Jean-Luc Godard

[accatone]

There are no english subs - and the first two feature films are allready available almost everywhere … but a JLG/JLG release is amazing and the price for the 3 DVDs is almost unbeatable (as far as you don't have them
allready). i just found this link accidentally - so no further infos yet! … supposed release is 30.10.2006. Actually i must admit that i am not 100% sure if GODARD ÜBER GODARD (1995, 53Min.) is JLG/JLG but hey, what else could this be… IMDB says that different releases have different running times - can anyone comment on that?

Maybe i should ad, as far as German is not that much of an international language, the titles of the 3 films:

• Une femme mariée
• Bande à part
• JLG/JLG

And i must correct myself again - of course UN FEMME MARIÉE is not almost available everywhere! That would make the DVD even better! No English subs anyway.

BOX 1!

[Oedipax]

I've recently been reading Kaja Silverman and Harun Farocki's excellent Speaking About Godard and had a question about one comment in their chapter on Vivre Sa Vie. Farocki makes reference to an original ending in which the final shot of Nana lying in the street lasts for two minutes, whereas the American version it has been shortened to just a few seconds. As the R1 DVD does indeed contain this abbreviated ending, does the R4 edition contain the lengthier version? If not, has the film been released on DVD or VHS anywhere with the ending intact?

[accatone]

As Silverman points out, not just the American version but also the German version got cropped. I have seen the film twice in cinema (two different copys - one restored) and have the german DVD release - all just a few seconds of Nana lying in the streets. You may have to ask in France, UK or Asia…

By the way, I find the book a little extreme in its detailed and metaphysical way of analysing each scene - it suits good with the part about NOUVELLE VAGUE - but with the "older" films… i like the foreword by Hans Zischler!

[solent]

The version screened on Australian TV 10 years ago - nothing to do with the R4 DVD - has a short ending.

No mention of a longer print is mentioned in Roud's book on Godard. In fact he lists the US version [85 m] as being longer than the UK version [82]. (The British censors cut the scene when Nana opens the door on a blonde prostitute with her fully dressed client as well as something else.) [The R2 DVD would be unedited I presume.] James Monaco's extensive analysis of Godard's films also makes no mention of any long ending.

Perhaps the Venice Festival version was longer and it was subsequently 'tightened up' by the director prior to its theatrical release. This is what happened to Cassavetes FACES and no one can get to see that longer version either. [Not to be confused with the Canadian print of which the extra footege was put on the Criterion DVD.]

[accatone]

Doesn't look like somebody is interested in that release - but nevertheless, i recieved the copy today and picture quality & sound are in "top" condition! All three films published by Gaumont … Second Box Set will be released soon (Hail Mary & Weekend) but is (for me) not that interesting because both titles are allready available…

[justeleblanc]

Does anyone know anything about the MY LIFE TO LIVE print in this?

Edit: I assume its nothing new, I just want to make sure.

[Cinephrenic]

Don't really want sway away from your question, but on a related note, is My Life to Live out-of-print in R1?

[vogler]

Does anyone know anything about the MY LIFE TO LIVE print in this?

Edit: I assume its nothing new, I just want to make sure.

That will be the same as the Nouveaux single disc edition. It looks like the existing three dvds in a box.

The prints of all the films look pretty good to me. The subtitles are forced but player generated. I think there might be an Australian dvd using the same print (not sure though). I can post some screen caps if you want.

[Matt]

Don't really want sway away from your question, but on a related note, is My Life to Live out-of-print in R1?

Yes.

[sevenarts]

Maybe this isn't quite the right thread for this, but it does seem appropriate... Has there ever been any word about the possibility of some of Anne-Marie Mieville's films on DVD? I greatly enjoy Book of Mary and her ongoing collaboration with Godard has obviously yielded great fruit. So I really want to see Apres la Reconciliation and some of her other films, but it doesn't seem like they're forthcoming anywhere. Is this likely? I mean, maybe not considering that even Godard's full filmography isn't all available yet (talk about ridiculous), but here's hoping...

[justeleblanc]

Amazon now has A Married Woman on sale with cover here

[sevenarts]

Amazon now has A Married Woman on sale with cover here

That's a decent edition, too, it's been out for a while. Certainly some damage on the print, it hasn't been cleaned up much, but it's pretty good otherwise.

