Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:54 pm
Do you know if Colored Films is a legit company?tenia wrote: Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:48 pm Nobody knows so far. I'd wait until it physically materialises.
Do you know if Colored Films is a legit company?tenia wrote: Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:48 pm Nobody knows so far. I'd wait until it physically materialises.
https://poff.ee/en/film/jri-rumm/“Jüri Rumm” is a satiric adventure film about a legendary Estonian thief from the second half of the 19th century, who became an archetypal folk hero, a sort of local Robin Hood – an outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In the early 20th century, his colourful character inspired an entire series of stage plays and stories. Based mainly on Hans Varessoo’s (pseudonym) 1908 novel and the first volume of Jaan Metua’s trilogy of plays, which appeared in 1921, the film’s screenplay was allegedly written by Mikhail Lepper, the first Estonian to study with Georg Wilhelm Pabst and work with Fritz Lang in the early 1920s, who later emigrated to Sweden to work as a photojournalist. The premise of the film draws on Jüri Rumm’s biography: as a nobleman’s servant, Jüri is punished for stealing food from the baron for his sick father. Vowing revenge, he leaves the manor on a stolen horse, slipping away from his pursuers again and again, wearing ever-new disguises. Jüri’s love affair with Madli, who also serves at the manor, adds spice to the adventurous storyline and ultimately proves fatal for the clever fugitive.
“Jüri Rumm” was digitised in 6K and restored in 4K in 2023 in the Film Archive of the National Archives of Estonia, using the original nitrate negative, three surviving reels of a nitrate print and a reel of a safety print.
The live music accompanying the film will be composed and performed by Stephen Horne (UK, piano) and Frank Bockius (Germany, drums). Horne and Bockius are internationally acclaimed silent film musicians who regularly perform at film heritage festivals around the world.
This is major, and just in time as Monteiro fever is sweeping the intl. cinephile circuit! Had the pleasure of catching three of his features during a retrospective last year, all of them on pristine 35mm prints. O Último Mergulho was the standout for me: gradually evolves from a vulgar sex-and-booze comedy into something all-together different and entirely associative, with a sense of movement I've seldom had the pleasure of experiencing. Didn't understand jack-shit of the last 30 minutes or so -- not on any intellectual level, that is -- but it makes emotional sense. À Flor do Mar and Silvestre were very pretty to look at but kind of dead, at least to me, and I saw the first installment in his horn-dog saga (Recordações da Casa Amarela) at home. It made my curious to see the latter two, but the digital transfer was a paaale comparison of what I saw on film, so I'm glad that I held off watching the other two, now that HD restorations are on their way.mrb404 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:41 am French label Spectrum has announced it will release a boxset of the complete works of Joâo Cesar Monteiro (restored in 2K and 4K) that should come out at the end of the year
Subtitles?Cipater wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:08 pmThis is major, and just in time as Monteiro is sweeping the intl. cinephile circuit! Had the pleasure of catching three of his features during a retrospective last year, all of them on pristine 35mm prints. O Último Mergulho was the standout for me: gradually evolves from a vulgar sex-and-booze comedy into something all-together different and entirely associative, with a sense of movement I've seldom had the pleasure of experiencing. Didn't understand jack-shit of the last 30 minutes or so -- not on any intellectual level, that is -- but it makes emotional sense. À Flor do Mar and Silvestre were very pretty to look at but kind of dead, at least to me, and I saw the first installment in his horn-dog saga (Recordações da Casa Amarela) at home. It made my curious to see the latter two, but the digital transfer was a paaale comparison of what I saw on film, so I'm glad that I held off watching the other two, now that HD restorations are on their way.mrb404 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:41 am French label Spectrum has announced it will release a boxset of the complete works of Joâo Cesar Monteiro (restored in 2K and 4K) that should come out at the end of the year
Great. Thank you.
The Monteiro release is now listed for preorder on Spectrum's website which mentions 2K and 4K restorations from the OCN.Peacock wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:17 am The Monteiro set will include:
Veredas
Silvestre
À Flor do Mar
Recordações da Casa Amarela
O Último Mergulho
A Comédia de Deus
Le Bassin de J.W.
As Bodas de Deus
Branca de Neve
Vai e Vem
Plus a large book.
(So sadly not quite the complete works but definitely the complete feature films made between 1978-2003)
Wow! The release of the decade!mrb404 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:54 pmThe Monteiro release is now listed for preorder on Spectrum's website which mentions 2K and 4K restorations from the OCN.Peacock wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:17 am The Monteiro set will include:
Veredas
Silvestre
À Flor do Mar
Recordações da Casa Amarela
O Último Mergulho
A Comédia de Deus
Le Bassin de J.W.
As Bodas de Deus
Branca de Neve
Vai e Vem
Plus a large book.
(So sadly not quite the complete works but definitely the complete feature films made between 1978-2003)
The set includes English subtitles and a booklet is mentioned. Planned release date: December 12, 2024.
Spectrum's releases are usually limited to 1000 copies and hardly available outside of their own website.
I've only seen two, but I can say that Silvestre was a great entry point. It grabbed me enough to want to seek out moreryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:12 pm good movie to start with in order to figure out if Monteiro is for me?
À Flor do Mar is also a good one to start with especially if you like Ruiz. I've seen 8 of his features so far and my appreciation of his work definitely grew watching more than one (as it often does).ryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:12 pm good movie to start with in order to figure out if Monteiro is for me?
That's exactly it: as soon as you enter your address, the prices are adjusted for taxes (as in: no 20% French VAT for foreign customers, or at least for non-European ones - not sure what happens within Europe...)tasa wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:34 pm if you add to cart and note a USA shipping address, the price drops back to €100. I’m guessing the extra 20 is VAT.
When I go to pay, the VAT is still there. Oh wellmrb404 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:10 pmThat's exactly it: as soon as you enter your address, the prices are adjusted for taxes (as in: no 20% French VAT for foreign customers, or at least for non-European ones - not sure what happens within Europe...)tasa wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:34 pm if you add to cart and note a USA shipping address, the price drops back to €100. I’m guessing the extra 20 is VAT.
therewillbeblus wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:22 pmI've only seen two, but I can say that Silvestre was a great entry point. It grabbed me enough to want to seek out moreryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:12 pm good movie to start with in order to figure out if Monteiro is for me?
I'm a Ruiz novice as well, but a huge fan of what I've seen so far, so I'm glad to hear the specific recs here in that lens. Silvestre and À Flor do Mar both are things I should hit for our 80s project, and since the latter is up for '86 at the moment I'll probably go with it first, but backtrack to Silvestre too. great shouts!Glowingwabbit wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:30 pmÀ Flor do Mar is also a good one to start with especially if you like Ruiz. I've seen 8 of his features so far and my appreciation of his work definitely grew watching more than one (as it often does).ryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:12 pm good movie to start with in order to figure out if Monteiro is for me?