The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) - Le Chat Qui Fume - Blu-ray Forum

Brian81 · 04-21-2023, 10:34 AM

Coming via LCQF:

https://twitter.com/lechatquifume/st...Cz_Yj6y-MtAAAA

CelestialAgent · 04-21-2023, 07:16 PM

In the Twitter replies, LCQF say there won’t be forced subs.

Missed this in the cinema last year (Picturehouse were showing it only a handful of times at times I wasn’t free), and in spite of the number of (largely archival) extras, I think I would rather watch the film in 4K than get the BFI release, as much as I love them as a label. 4K is the one format where extras don’t matter as much to me (feel the same way about LCQF releasing Bayan Ko with English subtitles - though if it got a UK/US BD with extras I might opt for that instead. Unsure on La traque, Camera Obscura only has one short extra and weren’t able to license the rest, so UHD may be the way to go.)

Even if they can’t give us The Devils, I’m really happy to see LCQF taking risks with the titles they release, provided the elements are available. Though the Zeitgeist US BDs like The Falls with additional short films do look nice.

It’s cool quite a few Greenaways are popping up on UHD outside the UK, as with Drowning by Numbers with Severin. Don’t know if A Zed and Two Noughts or The Belly of an Architect would be upgraded, but we’re really overdue at least remastered BDs of Prospero’s Books and The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover. Glad Indicator released The Pillow Book. The UK BDs of Goltzius and the Pelican Company and Eisenstein in Guanajuto are also OOP so could do with a reissue.

Been meaning to watch this film for a long time, as my copy of the DVD didn’t work, I’d lost the receipt and had to bin it and swallow the cost!

asmodeux21 · 04-21-2023, 11:49 PM

According to their facebook page, this will have HDR Dolby Vision.

Brian81 · 05-28-2023, 02:51 PM

Is this one expection (or any talk/rumors) as to this being released in UHD in any other regions?

thebigcheese3k · 05-30-2023, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian81

Is this one expection (or any talk/rumors) as to this being released in UHD in any other regions?

Just speculation but I could see Severin releasing this. They’ve shared other releases with Le Chat (Faceless) and just released another Greenaway film on UHD (Drowning By Numbers).

CelestialAgent · 06-01-2023, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcheese3k

Just speculation but I could see Severin releasing this. They’ve shared other releases with Le Chat (Faceless) and just released another Greenaway film on UHD (Drowning By Numbers).

Can’t see it happening when Zeitgeist are handling the US Blu-ray.

thebigcheese3k · 06-01-2023, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Can’t see it happening when Zeitgeist are handling the US Blu-ray.

Interesting, I missed that announcement. That does make it seem unlikely, unless Severin or someone else got exclusive rights to the UHD in the US.

thomasomalley · 05-31-2023, 01:34 AM

I wonder if it was possible for BFI to release this in 4K instead of just Bluray last year. Very much a missed opportunity imo, unless somehow they don’t have the UHD rights to it.

PullBackCamera · 07-02-2023, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by thomasomalley

I wonder if it was possible for BFI to release this in 4K instead of just Bluray last year. Very much a missed opportunity imo, unless somehow they don’t have the UHD rights to it.

BFI are now scared of UHD outside the genre space. Seems they were burnt early on (Seventh Seal?) and a missive came down the pipeline not to do it again... And so here we are, a small French indie label showing them up on one of the most famous films in their own catalogue.

senseabove · 06-29-2023, 05:44 PM

Looks like this is making its way into people's hands. Any reviews yet?

brainofj72 · 06-30-2023, 07:01 PM

Got my copy today and did a little spot checking.

First of all, at least in the bits I sampled, I can confirm that subtitles are NOT forced.

Also, though I'll reserve any opinions until watching the film in full, I looked at both the UHD and BD and I will say that the colors are drastically different between the two, with the UHD looking FAR more muted than the BD, which is much brighter and more colorful. Interesting.

asmodeux21 · 06-30-2023, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by brainofj72

Got my copy today and did a little spot checking.

First of all, at least in the bits I sampled, I can confirm that subtitles are NOT forced.

Also, though I'll reserve any opinions until watching the film in full, I looked at both the UHD and BD and I will say that the colors are drastically different between the two, with the UHD looking FAR more muted than the BD, which is much brighter and more colorful. Interesting.

I watched the UHD in HDR and thought it looked stunning with rich colors and wonderful grain. Subjective, of course. I didn't watch the BD though.

brainofj72 · 06-30-2023, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by asmodeux21

I watched the UHD in HDR and thought it looked stunning with rich colors and wonderful grain. Subjective, of course. I didn't watch the BD though.

Yeah, as I said I am not stating any opinions about whether it looks good or not, just noting that it looks quite different.

andreasy969 · 07-08-2023, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by brainofj72

Got my copy today and did a little spot checking.

First of all, at least in the bits I sampled, I can confirm that subtitles are NOT forced.

Also, though I'll reserve any opinions until watching the film in full, I looked at both the UHD and BD and I will say that the colors are drastically different between the two, with the UHD looking FAR more muted than the BD, which is much brighter and more colorful. Interesting.

I received this today and can't confirm. As in not at all. And re. muted, if anything, it's the other way round and the BD is more muted. Sooo... really don't know what you were looking at.