[justeleblanc]

That's a decent edition, too, it's been out for a while. Certainly some damage on the print, it hasn't been cleaned up much, but it's pretty good otherwise.

Right, though up until now I don't think you were able to order this through Amazon. Of course, I'm going to wait to see if this film is going to be part of the Lionsgate Godard box set (hopefully announced soon).

[bkimball]

the Lionsgate Godard box set (hopefully announced soon).

What films does Studio Canal own that we can expect Lionsgate to include in this set?

[justeleblanc]

What films does Studio Canal own that we can expect Lionsgate to include in this set?

If this is a box set similar to the Hitchcock and the Renoir, I assume La Chinoise and Made in USA are distinct possibilities (though there was a rumor that Made in USA could never be released in the US due to copyright issues). Breathless, Pierrot le fou, and 2 or 3 Things are probably not possibilities since Criterion has already mentioned in some way that these are currently under their own license. I also don't believe (and I may be mistaken) that Studio Canal owned any Godard titles from the 70s or 80s. Can anyone else confirm this?

[domino harvey]

they own Prenom Carmen for sure

[Arn777]

Studio Canal Video has the rights for Prenom Carmen, Passion and Helas pour moi. They licensed these 3 to Cahiers du Cinema for dvd releases in France.

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

Criterion has the rights to Breathless? =D> When did they acquire them?

[justeleblanc]

Criterion has the rights to Breathless? =D> When did they acquire them?

This was mentioned in December on the NO SPECULATION thread, something about their possibly releasing it in 2007.

[Via_Chicago]

Studio Canal Video has the rights for Prenom Carmen, Passion and Helas pour moi. They licensed these 3 to Cahiers du Cinema for dvd releases in France.

Hopefully their print of Prenom Carmen is just as gorgeous as the 35mm print I saw from the French Foreign Ministry.

[sevenarts]

The Optimum R2 Detective is licensed from Studio Canal, so that's a distinct possibility as well.

On the other hand, I see no reason to suspect that the box will have A Married Woman or anything else not already on DVD in R2. Does Canal own the rights to any other obscure Godards that they haven't released themselves?

Of the likely possibilities, the only one that'd be new to English-subbed DVD is Helas Pour Moi, which is pretty much the only thing that'd make me buy the box. Does anybody know if Canal has the rights to Vivre Sa Vie?

Studio Canal Video has the rights for Prenom Carmen, Passion and Helas pour moi. They licensed these 3 to Cahiers du Cinema for dvd releases in France.

Hopefully their print of Prenom Carmen is just as gorgeous as the 35mm print I saw from the French Foreign Ministry.

It is. Canal licensed it to Raro also, and the Raro DVD is absolutely stunning.

[justeleblanc]

I did some research online and I've come up with a list of potential films to be in the upcoming Lionsgate box. I know we'll probably find out in a couple of weeks, but I didn't feel like waiting. Let me know if you see any errors.

La Chinoise
Made in USA
Le Petit Soldat
Les Caribiniers
Detective
Prenom: Carmen
Woe is Me
Passion

Then there are the Studio Canal titles which have already been released by Criterion, or are "going to be" released by Crterion, and I am assuming (rightfully?) that there will be no overlap.

Breathless
A Woman is a Woman
Contempt
Alphaville
Pierrot le fou

My Life to Live does not appear to be a Studio Canal feature, nor does A Married Woman. I'm also unclear as to who owns Sauve qui peut (la vie), New Wave, or his remaining work between 1967 and 1979. And I take it because of a lost copyright suit, King Lear may never be released onto DVD.

[domino harvey]

I paid $55 for the French Nouvelle Vague/Passion 2XDVD from Cahiers, that better not have been for nothing.

[Arn777]

Gaumont has the rights to many of the 70's and some of the 80's films including Sauve qui peut (la vie), numero 2, JLG/JLG, etc. A married woman is also with Gaumont. Nouvelle Vague had so many producers, I'm not sure who has the video rights, it could be France 2 Cinema (from the public TV group).

[accatone]

The german boxset(s) - at least the first one, including JLG/JLG and FEMME MARIÉE "is" indeed from Gaumont. As allready mentioned somewhere else the Cahiers DVDs are great and concerning the images ("real location shot images…:P) NOUVELLE VAGUE is pretty much up there as the most beautiful shot Godard film of the last 30 years - imo. I want a good DVD of LES CARABINIERS - NOW!