Thanks for taking the time in checking this out. Your insight enlightened me more about the film and transfer. Also, do you have Godard's "Breathless" DVD Region 2? If so, how was the transfer? I also do have a region free DVD player and I'm tempted to pre-order "8 1/2". The rumor of the Region 1 version has been going on for over a year and there's still no definitive news on its release. 