Le Cercle Rouge 4K UHD (1970)

[Darth Marcus]

The more and more these types of titles come to 4K, the more and more I'm tempted to sell off just about the entirety of my Criterion Collection. They don't want to hop on the 4K train? Well that's $ lost for them.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by grahams76

Not as bad as I'd feared given the recent trailer for the French Serpico 4K, but still a little greenish. Whites do look white though.

Melville preferred a cooler look. The US Criterion was wrong and way too warm, and even confirmed tobe wrong later by Lee Klein.

Originally Posted by goathead1

not yet, but Amazon did update their listing with the following message:

This item cannot be delivered to the United States. Please select a different address.

Seeing this message may mean that Studio Canal may be planning a 4K release here also. Worst case scenrario is that Criterion reacquires the rights and release a 4K mastered blu-ray (Since they have no plans of releasing anything on 4K UHD anytime soon).

Alternatively it could just be Amazon pre-order Tom foolery.

That's not what it means at all. International shipping on some items is still restricted by COVID.

[silverlakephil]

You can still order some of these items that Amazon UK does not ship to the U.S. through Zavvi. However they’ve recently raised their set shipping by 6 pounds. I think this started with my Flash Gordon U.K. purchase.

[Labor_Unit001]

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/...uge-uk-4k-uhd/

Up for preorder on DiabolikDVD

[jumpy999]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I just did a google search and found this site:

https://www.forward2me.com/uk-to-usa...RoCTkwQAvD_BwE

Once you sign up, they'll give you an actual UK address you'll use when you order things online. It will be shipped to that address. Once they receive the package,they'll contact you as far as as fees (shipping, etc.) before they ship it your US address.

Awesome, thanks!

[XGEEKEDGERX]

I gave some serious thought yesterday to passing on this as I only just upgraded my old Melville DVD set to the Blu-ray one but it's a Melville, on UHD, in native 4K... f**k it! Sold!

[kristoffer]

Might need to pick this up. I hope Le Samurai is next!

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Might need to pick this up. I hope Le Samurai is next!

I hope so, as long as a new restoration is used because the existing restoration is... shit, simply put.
So bad that the older DVD-era master Criterion smartly used for their Blu-ray is leagues better. I may have read that the "new" restoration was done at 4K, but even if only the scan was, a new restoration using it would be superb, as it's just the awful filtering that ruined it.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Might need to pick this up. I hope Le Samurai is next!

It won't be. If there is to be another Melville film on 4K UHD in the future, the next is likely to be Army of Shadows - the other Melville film that was released as part of the digibook 'Studio Canal Collection'.

Le Samourai isn't owned by Canal but by Pathe (or Rene Chateau).

[PowellPressburger]

The one 4K transfer I wish that could get a Studio Canal do over is THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH.

I remember buying the Studio Canal blu and couldn't believe how blown out and awful that transfer looked!

It needs a re-do with David M. and a 4K release for sure.

I just wish Studio Canal would also try a title like THE TALES OF HOFFMANN on 4K because that film pops on the 4K transfer they released on BLU several years ago. Just would love to see that and Last Year at Marienbad get 4Ks

[Mosley likes BFDI]

I was never expecting this to get a 4K Blu-ray release in the UK. I thought it was only gonna get one in France and Germany.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

The one 4K transfer I wish that could get a Studio Canal do over is THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH.

I remember buying the Studio Canal blu and couldn't believe how blown out and awful that transfer looked!

It needs a re-do with David M. and a 4K release for sure.

I just wish Studio Canal would also try a title like THE TALES OF HOFFMANN on 4K because that film pops on the 4K transfer they released on BLU several years ago. Just would love to see that and Last Year at Marienbad get 4Ks

Totally agree with The Man Who Fell to Earth!

[cash_black]

Any word on who is overseeing the transfer?

[dwk]

According to this Hiventy was responsible for this restoration, but who knows what they used for reference.

[andreasy969]

The French release is listed with 3 discs/with a 3rd bonus disc now: https://www.amazon.fr/Le-Cercle-Roug.../dp/B08FP3SQPV

Same here: https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f300647-ce...t=autocomplete




I'm pretty sure that it didn't say so when I pre-ordered with amazon.fr.

[TheBondFan]

Originally Posted by andreasy969

The French release is listed with 3 discs/with a 3rd bonus disc now: https://www.amazon.fr/Le-Cercle-Roug.../dp/B08FP3SQPV

Same here: https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f300647-ce...t=autocomplete




I'm pretty sure that it didn't say so when I pre-ordered with amazon.fr.

Interesting fact too: it is now unavailable on Amazon.fr

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by andreasy969

The French release is listed with 3 discs/with a 3rd bonus disc now: https://www.amazon.fr/Le-Cercle-Roug.../dp/B08FP3SQPV

Same here: https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f300647-ce...t=autocomplete




I'm pretty sure that it didn't say so when I pre-ordered with amazon.fr.

StudioCanal have made a habit out of putting the extras on a separate disc just to make the disc count more impressive, not surprised in the least if true here.

[andreasy969]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

StudioCanal have made a habit out of putting the extras on a separate disc just to make the disc count more impressive, not surprised in the least if true here.

My point was that as of today it seems as if the UK and the German release might be lacking this (French?) bonus disc.

EDIT: Just checked zavvi and says 3 discs as well (now).

[Ben_C]

The UK Zoom listing is showing it has 3 discs.

[andreasy969]

Originally Posted by TheBondFan

Interesting fact too: it is now unavailable on Amazon.fr

It was available on Monday at any rate and wasn't anymore already yesterday (or even before that). Just FYI, because I noticed. I noticed the 3 only today.