An exemplary transmission liquid crystal display (200) includes a first substrate (215) and a second substrate (235); a liquid crystal layer (220) having liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first and second substrates; a front polarizer (211) disposed at an front surface of the first substrate, and a rear polarizer (231) disposed at a rear surface of the second substrate; a first quarter-wavelength compensation member (213) between the front polarizer and the first substrate; a second quarter-wavelength compensation member (234) between the rear polarizer and the second substrate; a first discotic molecular film (214) between the first quarter-wavelength compensation member and the first substrate; and a second discotic molecular film (234) between the second quarter-wavelength compensation member and the second substrate.