Godard on DVD and Blu-ray
- justeleblanc
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Re: Godard on DVD
I emailed ECM a while ago, maybe in 2007, and I asked about whether or not they would release other shot films of his, and I mentioned Nouvelle Vague by name. ECM's response was that while they had 'access' to these films that they do want to release another set, they aren't working on it anytime soon.
I thought I mentioned this already, but I might have been mistaken.
I thought I mentioned this already, but I might have been mistaken.
- Petty Bourgeoisie
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Re: Godard on DVD
I'm really undecided whether to purchase the Italian DVD of King Lear. On one hand, this could be the only release to appear for several years. On the other hand a region 1 or 2 might be announced tomorrow.
Some late Godard is "inevitable" on Criterion????? What titles have been bandied about? I've never heard about this. (Edit: I see now that it was Vivre Sa Vie which was said to be inevitable. Not any later Godard works.)
Some late Godard is "inevitable" on Criterion????? What titles have been bandied about? I've never heard about this. (Edit: I see now that it was Vivre Sa Vie which was said to be inevitable. Not any later Godard works.)
- dubrosa
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Re: Godard on DVD
Some screen caps of the Cahiers Du Cinema/Why Not Productions 2-disc Godard releases to compare:
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- dubrosa
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Comparison screen caps of 'Passion' DVD releases:
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Re: Godard on DVD
The Fleischer doc.: http://www.amazon.fr/Morceaux-Conversat ... 05&sr=8-14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Ben Cheshire
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Can I just confirm that the R4 Madman Godards are REALLY good!
I've got Vivre Sa Vie, Le Chinoise and soon Masculin Feminin.
Picture quality is so good on Le Chinoise (Watching right now) it almost looks high def, when upscaled by my PS3. Very impressive.
I've got Vivre Sa Vie, Le Chinoise and soon Masculin Feminin.
Picture quality is so good on Le Chinoise (Watching right now) it almost looks high def, when upscaled by my PS3. Very impressive.
- Michael Kerpan
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Re: Godard on DVD
Just watched the R1 La chinoise this week (and enjoyed it). This looked pretty decent -- and had a nice interview with Anna W. Anything like this on the R4?
(Also saw Le gai savoir, which I hated).
(Also saw Le gai savoir, which I hated).
- Ben Cheshire
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I thought I might not like Gai Savoir, so haven't checked it out. R4 has an audio commentary by James Hewison, director of Melbourne International Film Festival.Michael Kerpan wrote:Just watched the R1 La chinoise this week (and enjoyed it). This looked pretty decent -- and had a nice interview with Anna W. Anything like this on the R4?
(Also saw Le gai savoir, which I hated).
Masculin Feminin I wanted to get R4 because it comes with Charlotte et son Jules.
Vivre Sa Vie comes with a Godard short too; Story of Water, I think. But this one's going Criterion and hopefully blu soon, so this'll be irrelevent.
Woman is a Woman I've gone with the R1 because of the unique white Criterion case, and maybe some other reasons I've forgotten.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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Re: Godard on DVD
The La Chinoise commentary isn't very good, but the Madman disc is Region 0
- Ben Cheshire
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed/admired La Chinoise. Its just so fresh and fast. I definitely prefer it to those moments of Godard that are slower-paced. I didn't really love 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her, which is why I thought maybe this period of his wouldn't be for me, but liking this one makes me think I might like Made in USA; particularly if its features Anna Karina! (who I ADORE after Vivre Sa Vie).domino harvey wrote:The La Chinoise commentary isn't very good, but the Madman disc is Region 0
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Re: Godard on DVD
Fleischer doc synopsis with some extraits: http://www.editionsmontparnasse.fr/titr ... luc-godard" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- gyorgys
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Re: Godard on DVD
Does anybody know if there's a DVD of La Chinoise available which contains the end title card ("FIN D'UN COMMENCEMENT") at the very end of the film after the final shot?
I do know that the Koch/Lorber (R1) and Optimum (R2) are missing the card. Perhaps the Madman (R4) is not ?
