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Re: Spectrum Release of Joao Cesar Monteiro 10 Films
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:09 pm
by Paul Moran
If I've compared the contents correctly, the only films missing from Spectrum's Monteiro set are the 4 early films on the Lusomundo Os Quatro Primeiros Filmes DVD:
- Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1969)
- Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço (1970)
- Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola (1972)
- Que Farei Eu Com Esta Espada?(1975)
TBH, just about all I remember of the Lusomundo DVD set, which I watched during April 2013, are Montiero's comments, in one of the extras, when asked whether he thought Branca de Neve (IIRC) had any similarity with Derek Jarman's Blue! But, my policy is to replace DVDs if the Blu-ray or 4K UHD price is reasonable (IMO), so I've pre-ordered the Spectrum set.
When I started the online order process, the cost was shown as €120 plus €5 for delivery. This changed to €100 when the system noted the UK shipping address, and removed EU VAT, plus €10 for UK delivery. Of course, if the parcel doesn't slip through the net, I'll have to pay 20% UK VAT, plus a processing fee, on delivery.
With any luck, by the time this set arrives, I will have finished watching Louis Feuillade: The Complete Crime Serials (1913-1918).
Re: Spectrum Release of Joao Cesar Monteiro 10 Films
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:26 pm
by RobertB
As expected VAT is not removed when shipping in EU. But the shipping is only €5, and I got a €6 discount for signing up to a newsletter.
What really impressed me is that I emailed Spectrum in English at 9.30 on Sunday morning, asking if they can hold the shipping until January, as I will be on a riverboat in Indonesia. And they replied 1 minute later that this is not a problem. This must be a small company, and with service like that, well worth supporting.
Re: Spectrum Release of Joao Cesar Monteiro 10 Films
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 10:30 pm
by Glowingwabbit
Looks like they are now including 3 short films:
Disque 1 :
Sophia De Mello Breyner Andersen : Stéréo / 17min / Full HD / 1.33 / 1968
Qui court après les souliers d'un défunt meurt pieds nus : Stéréo / 34min / Full HD / 1.33 / 1970
Que ferais-je de cette épée ? : Stéréo / 1h07 / Full HD / 1.33 / 1975
Veredas : Stéréo / 2h / Full HD / 1.33 / 1977 / Bonus : présentation de Nachiketas Wignesan
Disque 2 :
Silvestre : Stéréo / 1h58 / Full HD / 1.33 / 1981 / Bonus : présentation de Nachiketas Wignesan - Monteiro : influences et origines par Thierry Jousse
Disque 3 :
À Fleur de Mer : Stéréo / 2h23 / Full HD / 1.33 / 1986 / Bonus : présentation de Nachiketas Wignesan
Disque 4 :
Souvenirs de la Maison Jaune : Stéréo / 2h03 / Full HD / 1.33 / 1989 / Bonus : présentation Thierry Jousse, Bande-annonce
Le Dernier Plongeon : Stéréo / 1h32 / Full HD / 1.33 / 1992 / Bonus : présentation de Nachiketas Wignesan
Disque 5 :
La Comédie de Dieu : : Stéréo / 2h50 / Full HD / 1.66 / 1995 / Bonus : présentation de Thierry Jousse, Le Scandale chez Monteiro par Thierry Jousse et Bande-annonce
Disque 6 :
Le Bassin de J.W : Stéréo - 5.1 / 2h25 / Full HD / 1.66 / 1996 / Bonus : Analyse du film par Marcos Uzal et Bande-annonce
Blanche-Neige : Stéréo - 5.1 / 1h16 / Full HD / 1.33 / 2000 / Bonus : "(D')après Blanche-Neige" d'Hugues Decointet
Disque 7 :
Les Noces de Dieu : Stéréo - 5.1 / 2h35 / Full HD / 1.85 / 1998 / Bonus : présentation de Thierry Jousse, La Révélation de Monteiro par Yves Montmayeur et Bande-annonce
Disque 8 :
Va et Vient : Stéréo - 5.1 / 2h56 / Full HD / 1.66 / 2002 / Bonus : présentation de Thierry Jousse, Un monde clos : l'insularité chez Monteiro par Thierry Jousse et bande-annonce
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:54 pm
by Oedipax
Has anyone's Monteiro set shipped yet? My box is still in the preparation phase, ordered sometime in December.
