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La Ronde (Directors Suite)=

     The Region 2 Second Sight United Kingdom release of La Ronde is presented on a single-layer DVD5 disc. It includes an audio commentary by Susan White, a long interview with Ophüls scholar Alan Williams, a short interview with actor Daniel Gélin and a stills gallery.

     The Region 1 Criterion Collection United States release includes the same audio commentary by Susan White, lengthy interview with Alan Williams and short interview with actor Daniel Gélin. Unique to this release is the interview with Max Ophüls' son Marcel Ophüls, correspondence between Sir Laurence Olivier and Heinrich Schnitzler (the playwright's son), illustrating the controversy surrounding the source play and an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty.

     The Region 4 Madman Directors Suite label Australian release of La Ronde includes the same Alan Williams interview found on both the Region 1 and Region 2 releases. Unique to this release is the audio commentary by Anna Dzenis and Rick Thompson, the comparative extra which looks at the two cuts of the film - Full Circle: The two versions of Max Ophüls' La Ronde, and the essay by Dr. Adrian Danks on the film, The Circle Game: Max Ophüls and La Ronde.

     In summary, I feel that the Region 1 Criterion Collection and Region 4 Madman Directors Suite label releases are the best versions currently available of La Ronde on DVD due to their quality, yet different, extras.