MoC Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on

[domino harvey]

Hey I like that one too. I think it's a bit more representative, for what it's worth, but flip a coin

[peerpee]

We can't flip a coin, because we've got a 3rd one here which has strong support:

[domino harvey]

Come up with nine more and flip a dodecahedron

[HerrSchreck]

Hmm.. like the second one too, and I like the third, but I have a problem with the third-- I'd imagine the vast empty soace between Pialat & the daughter character symbolizes the gulf between the two, but it feels awkward for me, like the edges of the frame have been cropped off, and there's not enough character in the pic. If you zoomed out a touch, I might vote for that one.

The second one, if you really can't decide, is a safe choice all around. It captures the feel of the film well enough.

[tajmahal]

Door number two for me, but the first is rather nice.

I see your dilemma. The first two could represent completely different films.

[domino harvey]

The third one seems to suggest an alternate "our romance"

[cana7cl]

Number 2, please !

[mfunk9786]

My vote goes to #1, if only because it's the most visually pleasing, and therefore will sell the most copies. There's no harm in that, as it's certainly not egregiously unrepresentative of the film.

Fun fact: All three of them are better than the Criterion cover.

[FerdinandGriffon]

Absolutely #1, in #2 Bonnaire looks life a giraffe, and #3 does strongly suggest incest (though there are certainly undertones of that in the film).

If the special features are better than the CC's, the first cover would be a guaranteed buy for me.

[T99]

My vote goes to #1, if only because it's the most visually pleasing, and therefore will sell the most copies.

Agreed. I haven't seen the film so I don't know which cover would represent it best - but #1 is certainly the most beautiful.

[godardslave]

#1.

Because it goes away from the american obsession of the close up of the face.

[Zazou dans le Metro]

I agree with domino, but that is a seriously great image (and now I've got Purcell running through my head).

Me too. Any way you could do a sort of 'scratch and sniff' thing where Klaus Nomi starts belting out when you rub the cover? (I'll leave it to you to decide where to rub).
My vote ..number 1 by a short neck from 2. 3 is an also ran.

[foggy eyes]

#1

[doc mccoy]

#2 for me - I love the rain streaked window and Bonnaire's sombre look.
#1 is a close runner-up - it is beautiful, but the poster is too similar to Leconte's Le Parfum d'Yvonne; #3 is fine, but does not really grab me.

[Murdoch]

#1 most definitely for me, but this is coming from someone who has never seen the film.

[LQ]

I've never seen it either, but cover #1 is so serenely beautiful, I'd buy it in an instant.

[James]

#1 is the best of those covers.

[swo17]

Numero uno.
[Number one.]

[reaky]

Sorry to lower the tone, but am I the only one that version #1 reminds of the Athena tennis girl?
I like #3: not pretty, but striking, with great use of space.

[Finch]

I like the second cover best and the third the least (though it's still better than many CC covers this year).

[justeleblanc]

The third one is great. The first one might sell more since people might want to nail her from behind, but the third one is terrific.

[zedz]

I think number two is the most representative, but number one is the best (if the aim is to sell copies, that is). How about another reversible cover? And the third for the booklet?

[knives]

I prefer no 3.

[Anhedionisiac]

Nummer eins, certainly.
As for the charges that it's not representative of the film itself, all I can say is that, for what's it worth, whenever I reminisce about "A nos amours", those credits and Klaus Nomi's rendition of "Cold Song" usually come first since they happen to be the very first thing in the movie. Therefore, the charges sort of baffle me!
Bottom line, whatever you guys use, I'll definitely buy it in a heartbeat. But if it is the first cover in consideration, I'll buy it in a fraction of a heartbeat.

[jbeall]

Damn, that's really a tough call--I like all three.

I agree with domino that #1 doesn't really capture the feel of the movie, but damn what a beautiful image!

I like the somber tone of #2, esp. given that the title is right there. #3 is my least fave, although I like it, too, but HerrSchreck is right about it looking a little too cropped. What you're left with is less the distance between two characters and more... empty space. Zoom out a smidge and I'd like it as well as #2.