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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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    The US Region 1 comes from Criterion. In comparison to the Region 1, the Region 4 misses out on:

  • Video introduction by Martin Scorsese
  • Audio commentary by Peter Bondanella
  • Essay by film scholar Peter Matthews

    In comparison to the Region 4, the Region 1 misses out on:

  • Audio Commentary by Paul Harris
  • Featurette-Giulietta Masina-The Power Of A Smile
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Booklet

    The Criterion is a two-disc set and the audio is Dolby Digital 1.0.

    The Italian Region 2 release has a Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian soundtrack as well as the mono original (a waste of time in my opinion), some interviews, a very short featurette, a photo gallery and cast and crew biographies. It has English subtitles.

    The German Region 2 disc has no English subtitles and apart from the Italian soundtrack has a German dub.

    I am inclined to call this a draw between the Region 4 and the Region 1, as I have not been able to make a direct comparison. The Region 4 has a slightly better extras package, but I have concerns about the video quality which I am not able to allay at this time.