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rufus2056 wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 10:04 pm According to the Potemkine Napoléon end credits there exist subtitles for American English, German, LATAM Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

On the discs themselves, I immediately flag an issue that may concern non-French speaking readers of this blog. The Potemkine edition has no subtitles of any kind on any of its presentations. This is despite press releases promising (at the very least) English options for any/all formats of this edition (DVD, Blu-ray, UHD). Furthermore, the restoration end credits include a list of translators for six foreign subtitle tracks. None of these are listed on the packaging, and I checked on the Potemkine website and various other retail outlets in France to confirm: there is no mention of subtitles. I can only assume that this was due to copyright reasons, as it is commercial folly to reduce your potential foreign sales by not offering more language options. I’ve not yet heard about any plans for the film’s international release, either via Netflix or any other means. I can only imagine that one or more interested parties don’t like the idea of an English-language home media edition of this film preceding a future release. Though the Table Ronde publication makes the claim for the Cinémathèque française possessing worldwide copyright for Napoléon, there are clearly limits as to how and when it is being sold to international territories. Since I began writing this review, news has emerged that Potemkine (and other retailers) have begun cancelling orders to anyone outside France. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Stefan Andersson wrote: Wed Dec 10, 2025 12:57 pm Tenia on Napoléon/Potemkine:
https://testsbluray.com/2025/12/10/test ... bel-gance/

Tenia references b & w sections here tinted/toned with a cream or sepia colour. This seems to be what Paul Cuff describes as "ochre wash has permeated the frame. It will also influence tinted/toned sequences". Cuff sees this as the Cinémathéque´s way of giving the image a "warm look", imitating the brightness levels of 1927 French projectors.

Cuff also points out that the image is cropped on all four sides, as this would have happened with projectors in France in 1927:
"According to /the CF/ analysis, the aperture of contemporary projectors would slightly crop the film image on all four sides of the frame. /.../ there is less information within the frame in the 2024 restoration than in the BFI’s 2016 restoration."
Sample screencaps here:
https://therealmofsilence.com/

Stefan Andersson wrote: Tue Jan 06, 2026 6:03 pm News from Elephant Films, France -- the 2026 lineup for the Cinema Master Class/CMC label, blu+dvd&dvd:

03/03/2026
Rythmes d'amour (Murder at the Vanities) de Mitchell Leisen (1934)
Jeux de mains (Hands Across the Table) de Mitchell Leisen (1935)
L'Aventure d'une nuit (Remember the Night) de Mitchell Leisen (1940)
Éveille-toi mon amour (Arise, My Love) de Mitchell Leisen (1940)
L'Aventure vient de la mer (Frenchman's Creek) de Mitchell Leisen (1944)
À chacun son destin (To Each His Own) de Mitchell Leisen (1946)

Also, a Leisen box set w/ above titles:
https://www.elephantfilms.com/mitchell- ... 2x42073995
https://www.elephantfilms.com/mitchell- ... 2x42137966