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Elio Petri's Il Maestro di Vigevano, 1963

since we had the "MV" clue. Petri and Visconti in one month?

Likely Petri's The Teacher from Vigevano, which would fit the MV clue in its original title Il maestro di Vigevano and dash my hopes for some Michael Verhoeven.

ryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 10:36 amPetri and Visconti in one month?

If they could repeat last year’s December with another long MIA later period work via Sandra, man…

Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

domino harvey wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:37 pm Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

All our rereleases have included superior masters or bumped to 4K UHD. Those Rivette titles still have the existing masters so it would be slightly more challenging to do so.

Ah, interesting. Thanks for the insight!

Radiance wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:47 pm

domino harvey wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:37 pm Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

All our rereleases have included superior masters or bumped to 4K UHD. Those Rivette titles still have the existing masters so it would be slightly more challenging to do so.

Fran, since you're around, can you guys ask Studio Canal for the Bertrand Tavernier titles they didn't port over to the UK already, like A Sunday in the Country, Captain Conan and The Judge and the Assassin? Even if it takes till 2028 as your slate for next year is full.

Re: Radiance´s interest in Italian films -- this info might be of interest:

La Ragazza di Bube, Comencini, blu+dvd combo, French and Italian language, French subs:
https://www.tamasa-cinema.com/boutique/ ... ay-et-dvd/

Web browser translated info:
"Compared to the 2007 DVD edition, the most indispensable added value /.../ is the presence of the original version, especially since La Ragazza is one of the first films in which Claudia Cardinale post-synchronizes herself /..../.
Regarding the French dubbing (Claudia Cardinale and Marc Michel dubbing themselves) /.../ on two occasions that the switch to the original version was made, the version offered being a complete version, which included sequences in the editing that were not in the French version and had therefore never been dubbed."
https://www.dvdclassik.com/test/blu-ray ... dvd-livret

Le bel Antonio, Bolognini, 4K, no English subs:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=353244 - - includes comments about censorship, restoration, aspect ratio, an old French DVD with a line of dialogue not included in the restoration
More specifics on differences between the Italian restoration and the German release:
https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnitt ... ?ID=918089

La viaccia, 4K:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/La-Viacc ... ay/316820/
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=353273 - includes comments about censorship
https://www.filmlinc.org/films/the-lovemakers/
Details on the restoration:
https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnitt ... ?ID=550175

Todo Modo is a title Radiance have been trying to get for some time, or at least, were trying to get.

I see that it is coming out on a dual UHD/BD in Italy this autumn. Could this be a sign that the rights issues are sorted? Or should one not conflate the rights of a domestic release with international ones?

I’d imagine the latter, but hopefully in this case it’s resolved for at least the UK too. More Elio Petri can only be a good thing.

Start up Kinoglazorama acquired worldwide rights to Todo Modo after the restoration was done in 2014. I suspect that it was a 10 year licence and rights have since reverted to Surf Film (who Radiance have already licensed from before - Allonsanfan, Dino Risi, Slap the Monster on Page One, The Railroad Man)

Someone pointed out on the other forum that The Teacher from Vigevano was last month's newsletter clue, so could have been hinting at a Petri box set? Or at least a couple of Petri releases, as they've done before.

Also interesting were Fran's comments about more Paramount licenses, where he implies they licensed three titles; one of which was Une femme douce; the second of which is yet to be announced; the third of which needed restoring for a 4K release but the director was too busy with a 'massive new film' to oversee it.

Some of us speculated the film could have been The Duellists, since it'd be a director still working today and that film does need restoring, in which case I do hope they get around to it later on as it's a great film. Coincidentally another of his films from Paramount, Black Rain, is in need of restoration but that would feel more at home with the likes of Arrow.

Just Italy and the US teased. I thought they'd have Gozu as December's Japanese title but evidently not. I'm on vacation but will try to wake up in time to have the threads up and running tomorrow morning.

Enjoy your vacation, Finch! I think we can handle a wait

The third was 'returned' as Fran put it. It certainly could have been The Duellists or even Hard Eight when PTA was working on One Battle After Another.

Finch wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 4:46 pm Just Italy and the US teased.

We know one of these will be the Visconti(s?), the question is which one(s?)!

Calvin wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 4:51 pm The third was 'returned' as Fran put it. It certainly could have been The Duellists or even Hard Eight when PTA was working on One Battle After Another.

88 Films has Hard Eight in the UK, so I think we can rule that out.

dwk wrote:

Calvin wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 4:51 pm The third was 'returned' as Fran put it. It certainly could have been The Duellists or even Hard Eight when PTA was working on One Battle After Another.

88 Films has Hard Eight in the UK, so I think we can rule that out.

Radiance returned the license to Paramount, which means that a label that would be happy to put out the existing master (like 88 Films) could have picked it up since.

Radiance wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:47 pm

domino harvey wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:37 pm Given Radiance’s willingness to completely rerelease preexisting OOP boutique label releases, I wonder if they’re planning to tackle the films in the Arrow Rivette set, which is similarly to Imamura going for absurd prices on the secondhand market

All our rereleases have included superior masters or bumped to 4K UHD. Those Rivette titles still have the existing masters so it would be slightly more challenging to do so.

Hello Fran, hope you're doing well. Just wondering: Are there any plans to upgrade A MOMENT OF ROMANCE to UHD in the future or am I good to potentially spend $50 on the Disk Kino UHD without having any buyers remorse down the line? Thank you very much in advance.

I'd like to know as well because I'd upgrade if Radiance pick A Moment of Romance.

Calvin wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 5:55 pm

dwk wrote:

Calvin wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 4:51 pm The third was 'returned' as Fran put it. It certainly could have been The Duellists or even Hard Eight when PTA was working on One Battle After Another.

88 Films has Hard Eight in the UK, so I think we can rule that out.

Radiance returned the license to Paramount, which means that a label that would be happy to put out the existing master (like 88 Films) could have picked it up since.

Possible, but it seems to me that that turn around seems too quick.

Finch wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 6:49 pm I'd like to know as well because I'd upgrade if Radiance pick A Moment of Romance.

It was commonly speculated to be one of the four teased UHD upgrades for this year but the lack of a Hong Kong flag for tomorrow's announcements rules it out at least for 2026. Now the question is if Radiance have it planned at all, or if I should just go ahead and drop $50 on the Disk Kino UHD (which is at least a well-regarded disc from a well-regarded label, but point stands).

Probably going to be a Transmission title and another sublabel in the mix for tomorrow. But with it being only two countries, I wonder if Italy gets a boxset.

I really hope they do a twofer of Vigevano and Days are Numbered. I'm going to go with that, a Visconti, and, oh, Meek's Cutoff.

Italy - The Desert of the Tartars
Italy - Sandra
US - Bush Mama