Radiance Films General Discussion & Wishlist

[Drucker]

No plans for The Conformist, Arrow have it under licence for a few more years, what they do beyond that is anyone's guess.

Roma ore 11 is great, but RAI don't know who has international rights, they only control Italy and I can't find it elsewhere.

Personally, I think that Before the Revolution is an interesting but not great film and Bertolucci not a great seller outside of a couple of titles. I would say even The Conformist underperformed.

That said, I would love to do The Spider's Stratagem and have been trying for years but there are rights complications no one can seem to resolve.

The Before The Revolution BFI disc is still in print and quite affordable from BFI! Which sure seems to indicate it wasn't a great seller. And given the poor color on the new Conformist restoration, I also think the Arrow disc is sufficient.

I do really remember enjoying La Commare Secca...

[therewillbeblus]

Before The Revolution is the best Bertolucci I've seen, but I'm also not a big fan of his work overall. The BFI is perfectly fine

[Finch]

Since Fran or Bruno are around, I'd like to suggest A Gentle Breeze in the Village for 2028. It'd make a nice change from the samurai and Yakuza films and the arthouse titles that make up your Japanese output so far (this is not meant as a complaint, just a statement of fact). Unless you guys think Gentle Breeze is too slight for your label and a better fit for Gkids or Third Window Films or Kani.