Cohen Film Collection
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- Bloodthirsty Butcher
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That trailer is indeed in Spanish.
- MichaelB
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Yes, that's unarguably Spanish - but it's worth noting that Finch was talking about the Thief of Bagdad Blu-ray, not the online trailer.
- Finch
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My sincere apologies, guys: I double-checked and the Tristana footage is definitely in Spanish. When the trailers were playing this morning I was in the kitchen and heard French dialogue in the background and when I got back into the living room, it was literally the last shot of the Tristana trailer. Turns out the French dialogue was from the preceding trailer for a costume drama with Diane Kruger!
- RobertB
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But only because rules have changed I think. "Since the 2006 (79th) Academy Awards, submitted films no longer have to be in an official language of the submitting country." - Wikipedia entry for "Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film".Brian C wrote:I don't know about Tristana, but this situation in itself is not remarkable - just this year, Amour is Austria's submission to the Academy Awards, despite being inarguably a French-language film.RobertB wrote:Tristana was Spains submission for the 1971 Academy Awards. France submitted Hoa-Binh. Why was this if it was distributed as a French language film?
- Ashirg
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Looks like French audio is not included.
- captveg
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It certainly looks light years better than the BFI DVD they compare it to, though.
- zedz
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No contest, clearly. Though you'll probably want to keep hold of the BFI for the French soundtrack.
- MichaelB
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Or the Optimum.zedz wrote:No contest, clearly. Though you'll probably want to keep hold of the BFI for the French soundtrack.
(I have both, thanks to buying Tristana on its own before the Optimum box came out.)
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I'm not on the fence about this one anymore! I wasn't even aware that it had so many extras.
- EddieLarkin
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Blu-ray.com
The audio is 5.1 only rather than the original mono, and the reviewer notes use of foley effects in the surrounds. I do hope it is not recreated foley.
The audio is 5.1 only rather than the original mono, and the reviewer notes use of foley effects in the surrounds. I do hope it is not recreated foley.
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My Optimum/StudioCanal Tristana (in the UK Bunuel Collection box) has only the French track (no Spanish). Just checked both the case and the disc itself.david hare wrote:No, the Optimum/Canal R2/4 has no French track, or at least the OZ disc I have with Canal logo doesn't. Otherwise it's a slightly cleaned up version of the BfI and also non anamorphic pictureboxed in 4:3.MichaelB wrote:Or the Optimum.zedz wrote:No contest, clearly. Though you'll probably want to keep hold of the BFI for the French soundtrack.
(I have both, thanks to buying Tristana on its own before the Optimum box came out.)
- MichaelB
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Thanks for that - I was convinced it was French too, but not enough to actually dig out my copy from under a vast pile of crates!Jonathan S wrote:My Optimum/StudioCanal Tristana (in the UK Bunuel Collection box) has only the French track (no Spanish). Just checked both the case and the disc itself.
I'm actually more bothered by the 5.1 remix than I am by the Spanish soundtrack.
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Just to complete the specs, the French-language Optimum UK DVD of Tristana is 1.66:1 anamorphic, and mono.
- captveg
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Any more word on this? I can't find any other info online.Ashirg wrote:Perfect Understanding on DVD and blu-ray on June 4.
- Ashirg
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No much news, but here is the artwork:captveg wrote:Any more word on this? I can't find any other info online.Ashirg wrote:Perfect Understanding on DVD and blu-ray on June 4.
- krnash
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Seriously, something needs to be done about the Cohen "C" cover design. It was passable on the last two releases, but this looks very dollar bin, public domain-y.
That said, I couldn't be happier with Cohen content-wise so far, which is what matters.
That said, I couldn't be happier with Cohen content-wise so far, which is what matters.
- captveg
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Just think of the "C" as a clamp/vice that takes the poster on the DVD cover and squeezes it down for the Blu-ray cover. It's all sorts of charming then!
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The new Film Forum rep calendar includes a week-long run in August of Rene Clair's La beauté du diable (1950) from Cohen, so one hopes that's in the pipeline for a disc release.
- Ashirg
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They are releasing The Bronte Sisters on DVD and blu-ray on July 30
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Of course, after I imported the French Blu-ray ... but it's really terrific, even if Armond likes it.Ashirg wrote:They are releasing The Bronte Sisters on DVD and blu-ray on July 30
- Ashirg
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René Clément's The Damned to be released on DVD and blu-ray on August 13
- Ashirg
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More release dates:
Pablo Berger's Blancanieves on DVD and blu-ray on September 3
Jean-Pierre Melville's Two Men in Manhattan on DVD and blu-ray on September 17
François Ozon's In the House on DVD and blu-ray on September 24
Bronte Sisters and The Damned are now listed at Amazon for pre-order
Pablo Berger's Blancanieves on DVD and blu-ray on September 3
Jean-Pierre Melville's Two Men in Manhattan on DVD and blu-ray on September 17
François Ozon's In the House on DVD and blu-ray on September 24
Bronte Sisters and The Damned are now listed at Amazon for pre-order
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It's good to see Two Men in Manhattan getting an upgrade from the French Gaumont a la demande disc. Cohen's 'Classics of French Cinema' imprint is promising, hopefully Melville's When You Read this Letter will follow suit.