight sleepy haze to it with significant amount of film noise... willl 4K UHD resolution help enough to dip again? Maybe the increased color gamut and dynamic range will kick up the vibrant colors some, which are meaningful within the visual nature of the story.

The statement "extensive tests have shown that all the information contained in the 35mm material is only fully reproduced in 4K resolution" seems to be a bit of marketing hype given the "material". Let's see. Will be waiting for trusted reviews before double dipping.

[tama]

No, the blu-ray is not quite good 😆

[DR Herbert West]

Nice!

[MifuneFan]

The good news is that Ritrovata only appears to have done the 4K scanning, while Wenders and company handled the color grading themselves.

[SpacemanDoug]

any chances of this movie being made available in mono again?

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by SpacemanDoug

any chances of this movie being made available in mono again?

Going by the Tech Specs on Page 4 of the booklet, it looks like it will be stereo.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

West Germany/France: 1984
Duration: 146 minutes
Format: 35mm, color; 1:1.66; Stereo
Restoration: 4K Scan L’Immagine Ritrovata and
4K Restoration BASIS Berlin in 2024,
4K DCP

Originally Posted by nicwood

Also hopefully Criterion carry over the film's 5.1 mix from the BD. The press booklet only states stereo.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Oh jeez, I just bought a regular Blu-Ray from the last sale.

Thank you for your service.

[Dingus1539]

Pays to be patient, I haven't upgraded since DVD. I’ve almost bought the Criterion Blu-ray dozens of times. I do love this film. Can’t wait to see the new restoration.

[Axl Rose]

Originally Posted by Dingus1539

Pays to be patient, I haven't upgraded since DVD. I’ve almost bought the Criterion Blu-ray dozens of times. I do love this film. Can’t wait to see the new restoration.

Only took 14 years.

[teddyballgame]

Really like the looks of it from the trailer. I think the color will be great