Widescreen DVD only playing in fullscreen???

Hello,
I'm having a problem playing a DVD on my Mac.
It is a professionally made wedding DVD in widescreen.
It plays in widescreen on my TV via the DVD player.
However, when played on a Mac, it only shows in fullscreen through both the DVD Player app and VLC.
Can anybody tell me why this might be?
Thanks.

Hi,
Sorry for the delay.
I have tried VLC.
What do you mean by "type of screen"?

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