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    Despair AKA Despair - Eine Reise ins Licht (Blu-ray) (1978)

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    Set against the rise of the Nazis in the early 1930's Germany, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate, goes slowly mad.

    Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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    Blu-ray ALL America - (Olive Films)
    Blu-ray B Germany - (Euro Video)
    Blu-ray B United Kingdom - (Park Circus)

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    Blu-ray ALL America - (Olive Films)

  • Extras:
    Fiction Factory documentary - "The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited" (1080p,72:53)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p 24fps AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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    Blu-ray B Germany - (Euro Video)

  • Extras:
    Fiction Factory documentary - "The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited" (1080i, 70 mins)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080i 50Hz AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
    German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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    Blu-ray B United Kingdom - (Park Circus)

  • Extras:
    Fiction Factory documentary - "The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited" (1080i, 69:58)
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  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080i 50Hz AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English LPCM 2.0 mono
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    OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL

    US for the progressive transfer.
    DVDBeaver claims Region A locked, but verified A,B,C elsewhere.

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    CUTS:

    • Blu-ray ALL America- Olive Films - No cuts (121:13).
    • Blu-ray B Germany- Euro Video - No cuts (116 mins 25fps).
    • Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Park Circus - No cuts (116:16 25fps).
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    Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 02/06/12
    Comparison last updated by Nigel_Badnell on 20/06/12

    UPDATE LOG:

    20/06/12 Confirmed UK as interlaced
    02/06/12 Initial entries

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