Oh, That Viridiana Cover!

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blindside8zao · #151 Post by **blindside8zao** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:37 am

I would have to agree with those who think the first cover was better. But, in the end, what's the cover? I really enjoy packaging, but a bad cover won't ruin the contents.

Jean-Luc Garbo · Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:42 pm

I really like that cover. Excellent upgrade, Criterion!

Panda · #153 Post by **Panda** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:18 am

This new cover is a great improvement. The old pink monstrosity was bad gothic, which the film certainly is not. And as for the "doll" like appearance of Viridiana, the film does have sexual fetishism as one of its components.

There are other images from the film that I would have preferred, but this is good enough.

Panda

jesus the mexican boi · Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:31 am

That hits the nail on the crown of thorns, methinks. Fetishization, objectification, the Bunuelian desire of touching/possessing the sleeping form--it's in there. And the font is original to the poster artwork. Beautiful cover. Very alluring. Now for more Mexican Bunuel!

Ashirg · #155 Post by **Ashirg** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:51 am

Criterion already said that the delay was to add an interview with Silvia Pinal

#156 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:21 am

I will dance a dance of joy if the original pink cover stays

Jem · #157 Post by **Jem** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:39 am

domino harvey wrote:
I prefer the pink one. they should print the original on the other side of the label. it's a shame that all the people bitching on this forum made Criterion second guess themselves.

I will dance a dance of joy if the original pink cover stays

Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you're going to be thinking tomorrow.

Penny Dreadful · #158 Post by **Penny Dreadful** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:15 am

YES! Love the new cover. I've never seen the film and know very little about it, but now I am much more intrigued.

Thank you to the Criterion folks who listened to our complaints! If only Sony would follow suit and do something about that monstrously Photoshopped, melted-looking Midnight Cowboy CE cover...

godardslave · #159 Post by **godardslave** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:54 am

still no sign of the old pink cover changing at criterions website.

it would be somewhat ironic that after all this, it might stay the same.

the horrible pink monstrosity, and just to be taunted cruelly by the beautiful black and white composition! the humanity!

Maybe the image cover is nothing more than some dude at Image photoshopping his own cover and saying, "here criterion this is what the cover SHOULD look like".

blindside8zao · #160 Post by **blindside8zao** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:54 am

I think they should use the black and white for a slipcase, and when you pull it out, it's all pink glory.

godardslave · #161 Post by **godardslave** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:12 am

maybe that what it is, who knows...

stroszeck · #162 Post by **stroszeck** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:30 am

Yeah, so its still the pink garbage on the Criterion website. So I guess this is what we're going to be stuck with. Oh well, as long as we don't get bright green polka dots on the Exterminating Angel or Tristana cover, then its ALL good. I'm looking forward to those more anyway...

godardslave · #163 Post by **godardslave** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:36 pm

still pink monstrosity at criterion website.
i don't know how much longer i can take this tension!

Cinephrenic · #164 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:41 pm

Criterion should put Aerosmith's "Pink" embedded on the Viridiana page.

#165 Post by **Matt** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:17 pm

OMG or a song by Pink!!! lol

bunuelian · #166 Post by **bunuelian** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:00 am

I've got it! Upon looking at the pink cover, someone at Criterion said, "That looks like an abortion!" And they realized that it would offend the Catholic Church if they put an abortion on the cover, so they decided to go with it.

kekid · #167 Post by **kekid** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:42 am

I noticed one minor quirk. On Criterion's website the cover art has the woman's head facing the opposite way from that shown above on this forum. The lateral transposition in their DVD of Jules and Jim has sensitized me to such arguably uniportant things.
I am glad they changed the cover. I do believe the new version is an improvement and, more importantly, the change suggests that Criterion take consumer feedback from this forum seriously.

souvenir · #168 Post by **souvenir** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:24 am

Now that they've changed the cover on the official site, the first page of this thread has the new and improved cover as the image instead of the pink/purple one. It's almost as if the first one never happened...

godardslave · #169 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:58 am

kekid wrote:I noticed one minor quirk. On Criterion's website the cover art has the woman's head facing the opposite way from that shown above on this forum. The lateral transposition in their DVD of Jules and Jim has sensitized me to such arguably uniportant things.
I am glad they changed the cover. I do believe the new version is an improvement and, more importantly, the change suggests that Criterion take consumer feedback from this forum seriously.

yes, how bizarre, the strange story of this cover is not yet over!

in fact not only is the head facing opposite, her whole head is further down the cover, and the "a film by luis bunuel" layout is completely different. i prefer the lower image below with the words following the curves of her face, as compared to the official site cover (top image).

Toshiro De Niro · Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:05 am

Has anyone saved the pink cover version. I would like to save it on my computer too. I miss it.

#171 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:32 am

wow, they took the already pretty bad black and white cover and made it even worse. it's this forum's fault, you know, all the bitching made them second guess.

justeleblanc · #172 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:35 am

i definately like the newest cover the best!!! i wonder if anyone got fired because of our complaints?

#173 Post by **Matt** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:57 am

domino harvey wrote:wow, they took the already pretty bad black and white cover and made it even worse. it's this forum's fault, you know, all the bitching made them second guess.

Didn't you die? I thought you died.

pzman84 · #174 Post by **pzman84** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:47 am

As much as I hate the pink cover and as much as I like the black and white cover better, I can't help but feeling a sense of loss over the pink cover. It was just so easy to hate. All of my problems in life I could just take it out on the pink cover. I will miss it (or rather I will miss the fight over it).

hammock · #175 Post by **hammock** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:54 am

Namelessnumberheadman wrote:With all these cover art alterations, I'm surprised that the MSRP hasn't gone up on this disc. We are going to break Criterion with all our fickle bickering.

If they paid more than $100 for the new artwork they are crazy! I did save the pink cover and besides the wallpaper in my, guess where, wallpaper section I have also added the pink beauty to my alternative section as well as the first run on the new doll b/w "I would never have noticed you if it wasn't for your pink little sister" cover. Not only do I miss the pink cover I think CC should have run a limited first edition of 3,000 copies with it and then changed it. I wish the forum colours would go pink for a complete day to mourn my loss. Was there ever a poll about this? Someone claimed this as a victory for this forum - but please do not speak for me and I have seen a few other posters in this forum who also enjoyed the pink bastard whom I assume would also like not to be accounted for.

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