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none
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:30 am
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I recently got a VHS copy of Pather Panchali from my local library.
It was put out by Hollywood Select Video.

The quality is awful-muddy, impossible to read subtitles, poor sound.
Looks to be a crude transfer. I can't believe the original could be
this bad.

Could some one recommend at least a decent watchable edition of this
fine film either VHS or DVD (prefered)?

Beowulf
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monterone
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 8:49 pm
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none <none@none.net> wrote in message news:<52ibh09bk7o8l19l1kgt6o2urvr96bn5n7@4ax.com>...
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I recently got a VHS copy of Pather Panchali from my local library.
It was put out by Hollywood Select Video.

The quality is awful-muddy, impossible to read subtitles, poor sound.
Looks to be a crude transfer. I can't believe the original could be
this bad.

Could some one recommend at least a decent watchable edition of this
fine film either VHS or DVD (prefered)?

Beowulf

I haven't seen it but unfortunately the Columbia TriStar DVD is
supposed to be of mediocre quality -- see blurry screenshots at
http://207.136.67.23/film/DVDReview/patherpanchali.htm

It's probably better than that tape, though.

I don't know what the problem was since there was a more than decent
theatrical restoration (of the trilogy and other Ray films) not all
that many years ago.
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