Criterion Collection (frame 1245)

Criterion Collection

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Friday 04th November 2005
Last modified on Friday 13th February 2026, 10:53:39 PM


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Label:  Criterion Collection (USA)

Region:  1
RCE protection:  No
Copyright protection system:  CSS / CPPM

Disc type:  DVD9 (the data occupy 6.98 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  2:06:17.04

Video:  NTSC
Aspect ratio:  1.30:1 non-anamorphic


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.16 / 7.47 / 9.56 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Slovak Dolby Digital 1.0 / 160 kbps

Subtitles: English

Menus available in: English


Special features:
 

US theatrical trailer (2:20)
6-page booklet (in English)


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CČV/Bonton

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Friday 04th November 2005
Last modified on Friday 13th February 2026, 10:53:39 PM


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Label:  CČV/Bonton (Czech Republic)

Region:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
RCE protection:  No
Copyright protection system:  None

Disc type:  DVD9 (the data occupy 6.96 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  2:00:22.12

Video:  PAL
Aspect ratio:  1.34:1 non-anamorphic


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.43 / 5.52 / 6.51 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Slovak Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 224 kbps

Subtitles: Slovak
English

Menus available in: Czech


Special features:
 

Filmographies of Ján Kadár (1 page), Elmar Klos (2 pages),
Ida Kamińská (1 page), Jozef Kroner (4 pages)
& František Zvarík (2 pages, in Czech)
Photogallery (1:58, music only)
Interviews with Elmar Kloss (13:14), Juraj Herz (5:30),
Pavel Taussig (6:53) & Jordan Balurov (5:38, in Czech)
Trailers for "Sametoví vrazi" (3:00, in Czech),
"Milenci a vrazi" (1:00, in Czech), "Blízko nebe" (1:10, in English),
"Kousek nebe" (1:50, in Czech) & "Sluneční stát" (1:51, in Czech)
Production & distribution notes (6 pages, in Czech)

*difference between channels is -79.44 dB (0.01 %)


Second Run / Blu-ray (frame 634)

Second Run / Blu-ray

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Monday 23rd October 2017
Last modified on Friday 13th February 2026, 10:53:39 PM


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Label:  Second Run (UK)

Region:  A, B & C (?)
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  AACS

Disc type:  BD50 (the data occupy 43.36 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  2:05:24.21

Video:  MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24
Aspect ratio:  1.38:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.00 / 34.96 / 59.02 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Slovak LPCM 2.0 mono* / 2,304 kbps

Subtitles: English

Menus available in: English


Special features:
 

  • An appreciation by Michael Brooke
    (40:02, MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24/1.001, in English LPCM 2.0 / 1,536 kbps)
  • Original US Press Kit (22 pages, in English)

  • 20-page booklet (in English)

Notes: 
Special thanks to LeoH, a regular @ the Zóna discussion board, for making this comparison possible! (c:

To see the screenshots in glorious Full HD 1080, click here.

*difference between channels is -141.47 dB (0.00 %)


The Czech Film Foundation / Blu-ray (frame 791)

The Czech Film Foundation / Blu-ray

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Monday 23rd October 2017
Last modified on Friday 13th February 2026, 10:53:40 PM


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Label:  The Czech Film Foundation (Czech Republic)

Region:  A, B & C (?)
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  None

Disc type:  BD-R25 (the data occupy 20.83 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  2:07:04.13

Video:  MPEG-2, 1080p24/1.001
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  3.57 / 22.01 / 32.39 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Slovak Dolby Digital 1.0 / 384 kbps

Subtitles: None

Menus available in: None

Special features:
 

None

Notes: 
"The Shop on Main Street" has recently been restored in 4K, but as of writing my review this version is only available on a bare-bones BD-R as a "perk" for the supporters of Bijáky.cz, a.k.a. The Czech Film Foundation.

The older [not restored] Second Run edition - while a big improvement over the then state-of-the-art Criterion DVD - is clearly inferior to even the bit-starved MPEG-2 rendition of Bijáky's new master.
     My only complaint against the latter would be that it's too perfect - too clean & sterile, but I guess that's down to the poor encode which just can't resolve the fine grain one catches glimpses of in the few places where it's not been completely obliterated. Fingers crossed for a proper Blu-ray release, ideally in time for Christmas! ;-)

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SFI / Blu-ray (frame 744)

SFI / Blu-ray

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Friday 13th February 2026
Last modified on Friday 13th February 2026, 10:53:39 PM


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Label:  Slovak Film Institute (Slovakia)

Region:  A, B & C (?)
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  AACS

Disc type:  BD50 (the data occupy 43.26 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  2:07:01.22

Video:  MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.00 / 25.05 / 40.08 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Slovak DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono* / 1,560 kbps
Slovak audio descriptive in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono* / 1,570 kbps

Subtitles: Slovak, Slovak for the deaf and hard of hearing & English

Menus available in: Slovak & English

Note: The menus are 1080i50!


Special features:
 

  • "'Obchod na korze' pohľadom..."
    ("'The Shop on Main Street' Through the Eyes of...")
    • Stanislava Přádná (18:09, in Czech)
    • Elmar Kloss (17:35, in Czech)
    • Egon Gál (11:37)
    • Václav Macek (16:55)
  • Ján Kadár's short films
    • "Sú osobne zodpovední za zločiny proti ľudskosti!"
      ("They Are Personally Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity!," 6:23)
    • "Sú osobne zodpovední za zradu na národnom povstaní!"
      ("They Are Personally Responsible for Betraying the National Uprising!," 7:20)

(Unless noted otherwise, all extras are MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24,
with the same audio & subtitle tracks as the main feature.)

  • 104-page booklet (in Slovak & English, but not completely bilingual as is usually
    the case with these "prestige" SFI releases - more like 75:25)

Notes: Comes in a foldout digipak; an article by Ján Kadár (1 page, in Slovak & English)
is printed on the side of the digipak itself.

To see the screenshots in glorious Full HD 1080, click here.

*difference between channels is -Inf. dB (0.00 %),
resp. -Inf. dB (0.00 %)

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