Radiance Films General Discussion & Wishlist

[ryannichols7]

Elio Petri's Il Maestro di Vigevano, 1963

since we had the "MV" clue. Petri and Visconti in one month?

[Calvin]

Likely Petri's The Teacher from Vigevano, which would fit the MV clue in its original title Il maestro di Vigevano and dash my hopes for some Michael Verhoeven.

[domino harvey]

Petri and Visconti in one month?

If they could repeat last year’s December with another long MIA later period work via Sandra, man…

[domino harvey]

Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

[Radiance]

Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

All our rereleases have included superior masters or bumped to 4K UHD. Those Rivette titles still have the existing masters so it would be slightly more challenging to do so.

[domino harvey]

Ah, interesting. Thanks for the insight!

[Finch]

Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

All our rereleases have included superior masters or bumped to 4K UHD. Those Rivette titles still have the existing masters so it would be slightly more challenging to do so.

Fran, since you're around, can you guys ask Studio Canal for the Bertrand Tavernier titles they didn't port over to the UK already, like A Sunday in the Country, Captain Conan and The Judge and the Assassin? Even if it takes till 2028 as your slate for next year is full.

[Stefan Andersson]

Re: Radiance´s interest in Italian films -- this info might be of interest:

La Ragazza di Bube, Comencini, blu+dvd combo, French and Italian language, French subs:
https://www.tamasa-cinema.com/boutique/ ... ay-et-dvd/

Web browser translated info:
"Compared to the 2007 DVD edition, the most indispensable added value /.../ is the presence of the original version, especially since La Ragazza is one of the first films in which Claudia Cardinale post-synchronizes herself /..../.
Regarding the French dubbing (Claudia Cardinale and Marc Michel dubbing themselves) /.../ on two occasions that the switch to the original version was made, the version offered being a complete version, which included sequences in the editing that were not in the French version and had therefore never been dubbed."
https://www.dvdclassik.com/test/blu-ray ... dvd-livret

Le bel Antonio, Bolognini, 4K, no English subs:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=353244 - - includes comments about censorship, restoration, aspect ratio, an old French DVD with a line of dialogue not included in the restoration
More specifics on differences between the Italian restoration and the German release:
https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnitt ... ?ID=918089

La viaccia, 4K:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/La-Viacc ... ay/316820/
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=353273 - includes comments about censorship
https://www.filmlinc.org/films/the-lovemakers/
Details on the restoration:
https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnitt ... ?ID=550175

[Peacock]

Todo Modo is a title Radiance have been trying to get for some time, or at least, were trying to get.

I see that it is coming out on a dual UHD/BD in Italy this autumn. Could this be a sign that the rights issues are sorted? Or should one not conflate the rights of a domestic release with international ones?

[Adam X]

I’d imagine the latter, but hopefully in this case it’s resolved for at least the UK too. More Elio Petri can only be a good thing.