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Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) (Directors Suite)R1

    This film has been released in several countries. The obvious benchmark against which to measure the Region 4 is the Region 1 release from Criterion. In comparison to the Madman, the Criterion misses out on:

  • Audio Commentary by Hamish Ford
  • Bergman and the Cinema documentary
  • Directors Suite trailers
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 mono soundtrack

    In comparison to the Criterion, the Madman misses out on

  • Audio Commentary by Peter Cowie
  • Dolby Digital 1.0 soundtrack
  • Video introduction by Ingmar Bergman
  • Liner notes booklet with essays

    Based on the screencaps available on the web, the Criterion has the superior video transfer and on this basis is to be preferred, although it is more expensive.

    There is also a UK Region 2 release from Tartan Video, which is on a single-layer disc. The only extras are a couple of trailers and a liner essay. Based on a review of this disc it sounds as though the source material for that transfer is the same as the Region 4, as the audio and video artefacts tally up.

    I have seen no reviews of the Swedish Region 2 release, which appears to include no extras or subtitles.