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domino harvey wrote:Detective is arguably his most playful late-period film.

It's definitely playful, but it's also a bit too free-form at times, which may be abrasive for later Godard newbies. It was for me the first time I saw it, but I may be wrong.

The new Jean-Luc Godard boxed set (his revolutionary period)

Out this month in Spain via Intermedio:

All the best, Àngel.

Thanks, Àngel. If you have this, do you know whether the Spanish subtitles are removable? On Intermedio's other Godard set, Histoire(s) du cinéma, they were burnt in.

Oh wow!

I assume no English subtitles? Also, what is Schick? Does it have something to do with Until Victory?

The design of the case looks great as well.

justeleblanc wrote:I assume no English subtitles? The design of the case looks great as well.

My post from last June stated there will be no English subtitles and I agree about the design of the case. Their e-mail leads me to speculate there will be another DVD distributor to release these films for the English markets...eventually.

Ovader wrote:

justeleblanc wrote:I assume no English subtitles? The design of the case looks great as well.

My post from last June stated there will be no English subtitles and I agree about the design of the case. Their e-mail leads me to speculate there will be another DVD distributor to release these films for the English markets...eventually.

Sound about right. I'm sure Gaumont wants to make money off of these. I suppose Intermedio paid extra to have exclusive sales rights for a period of time before other companies can sell their versions with English subtitles.

justeleblanc wrote:Also, what is Schick? Does it have something to do with Until Victory?

It's a commercial for shaving cream. Seriously.

Any advance word on how the Koch Lorber release of Le Gai Savoir looks? It's out on Tuesday, and I plan on ordering although I'd like to hear a bit about the quality of the transfer first. I already have a decent VHS copy.

Oedipax wrote:Any advance word on how the Koch Lorber release of Le Gai Savoir looks? It's out on Tuesday, and I plan on ordering although I'd like to hear a bit about the quality of the transfer first. I already have a decent VHS copy.

The caps in the DVDTalk review look good, even though the reviewer unsurprisingly was left cold by the flick.
I kept confusing Koch with New Yorker and thinking it wouldn't be at DD, but it is so I would wait til June if you can.
I too was quite happy to ditch my VHS rip of this movie upon announcement, I figure I can wait another month.

If you have this, do you know whether the Spanish subtitles are removable? On Intermedio's other Godard set, Histoire(s) du cinéma, they were burnt in.

Unfortunately, the subtitles are forced, although not burnt in.

Why would Gai, a film with a black background, require yellow subs? (Why would any film, for that matter.) Boycott.

Trelkovsky wrote:

If you have this, do you know whether the Spanish subtitles are removable? On Intermedio's other Godard set, Histoire(s) du cinéma, they were burnt in.

Unfortunately, the subtitles are forced, although not burnt in.

I can live with that. Thanks for the info. DVDGO are selling this for 65.95 Euros. FNAC.es for 59,95.

DVD1: Un film comme les autres (1968) / British Sounds (1969)
DVD2: Pravda (1969) / Vent d'Est (1969)
DVD3: Luttes en Italie (1970) / Vladimir et Rosa (1970)
DVD4: 1PM (One Parallel Movie) (1971) / Schick (1971)
DVD5: Letter to Jane: An Investigation about a Still (1972) / Ici et Ailleurs (1974)

Trelkovsky, is Lotte in Italia/Luttes en Italie in the original Italian or the French-language version? Thanks.

Trelkovsky, is Lotte in Italia/Luttes en Italie in the original Italian or the French-language version?

I haven't seen it yet, but I have just checked it and the players speak in italian but there is a female voice over in french translating everything they say.

Are you all aware that these Spanish releases by universal /studio canal include English subtitles and menus?



They are sold exclusively at fnac shops, you can buy them at fnac.es, they also released 'Detective', 'Pasión' and 'Prenom: Carmen', but I can't find them at their site.

Trelkovsky wrote:

Trelkovsky, is Lotte in Italia/Luttes en Italie in the original Italian or the French-language version?

