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I rewatched both this and A Canterbury Tale recently and they only got better. Is that possible?

Yes, the magical elements of each continue to grow on me upon repeat viewings as well, whereas P&P's more grounded-to-reality works don't necessarily deliver the same returns

reaky wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:07 pmPresumably another Criterion P&P that will be squashed by ITV in the UK (as with AMOLAD).

Yup, and this time I doubt they'll bother with a native Blu-ray, let alone a 4K disc. ITV really do have their finger on the pulse, don't they? No idea why they have such strict licensing rules for the UK, but apparently not for the US or Australia. They must have very little respect for their home audience.

Luckily I did manage to see this when The Film Foundation screened it online a couple of years ago, but I would love to own it and watch it again, so will either have to import the inevitable Imprint release or this one (will have to wait and see if the extras would be playable on my RB player though, otherwise it'd just be the 4K disc).

I had the pleasure of watching this for the first time ever last night and it bowled me over. Just an incredibly magical film. Also this may be the best looking black and white film I've ever seen on home video. Absolute perfection.

Yeah I saw it on the channel for the first time recently. The level of enchanting is something else. I'm hoping the 4k lands in the end of year sale. If not, I'll drop the 50 on it, so I can watch it over Christmas.

UHD is already available and was even eligible for the last sale.

There's always been something I can't quite put my finger on that separate this by a hair from P&P's best work, even though I still love it. The shot where Pamela Brown enters the house with her dogs is one of the most gorgeous in all of cinema