It may be of interest for the context of the film, especially when one considers that subsequent films, as Weekend (also 1967) and Le Gai Savoir (1969), are also ending on intertitle cards.
EDIT: The Madman doesn't have it either.
I do know that the Koch/Lorber (R1) and Optimum (R2) are missing the card. Perhaps the Madman (R4) is not ?
It may be of interest for the context of the film, especially when one considers that subsequent films, as Weekend (also 1967) and Le Gai Savoir (1969), are also ending on intertitle cards.
EDIT: The Madman doesn't have it either.
- otis
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Re: Godard on DVD
That's curious. The versions of Le Gai Savoir I've seen (the American and Australian DVDs) finish on a black screen with Godard's voiceover on the soundtrack. What's your source for the end title card - and what does it say?
- gyorgys
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Re: Godard on DVD
From the link I posted above (Beaver) :
For confirmation of this intertitle and where it occurs in the film, you may wish to consult James Roy MacBean, "Film and Revolution," Indiana University Press, 1975, p. 27, also James Monaco, "The New Wave: Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette," Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 196. Both authors explicitly cite this intertitle as the closure to the film. Obviously, the film has different meanings without it, not to mention altering the context for the two features directed by Godard immediately following, "Weekend" and "Le Gai Savoir," which also close on intertitles [Italics mine]. (...) this absence is puzzling. You can hear the closing music over a blank, black screen, during the time that the intertitle should appear. The absence thus seems more like a removal--if the final seconds of the source print were simply lost, how could you still have the soundtrack?
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Anyone know if this set comes with English subtitles? There's no mention of it on the site, so I'll expect a negative answer but I'll keep my fingers crossed.accatone wrote:The Fleischer doc.: http://www.amazon.fr/Morceaux-Conversat ... 05&sr=8-14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- otis
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Does anyone else have any info on this, or are we just going on Peter Henne's memory?gyorgys wrote:From the link I posted above (Beaver) :Peter Henne wrote:..."Le Gai Savoir," which also close[s] on [an] intertitle...
- TheGodfather
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Re: Godard on DVD
Just saw (via the dvdbeaver site) that Amazon.fr has the dvd release of Film Socialisme up for pre-order.
Does anyone know if it`s going to have English subtitles? Hope so, waiting for quite a while a now to see this.
Does anyone know if it`s going to have English subtitles? Hope so, waiting for quite a while a now to see this.
- NABOB OF NOWHERE
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viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7216&hilit=socialisme&start=150" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;TheGodfather wrote:Just saw (via the dvdbeaver site) that Amazon.fr has the dvd release of Film Socialisme up for pre-order.
Does anyone know if it`s going to have English subtitles? Hope so, waiting for quite a while a now to see this.
- TheGodfather
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Thanks. didn`t notice that threadNABOB OF NOWHERE wrote:viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7216&hilit=socialisme&start=150" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;TheGodfather wrote:Just saw (via the dvdbeaver site) that Amazon.fr has the dvd release of Film Socialisme up for pre-order.
Does anyone know if it`s going to have English subtitles? Hope so, waiting for quite a while a now to see this.
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Re: Godard on DVD
Big Godard box set coming up in France. Apparently w/ Eng subs. Bonuses: stuff from episode films and much more.
No info re: subs on extras.
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No info re: subs on extras.
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- martin
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Re: Godard on DVD
Great news - particularly this: For Ever Mozart (1996, 82’) (en format respecté 1.37 4/3)!
- Ovader
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- Murdoch
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If that had included King Lear in OAR it would be the release of the year for me. Still great news though, someone found what he wants for Christmas
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Re: Godard on DVD
The pop-up I got for The Last Exorcism when I clicked this link was a nice touch, albeit really more Rivettian (Rivettean?) than Godardian. B-.Stefan Andersson wrote:Big Godard box set coming up in France. Apparently w/ Eng subs. Bonuses: stuff from episode films and much more.
No info re: subs on extras.
http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f49948-jean-lu ... 0-dvd.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;