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Soft-matted widescreen is easily mistaken for full-frame 1.37 - don't be fooled!
Soft-matted widescreen is easily mistaken for full-frame 1.37 - don't be fooled!
===Rules of thumb===
* With very few exceptions, Japanese films made before the late 1970s are either 1.37 or 'scope
* Films originally released for TV exhibition or on 16mm are more likely than others to be natively 1.37




===Note on films from the 1950s===
===Note on films from the 1950s===


 
Some films made in the 1950s but after the rise of widescreen can be played in either 1.37 or widescreen without suffering. In some cases there is an obvious correct choice. However, during this transitional period many films were framed by their makers with the expectation that they would play in both widescreen cinemas and in cinemas that hadn't yet updated their equipment for widescreen. Lively debate about the "correct" aspect ratio exists around many films from this period. In situations from this period where the correct choice is unclear, we recommend considering (1) how the print looks on the bench or on the screen (perhaps looking at the film through the aperture plates for the ratios you're considering), (2) historical resources and primary sources (such as interviews with the film director), and (3) what the consensus on the internet seems to be (try searching for your film's title and the phrase "aspect ratio"),
 
===Rules of thumb===
* With very few exceptions, Japanese films made before the late 1970s are either 1.37 or 'scope
* Films originally released for TV exhibition or on 16mm are more likely than others to be natively 1.37




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* Eric Rohmer
* Eric Rohmer
* Gus Van Sant
* Gus Van Sant


==List of films==
==List of films==
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  | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights_%282011_film%29 ''Wuthering Heights''] || Andrea Arnold || 2011 || || United Kingdom ||
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 17:07, 26 August 2014

A guide to 35mm features released in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio after 1953, the year widescreen formats became the industry standard in Hollywood.

Soft-matted widescreen is easily mistaken for full-frame 1.37 - don't be fooled!

Rules of thumb

  • With very few exceptions, Japanese films made before the late 1970s are either 1.37 or 'scope
  • Films originally released for TV exhibition or on 16mm are more likely than others to be natively 1.37


Note on films from the 1950s

Some films made in the 1950s but after the rise of widescreen can be played in either 1.37 or widescreen without suffering. In some cases there is an obvious correct choice. However, during this transitional period many films were framed by their makers with the expectation that they would play in both widescreen cinemas and in cinemas that hadn't yet updated their equipment for widescreen. Lively debate about the "correct" aspect ratio exists around many films from this period. In situations from this period where the correct choice is unclear, we recommend considering (1) how the print looks on the bench or on the screen (perhaps looking at the film through the aperture plates for the ratios you're considering), (2) historical resources and primary sources (such as interviews with the film director), and (3) what the consensus on the internet seems to be (try searching for your film's title and the phrase "aspect ratio"),


Filmmakers to watch out for

Films directed by these filmmakers are in 1.37 often enough that it's worth noting:

  • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Eric Rohmer
  • Gus Van Sant


List of films

Title Director Year Release print
aspect ratio
Country Notes
Meek's Cutoff Kelly Reichardt 2010 Full-frame United States
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius 2011 Windowboxed France
Paranoid Park Gus Van Sant 2007 Full-frame United States
Last Days Gus Van Sant 2005 Full-frame United States
Elephant Gus Van Sant 2003 Full-frame United States
One from the Heart Francis Ford Coppola 1982 Full-frame United States
My Winnipeg Guy Maddin 2008 Windowboxed Canada
Fish Tank Andrea Arnold 2009 Windowboxed United Kingdom
A Summer's Tale Eric Rohmer 1996 Full-frame France
Wild Style Charlie Ahearn 1983 Full-frame United States
The Good German Steven Soderbergh 2006 United States
Celine and Julie Go Boating Jacques Rivette 1974 France
Le Pont du Nord Jacques Rivette 1982 France
Ida Paweł Pawlikowski 2013 Windowboxed Poland
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas 2012 Mexico
Parsifal Hans-Jürgen Syberberg 1982 Full-frame West Germany
Prénom Carmen Jean-Luc Godard 1983 France
Passion Jean-Luc Godard 1982 France
Détective Jean-Luc Godard 1985 France
Hail Mary Jean-Luc Godard 1985 France
For Ever Mozart Jean-Luc Godard 1996 France
Notre musique Jean-Luc Godard 2004 France
Hélas pour moi Jean-Luc Godard 1993 France
Breathless Jean-Luc Godard 1960 Full-frame France
Vivre Sa Vie Jean-Luc Godard 1962 Full-frame France
Le Petit Soldat Jean-Luc Godard 1960 Full-frame France
Band of Outsiders Jean-Luc Godard 1964 Full-frame France
Alphaville Jean-Luc Godard 1965 Full-frame France
Masculin Féminin Jean-Luc Godard 1966 Full-frame France
Meek's Cutoff Kelly Reichardt 2010 Full-frame United States
The Decalogue Krzysztof Kieślowski 1989 Full-frame Poland
Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami 1990 Full-frame Iran
Ivan's Childhood Andrei Tarkovsky 1962 Full-frame USSR
The Mirror Andrei Tarkovsky 1975 Full-frame USSR
Slacker Richard Linklater 1991 Full-frame United States
The Devil Probably Robert Bresson 1977 Full-frame France
Tabu Miguel Gomes 2012 Portugal
Wuthering Heights Andrea Arnold 2011 United Kingdom


Further reading