Blu Cinemathek Blu-ray Collection | Master List & Discussion Thread

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Blu Cinemathek Blu-ray Collection (Germany, Studio Canal/Kinowelt)
Master List & Discussion Thread

I've noticed the Blu Cinemathek (Germany) line by Studio Canal/Kinowelt recently but there's very little discussion about them; they have really attractive packaging and being in the UK was thinking of importing some of them.

I thought rather than search each one out individually, it would be useful to have a master list in one place so you can see everything that's available in this line.

I believe most, if not all of them are DigiBooks (though can't say for sure as not all are listed as such on Blu-ray.com).

One thing I want to make sure of is the technical specs of each release to see if they differ from existing German releases in any way.

So if you own these and you could provide any information for one or more of the releases that would be great and I'll gradually edit it into the list.

So, information regarding resolution & framerates (1080i50, 1080p24, 1080p23.976), the encode (AVC/VC-1 & bitrate), confirmation on audio tracks and specs (languages, channels, 24-bit or 16-bit etc.) & whether your copy is a digibook/digipack/amaray with a slipcover, the movies collection number & booklet language, plus if/how special features differ from other releases. Also, if there's any releases I've missed, let me know.

For now I'll start the list off simple and then add details (and eventually art) once we have some more info gathered...

• The Aviator
  
• The Bank Job - 'Bank Job'
  
• Breathless - 'Ausser Atem'
  
• Chloe
  
• The Cider House Rules - 'Gottes Werk & Teufels Beitrag'
  
• Clerks
  
• Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
  
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 'Tiger & Dragon'
  
• Deep Blue
  
• Delicatessen
  
• Dogma
  
• Don't Look Now - 'Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen'
  
• The Doors
  
• The English Patient - 'Der Englische Patient'
  
• Frida
  
• The Ghost Writer - 'Der Ghostwriter'
  
• The Great Dictator - 'Der Grosse Diktator'
  
• Hate - 'Hass'
  
• The Killing Fields
  
• La Femme Nikita - 'Nikita'
  
• The Last Emperor - 'Der Letzte Kaiser'
  
• Le Cercle Rouge - Vier Im Roten Kreis
  
• Léon: The Professional - 'Léon: Der Profi'
  
• Magnolia
  
• The Men Who Stare At Goats - 'Männer, die auf Ziegen starren'
  
• Microcosmos - 'Mikrokosmos'
  
• Million dollar Baby
  
• The Mission
  
• The Name Of The Rose - 'Der Name der Rose'
  
• Once
  
• Ran
  
• Smoke
  
• Strange Days
  
• The Talented Mr. Ripley - 'Der talentierte Mr. Ripley'
  
• There Will Be Blood
  
• The Third Man - 'Der dritte Mann'
  
• Thirteen Days
  
• The Tin Drum - 'Die Blechtrommel'
  
• The Wrestler
  

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I'd also like to know how the transfers compare to the US (specifically Magnolia and There Will Be Blood).

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I don't have a region-free player so I can't check, but I am getting rid of my copies of "The Aviator," "There Will Be Blood," and "Magnolia" in case anyone's interested.

[lolwut]

These are digipaks, not digibooks.

They can be had for under 10 EUR at Amazon.de. I just ordered There Will Be Blood.