Classe tous risques (1960) AKA The Big Risk 1080p RM4K Criterion BluRay x265 10bit FLAC 1 0 - Cabiria

After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos sneaks back to Paris with his children, despite a death sentence hanging over his head. Accompanied by appointed guardian Eric Stark and beset by backstabbing former friends, Abel begins a throat-grabbing, soul-searching journey through the postwar Parisian underworld. A character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope, this rugged noir from Claude Sautet is a highlight of 1960s French cinema.


NOTE: This is from a new 4K digital restoration. The previously available BFI blu-ray uses an older 2K restoration. Image is noticeably darker and more detailed. The BFI transfer is also cropped to 1.63:1, this one has the original aspect ratio of 1.66:1 so it has a little more information in the frame. Below, I have provided comparison screenshots from an encode of the BFI transfer as well as screenshots of my encode.



This film is a part of my Claude Sautet collection, which includes:


Classe touse risques / The Big Risk

The Dictator's Guns / L'Arme à gauche

The Things of Life / Les Choses de la vie

Max and the Junkmen / Max et les ferrailleurs

César and Rosalie / César et Rosalie

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others / Vincent, François, Paul et les autres

A Simple Story / Une histoire simple

A Bad Son / Un mauvais fils

Waiter! / Garçon!

A Few Days with Me / Quelques jours avec moi

A Heart in Winter / Un cœur en hiver

Nelly and Mr. Arnaud / Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud





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