Title | Best |
Kanal | R1 |
Kanal has been released in Region 2 (United Kingdom) and Region 1 (USA). The Region 2 UK release is identical to the Region 4 release. The Region 1 Criterion US release has a transfer that could still do with more restoration work but does not contain anywhere near as many artefacts as the Region 2 and Region 4 release. It contains the following extras: *Andrzej Wajda: On Kanal, a 27-minute exclusive new interview with the director, assistant director Janusz Morgenstern, and film critic Jerzy Plazewski (27:28) 16x9 enhanced. *Jan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from Warsaw, a new 28-minute interview by Wajda of a Warsaw Uprising insider (27:29) *Behind-the-scenes production photos, publicity stills, posters and an essay by film critic John Simon. There is also a Region 1 release of Kanal by the distributor Facets, but this version is VHS quality and is to be avoided. Again, similarly to the first film in the War trilogy boxset, The Region 1 Criterion release has a better transfer and extras than the Region 2 and Region 4 releases. |