Title | Best |
Albert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts-White Mane/The Red Balloon | R4 |
White Mane and The Red Balloon have been released separately as part of The Criterion Collection. Like this Madman Edition, the Criterion releases have been transferred from a newly restored high definition source. However, the only extra featured on the Criterion releases is the theatrical trailer. The Criterion release of White Mane has an additional English narration by actor, Peter Strauss. Also available is a 3-disc box set from Criterion which contains the films, White Mane, The Red Balloon and Bill Mason's, Paddle to the Sea. While I can't directly compare the Criterion versions with the Madman, I'd say this R4 Madman Edition is the likely winner, due mainly to the inclusion of some very nice extras. I would also guess that the transfers of all these editions would be very similar in quality. There is also an all region UK edition of White Mane and The Red Balloon - both are presented on the one disc. This edition was released in September 2008 by Network and features no extras. |