Some random samples to prove my point:

BD (upscaled) | 4K (100 nits)

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nicwood · 07-09-2023, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by andreasy969

I received this today and can't confirm. As in not at all. And re. muted, if anything, it's the other way round and the BD is more muted. Sooo... really don't know what you were looking at.

Some random samples to prove my point:

BD (upscaled) | 4K (100 nits)

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Are your BD caps from the BFI BD? I have this edition and definitely plan on watching it before eventually getting the UHD. I have a broad range of what films I can appreciate but what I’ve seen of Greenaway showed me my limits.

Great for all of his fans that this is the second 4K disc arriving remarkably close together.

andreasy969 · 07-09-2023, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nicwood

Are your BD caps from the BFI BD? I have this edition and definitely plan on watching it before eventually getting the UHD. I have a broad range of what films I can appreciate but what I’ve seen of Greenaway showed me my limits.

Great for all of his fans that this is the second 4K disc arriving remarkably close together.

No, the BD caps are from the Le Chat BD that came with the 4K.

Brian81 · 06-30-2023, 10:38 PM

Received this as well today.

thebigcheese3k · 07-02-2023, 04:46 PM

This is a stunning UHD, thought the color and grain looked excellent! Le Chat hasn’t let me down yet. Happy to have this in my collection, definitely one I’ll want to revisit.

Shaw24 · 07-03-2023, 05:59 AM

Anywhere to buy this other than their website? I can't find it on any of the usual importers, nor on ebay.

asmodeux21 · 07-03-2023, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaw24

Anywhere to buy this other than their website? I can't find it on any of the usual importers, nor on ebay.

I might be wrong on this, but I think it is exclusive to their site. Also, it is a limited edition 4k UHD( 1000 copies) so once it's gone, no more will be pressed.

04-21-2023, 10:34 AM	#1
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) - Le Chat Qui Fume Coming via LCQF: https://twitter.com/lechatquifume/st...Cz_Yj6y-MtAAAA Last edited by BigNickUK; 04-23-2023 at 09:01 PM.

04-21-2023, 07:16 PM	#2
CelestialAgent Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Norwich 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:2170 DVD collection:659 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	In the Twitter replies, LCQF say there won’t be forced subs. Missed this in the cinema last year (Picturehouse were showing it only a handful of times at times I wasn’t free), and in spite of the number of (largely archival) extras, I think I would rather watch the film in 4K than get the BFI release, as much as I love them as a label. 4K is the one format where extras don’t matter as much to me (feel the same way about LCQF releasing Bayan Ko with English subtitles - though if it got a UK/US BD with extras I might opt for that instead. Unsure on La traque, Camera Obscura only has one short extra and weren’t able to license the rest, so UHD may be the way to go.) Even if they can’t give us The Devils, I’m really happy to see LCQF taking risks with the titles they release, provided the elements are available. Though the Zeitgeist US BDs like The Falls with additional short films do look nice. It’s cool quite a few Greenaways are popping up on UHD outside the UK, as with Drowning by Numbers with Severin. Don’t know if A Zed and Two Noughts or The Belly of an Architect would be upgraded, but we’re really overdue at least remastered BDs of Prospero’s Books and The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover. Glad Indicator released The Pillow Book. The UK BDs of Goltzius and the Pelican Company and Eisenstein in Guanajuto are also OOP so could do with a reissue. Been meaning to watch this film for a long time, as my copy of the DVD didn’t work, I’d lost the receipt and had to bin it and swallow the cost! Last edited by CelestialAgent; 04-21-2023 at 07:21 PM.

04-21-2023, 11:49 PM	#3
asmodeux21 Special Member Member since:Oct 2010 Trading Score:3	According to their facebook page, this will have HDR Dolby Vision.

05-28-2023, 02:51 PM	#4
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	Is this one expection (or any talk/rumors) as to this being released in UHD in any other regions?

05-31-2023, 01:34 AM	#8
thomasomalley Member Member since:Oct 2012 Trading Score:2	I wonder if it was possible for BFI to release this in 4K instead of just Bluray last year. Very much a missed opportunity imo, unless somehow they don’t have the UHD rights to it.

06-29-2023, 05:44 PM	#10
senseabove Special Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Bay Area Trading Score:1	Looks like this is making its way into people's hands. Any reviews yet?

06-30-2023, 07:01 PM	#11
brainofj72 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:USA 4K collection:1030 Blu-ray collection:3604 DVD collection:817 Digital collection:150 iTunes collection:140 Trading Score:152	Got my copy today and did a little spot checking. First of all, at least in the bits I sampled, I can confirm that subtitles are NOT forced. Also, though I'll reserve any opinions until watching the film in full, I looked at both the UHD and BD and I will say that the colors are drastically different between the two, with the UHD looking FAR more muted than the BD, which is much brighter and more colorful. Interesting.

06-30-2023, 10:38 PM	#17
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	Received this as well today.

07-02-2023, 04:46 PM	#18
thebigcheese3k Senior Member Member since:Dec 2019 4K collection:348 Blu-ray collection:612 DVD collection:1	This is a stunning UHD, thought the color and grain looked excellent! Le Chat hasn’t let me down yet. Happy to have this in my collection, definitely one I’ll want to revisit.

07-03-2023, 05:59 AM	#19
Shaw24 Active Member Member since:Sep 2021	Anywhere to buy this other than their website? I can't find it on any of the usual importers, nor on ebay.

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