Unless RAYON VERT was shot in Super-16 (not sure how prevelant this format is in Europe much less if Rohmer ever availed himself of it) I'd think that 4x3 would be correct. It
could be a case of shooting open matte but by the time you blow up to 35mm and
then crop the results are often nasty. Increased grain is a given but how does the composition (esp. headroom) look? Without for a moment denigrating the performances of Maria Rivere in RAYON and AVIATOR I am now wondering if there were budgetary constraints involved in these two as opposed to the more marketable professional casts (and thus 35mm treatment) in the production of the other four. I only saw the two Almendros shot features theatrically and of course they look fabulous (
and feature the most well know casts). The others I only know from DVD and they look appreciably less polished (esp. the Riveres which are the only two shot in 16mm) so again I wonder if budget wasn't a factor, case by case rather than sequential as with MORAL TALES, with this cycle.
$225 US? I surrender!!!!
More than the price though were those super HD shots of Boxset Porn that (natch!) were provided by Mr. Hare. In addition to the pisspoor ISP I am afficted with I now have to contend with keyboard spluge!