The Official Radiance Films Thread

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by asmodeux21

Severin has Dolby Vision for their "In My Skin" 4k UHD. It's not listed for Radiance Films' edition.

I was just about to ask…since Radiance is using Severin's master, that surely has to be a mistake, right?

Originally Posted by Tiger Tanaka

that would have been a major insult!

Have not seen but there is a rumor they are putting it out.

[GG88]

Originally Posted by rapta

I think it’s a good idea as it means one of the next volumes isn’t swamped with French titles. Think of it like Indicator doing a volume of Bogart films. Noir is a French word after all…

Hoping it means they might consider doing a full Japanese Noir set later on too!

PS: this month’s clue confirming Daughters of Darkness, btw.

The difference is the earlier powerhouse Noir boxes didn’t contain any Bogart films. The earlier World Noir boxes had French films in. The Borgat noirs are generally more popular than the ones in earlier volumes so it made sense to have a separate set for them as many people would only be interested for Boggie.

The box is called World Noir not French Noir so can see why some people would be disappointed that it doesn’t follow the preceding set’s pattern. However now the pattern is broken I agree we need an all Japanese set

[JackyJacquard]

Mocky box set £27.08 at Rarewaves

[MovieBuff647]

They addressed PALINDROMES being SDR: https://x.com/filmsradiance/status/1...wblC2B4JEzchRQ

[ZombAid]

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

They addressed PALINDROMES being SDR: https://x.com/filmsradiance/status/1...wblC2B4JEzchRQ

Yeah, all 4K UHD from Radiance right now are without Dolby vision and/or HDR.
That's really disappointing and really not worth it imo, as the resolution bump isn't the reason to own a 4K Disc for me.
They should have stayed with Blu-Rays at this point.
The upgrade price isn't worth it.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by ZombAid

Yeah, all 4K UHD from Radiance right now are without Dolby vision and/or HDR.
That's really disappointing and really not worth it imo, as the resolution bump isn't the reason to own a 4K Disc for me.
They should have stayed with Blu-Rays at this point.
The upgrade price isn't worth it.

I'm glad I have yet to buy one of their 4Ks. Their BDs are first-rate, FWIW.

SDR 4K is not always bad—THE BRUTALIST from Universal and Elevation justified it—but if IN MY SKIN has a 4K DV/HDR master, why is Radiance's release seemingly…SDR?

[DukeTogo84]

Very good good news about The Betrayal. Hoping the Japanese crime set is close to coming out as well. Kinda wish Paris Pick Up got US solo releases as that hasen't been released here yet.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by ZombAid

At least not a Yakuza Flick. Those were prevailing even more and are much more similar in structure imo.

Personally hoping the upcoming crime set has one or two Yakuza films. They are easily my favorite genre out of Japan and while some good ones have come out, there are still A TON left. Especially from Sadao Nakajima.

[Aunt Peg]

Only the Carlos Saura for me this month and I do hope that this is the start of more films from Saura from Radiance.

[MifuneFan]

Radiance just confirmed on Twitter In My Skin will have Dolby Vision / HDR

They've also updated their page to indicate it now too:

4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Severin Films
• 4K UHD Dolby Vision HDR and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD master audio
• Audio commentary by Marina de Van (2004)
• New interview with Marina de Van (2025)
• New interview with cinematographer Pierre Barougier (2025)
• New interview with acting coach Marc Adjadj (2025)
• New interview with critic Manuela Lazic (2025)
• New visual essay by Valeria Villegas Lindvall (2025)
• Two short student films by Marina de Van: Bien sous tous rapports (1996) and Retention (1997)
• Trailer
• Stills gallery
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Savina Petrovka and archival writing by Marina de Van
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Radiance just confirmed on Twitter In My Skin will have Dolby Vision / HDR

They've also updated their page to indicate it now too:

Also, the 4K being B-locked in the description has to be a mistake, right?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

Also, the 4K being B-locked in the description has to be a mistake, right?

I would assume that refers to the included Blu-ray.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I would assume that refers to the included Blu-ray.

Just occurred to me that this is their first 4K to have a B-locked BD so that makes sense.

[MifuneFan]

Just noticed they also switched the audio specs as well from Uncompressed mono PCM audio to Original 5.1 DTS-HD master audio

[ZombAid]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Personally hoping the upcoming crime set has one or two Yakuza films. They are easily my favorite genre out of Japan and while some good ones have come out, there are still A TON left. Especially from Sadao Nakajima.

I'm officially done with Yakuza Flicks, especially Kinji Fukasaku. I don't understand mostly who is who and what their goal is, besides shooting the other one that looks exactly like him. There are very few good Films in that subgenre in my opinion, one being Big Time Gambling Boss.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by ZombAid

I'm officially done with Yakuza Flicks, especially Kinji Fukasaku. I don't understand mostly who is who and what their goal is, besides shooting the other one that looks exactly like him.

Lmao.

[T4ffer]

Originally Posted by GG88

The box is called World Noir not French Noir so can see why some people would be disappointed that it doesn’t follow the preceding set’s pattern. However now the pattern is broken I agree we need an all Japanese set

The World Noir to me means more non-US noir. But to some extent I agree, I'd be tempted to put this on my France shelf, but instead I will continue the series in my international shelf, that also has series like Forgotten Gialli.

[MifuneFan]

Yeah, I would prefer more variety of countries in a World Noir set. Perhaps it would have been better if they started a new sub-set line like French Noir Collection Volume 1 or something? There's likely many titles for them to explore there, to make multiple volumes possible for the future.

Two of the French noir titles Radiance have released through the World Noir have been in Kino's French Noir Collection as an example:

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by ZombAid

I'm officially done with Yakuza Flicks, especially Kinji Fukasaku. I don't understand mostly who is who and what their goal is, besides shooting the other one that looks exactly like him. There are very few good Films in that subgenre in my opinion, one being Big Time Gambling Boss.

Yeah, I'd have to disagree 101%. The genre is rich with complex themes and characters and we have only scratched the surface of what's out there. There are still a handful of Fukasaku left, but still tons of great ones from Sadao Nakajima, Eiichi Kudo, Jun'ya Sato, Yasuharu Hasebe, Kôsaku Yamashita, Takashi Miike, Norifumi Suzuki, Teruo Ishii, Takashi Ishii, Akiyoshi Kimata and so many other directors.

Crime is easily my favorite genre of film to begin with, but outside of the US, no one does crime films like Japan.

[ZombAid]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Yeah, I'd have to disagree 101%. The genre is rich with complex themes and characters and we have only scratched the surface of what's out there. There are still a handful of Fukasaku left, but still tons of great ones from Sadao Nakajima, Eiichi Kudo, Jun'ya Sato, Yasuharu Hasebe, Kôsaku Yamashita, Takashi Miike, Norifumi Suzuki, Teruo Ishii, Takashi Ishii, Akiyoshi Kimata and so many other directors.

Crime is easily my favorite genre of film to begin with, but outside of the US, no one does crime films like Japan.

I'm the exact opposite.
I hate crime and western the most. All those Gangsta, Mafia, Yakuza, Cowboys and Native Americans stuff doesn't grip me anymore.
Battles without Honour or Humanity was a real chore to get through and I wasn't wiser in the end, as I really didn't understand anything. That's supposed to be the magnum opus in that subgenre, right?

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Lmao.

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