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StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:53 pm
by rapta
rockysds wrote:Blu-rays of Lola (Fassbinder), Loot, Diary of a Chambermaid (Buñuel), Tristana and Entertaining Mr. Sloane have been announced as forthcoming.
Plus the newly restored
Belle de jour, to go with the other two Buñuels.
StudioCanal: Bunuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:00 pm
by domino harvey
kompromiss wrote:Some great releases are up for pre-order on amazon.co.uk:
Bunuel Boxset
That Bunuel set looks great, especially since I never upgraded any of my Criterions after they went OOP. And perfect timing for our list project too!
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:50 pm
by Finch
It's most annoying that the specs don't say whether Belle de Jour in the set is the new 4k resto or the old release.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:53 pm
by MichaelB
Surely it has to be the restoration, given that it's theirs and they're bringing out the box specifically to mark the film's half-century?
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:59 pm
by Finch
You'd think so but it'd be good to have it confirmed. Plus all available audio tracks for Tristiana etc.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:05 pm
by MichaelB
I'm assuming it won't have Spanish, as the previous StudioCanal release didn't either. Which is a shame, as that's my preferred language for Tristana.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:56 pm
by swo17
There are a lot of essential Buñuel films missing from that Essential Buñuel set. They should have put "late" in the title.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:42 pm
by domino harvey
Let's be real: other than Un chien Andalou, these are the Bunuel films most casual film viewers know, and seems like a great deal for some great movies, several of which are making their Blu-ray debuts in the set
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:15 pm
by swo17
Fine, but I'd personally be more excited for even just a DVD set of his Mexican films.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:27 pm
by knives
It would be nice to see Fever Mounts at El Pao.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:29 pm
by ozufils
'Late Bunuel' does sound about right. Counts as a blind buy for me nonetheless.
Besides Belle De Jour, did any of the other films have restorations that havent been released on home video ?
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:09 pm
by joshua
knives wrote:It would be nice to see Fever Mounts at El Pao.
Pathe put out a blu-ray of this with English subs in France. Who has the UK rights for it? Studio Canal?
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:12 pm
by knives
Sweet, RB? I've only 14 Bunuel's to do and would like to get them done for the list.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:08 pm
by senseabove
I've asked twice over at The Other Forums whether Kino has any plans to release Los Olvidados, since they were listed as the rights-holder the last time it screened locally, but he ignored/overlooked my post—it would appear intentionally, as, both times, MisterLime answered the questions surrounding my post but not mine, and he's generally a good sport about answering everything, no matter how mundane... I've only seen Los Olvidados and loved it, so I'm keen on seeing the rest in good quality.
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 8:04 am
by M Sanderson
El, Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz and Los Olividados are amazing films that I hope can be restored for Blu ray.
Argento borrowed the music from Cruz's music box for the weird Tenebrae dream/flashback sequences.
I had a good time with Eureka's recent release of Death in the Garden, by the way, another '50s Bunuel.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:32 pm
by NABOB OF NOWHERE
knives wrote:Sweet, RB? I've only 14 Bunuel's to do and would like to get them done for the list.
On the back of the box there is that little triangle thingy with A B and C in it so I guess you're ready to roll. It's a dual format combo too.
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:43 pm
by MichaelB
Pretty much any British boutique label would love to get their hands on restorations of the Mexican Buñuels, but the stumbling block is that these don't yet exist, and I imagine they'd be a bit of a challenge.
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:13 pm
by John Shade
This set will probably be my breaking point to finally become region free. It's the same release of Obscure Object of Desire that they for some reason put out already?
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:16 pm
by MichaelB
No reason to assume otherwise: I imagine Belle de Jour is the only one they've revamped.
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:35 pm
by domino harvey
Rundown of the extras:
7 Disc Set
That Obscure Object of Desire
New Jean-Claude Carriere interview
New Aesthetics of the Irrational: ICA Q&A with Jean-Claude Carriere and Diego Bunuel hosted by Tim Robey
Interview with Carlos Saura
The arbitrariness of desire by Jean-Claude Carriere
Lady Doubles - interview with Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina
Portrait of an impatient filmmaker, Luis Bunuel - Interview with Pierre Lady and Edmond Richard
Belle De Jour - New 50th Anniversary Restoration
New Jean-Claude Carriere interview
New Masterclass with Diego Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carriere (1 hour+)
New Trailer
Commentary by professor Peter W. Evans
The Last Script (1:34:33)
A Story of Perversion or Emancipation? - Interview with Dr Sylvain Mimoun (29:39 in PAL)
Diary of a Chambermaid
Extras:
An Angel in the Marshes doc (26 minutes)
Phantom of Liberty
New Jean-Claude Carriere interview
New Critical Analysis by professor Peter W. Evans
New Bunuel, la transgression des reves -A new documentary by Pierre-Henri Gibert
Photo Gallery
The Milky Way
New Jean-Claude Carriere interview
New Critical Analysis by professor Peter W. Evans
Bunuel, athiest thanks to God doc (32 minutes)
Trailer
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
New Jean-Claude Carriere interview
A Walk Amongst the Shadows doc (28 minutes)
Critical analysis by professor Peter W.Evans
Trailer
Tristana
New Interview with Franco Nero
Rituals documentary doc (20 minutes)
Trailer
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:13 pm
by knives
NABOB OF NOWHERE wrote:knives wrote:Sweet, RB? I've only 14 Bunuel's to do and would like to get them done for the list.
On the back of the box there is that little triangle thingy with A B and C in it so I guess you're ready to roll. It's a dual format combo too.
Nice.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:29 pm
by artfilmfan
The restored Belle de Jour on the new Studio Canal Blu-ray looks great.
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:48 pm
by Michael Kerpan
artfilmfan wrote:The restored Belle de Jour on the new Studio Canal Blu-ray looks great.
I wonder if this is different from the restored version released in Canada a couple of years ago (which looked pretty good compared to any previous version I had seen)?
Re: Studio Canal/Kinowelt/Optimum
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:28 pm
by artfilmfan
The Canadian Blu-ray might have come from the same source as the previous Studio Canal release. The color of the new restored version falls between the reddish Criterion and the previous greenish Studio Canal. So, David's assessment that it looks pinkish is somewhat accurate
I watched it with the subs turned off so that I could concentrate on the beautifully restored image.
Re: StudioCanal: Buñuel: the Essential Collection
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:53 pm
by Michael Kerpan
I can't imagine anything looking better (and truer to the first screened print I saw) than the version on the Canadian BluRay... It was like being carried back in time... (I remember being horrified by the Miramax DVD -- which I never watched a second time).