I haven't seen it yet, but I have just checked it and the players speak in italian but there is a female voice over in french translating everything they say.

That's a pity. As this was made for RAI (Italian TV), the Italian version should be considered the original. What about British Sounds? Does that have French voiceover too?

No, British sounds is entirely in English.

By the way, I'm almost certain that the girl who provides the voice over in 'luttes en Italie' is Anne Wyazemski.

Trelkovsky wrote:Are you all aware that these Spanish releases by universal /studio canal include English subtitles and menus?



They are sold exclusively at fnac shops, you can buy them at fnac.es, they also released 'Detective', 'Pasión' and 'Prenom: Carmen', but I can't find them at their site.

Those are the same releases that you can get from amazon.uk, no?

Yes, but I think that in the U.K. they don't sell 'Pasión' and 'Prenom: Carmen' separately. But now that you can't find them at fnac's website anymore, it's no use

Does anyone know where I would be able to order the Dziga Vertov boxset from a site with relatively cheap international shipping (to Australia in particular). I tried dvdgo and fnac.es but I was looking at shipping costs of around 40-50 euros, which seems kind of excessive.

I'm afraid there are not many reliable online shops in Spain.

You can order it directly from intermedio, but I think the shipping costs will be more or less the same as in fnac and dvdgo.

There is also Movies Distribución, but I don't know what their shipping costs are for Australia.

Trelkovsky wrote:

If you have this, do you know whether the Spanish subtitles are removable? On Intermedio's other Godard set, Histoire(s) du cinéma, they were burnt in.

Unfortunately, the subtitles are forced, although not burnt in.

Actually, on my DVD Player, the subs on the Intermedio set aren't even forced. There is no menu option to remove them but the button on the remote does the job.

This is a very well produced and nicely designed set. The transfers are as good as could be expected and each film has a short video introduction. The compilation looks very much like it's been conceived with a French release in mind: the introductions are all in French, and (as already noted) Lotte in Italia has a French voiceover. I'd be very surprised if this didn't appear as a Gaumont France release in the next year or so. Time to start lobbying them for English subs?

By the way, I'm almost certain that the girl who provides the voice over in 'luttes en Italie' is Anne Wyazemski.

Yes, I'm sure it's her.

SoyCuba wrote:I'm not sure which release you are referring to, but I Just got the new Nordic release: Studio Canal Godard collection with ten movies on ten discs and a bonus disc. Everything has english subtitles and all the text on the package is in english as well. Image quality is excellent, although there's that usual, slightly annoying problem with the 1.33 PAL transfers with jagged upper and lower edge. All movies are in OAR as far as I know. An excellent package, though I don't know where one living outside of the Nordic countries might purchase it, or if there is a similar release elsewhere.
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You can buy it here (€23.00 + €10.00).

What is the intended aspect ratio for Sympathy for the Devil / One Plus One? I have two DVD editions of this - a very cheap Scandinavian release, which contains both cuts presented in approximately 1.33:1 (open matte), and a R1 release from Abkco presented in approximately 1.75:1 (only the "producer's cut" Sympathy for the Devil is on this release).

The R1 disc - dismissible because it doesn't have the One Plus One cut - does have some advantages regarding the sound because of a PCM audio track. It is also pitch-correct and has correct speed (tempo), whereas the Scandinavian release has PAL speedup and is not pitch correct!

But imagewise the open-matte format seems correct, I think, even if there's sometimes a lot of 'empty space' - especially at the top of the frame. There are some image comparisons at my Sympathy for the Devil page (Danish text, but the images are self-explanatory). Particularly the 4th comparison is revealing, I think, as the bass player's right hand is not seen on the matted version.

IMDb, though not always reliable, suggests 1.66:1. The French Blu-ray is open matte.

Any opinions?

While diggin for some more Nanni Moretti i just found this to be released in August http://www.ibs.it/dvd/8010312084812/pet ... -lear.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Great!

I fear the Italian subs will be unremovable, but it certainly is good news! I also just found an Italian edition of Loin du Vietnam that I was unaware of. Has this been released anywhere else apart from Japan?