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:01 pm
by swo17
Same, ordered in August
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:29 am
by Paul Moran
I too ordered this in August. It's been in preparation ever since.
There's a comment on
blu-ray.com: "...Spectrum is notorious for delays."
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:41 pm
by tenia
Yes, their projects are released 3 months late in average. I can onlh advice checking regularly their product pages, as these are bound to get updated at some point, and Metaluna Store facebook page, as they post pics of all their products additions, and they receive Spectrum titles pretty much as soon as they're physically materialising. Nothing there yet = not released yet.
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 3:03 am
by Oedipax
I looked at the product page a few days ago and the release date was a hopeful late January 2025... today it has been updated to February 27!
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:55 am
by tenia
Yes, they've tweeted a couple of weeks ago that they had to delay to late February all of their december 24 and january 25 releases.
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:51 am
by Oedipax
The Monteiro set from Spectrum is now listed as March 20, 2025... on croise les doigts!
Edit: Now it's April 11... I guess moving the day up earlier in the month is promising!
Monteiro set from Spectrum
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:54 am
by Paul Moran
I received a dispatch email for the Monteiro set this morning.
Re: International Blu-ray discs
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:41 am
by nicolas
I’m still waiting on my Shanghai Blues 4K from Spectrum. Ordered in October, delay after delay and now the release date supposedly was at the end of March. Still nothing shipped and they deliver empty promises like “We’ll ship on Monday” or “you’ll get a tracking number tomorrow”. Other retailers have their new items in stock. Terrible customer service and business practices.
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:05 pm
by brundlefly
My Monteiro box arrived this morning. (I'm East Coast, U.S.) There's no booklet or insert, as Peacock and mrb404 mentioned on the previous page. Packaging is plain, a hard box -- a different design than pictured on Spectrum's site -- holding four blu cases holding two discs each. The box, cases, and discs are all marked Region B but I spot-checked the first couple discs and they worked in my players set to Region A.
Of what I checked, special features (all talking heads) are not subtitled. The shorts and features are, though there are full songs near the start of
Veredas and
Silvestre with untranslated lyrics.
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:53 pm
by kekid
I recall reading somewhere that an American label was planning to release a Monteiro box in 2025 with more films in it than the Spectrum box. Am I right? Is there any update on that?
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:05 pm
by Calvin
kekid wrote:I recall reading somewhere that an American label was planning to release a Monteiro box in 2025 with more films in it than the Spectrum box. Am I right? Is there any update on that?
Cinema Guild have acquired the restorations but there have been no confirmed home video plans. I believe that they're planning on theatrical releases first and, considering we're still waiting on a physical release of P.P. Rider after its theatrical release in Sep 2023, I would not be surprised if it were 2026 or later before we see any Monteiro Blu-Rays from them.
Monteiro Sets - Subtitles
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:34 pm
by Paul Moran
brundlefly wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:05 pmOf what I checked, special features (all talking heads) are not subtitled. The shorts and features are, though there are full songs near the start of
Veredas and
Silvestre with untranslated lyrics.
That's a shame! I was hoping to ditch most of my fully-subtitled Lusomundo DVD set, but I will probably have to keep it all now (but repackaged to save shelf space - I think I have a spare 12-disc case in the loft).
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 6:10 pm
by therewillbeblus
Can anyone comment on the quality of the German blu of the Upside of Anger?
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 8:50 pm
by nicolas
therewillbeblus wrote: Wed May 21, 2025 6:10 pm
Can anyone comment on the quality of the German blu of
the Upside of Anger?
Haven’t even heard of this film before you mentioned it but the BD came out via Leonine, formerly Universum Film. They’re like the German KL, which means okay / serviceable BDs and usually disappointing 4Ks. Did you watch a HD copy of the film and did it look nice? If yes, then you can expect that master to have ended up on the BD and have a fine presentation for your collection.
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 8:57 pm
by therewillbeblus
I just rented the DVD again (fabulous movie, btw - nothing to add to domino's praise) but I'll take any HD upgrade. Thanks!
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 9:33 pm
by domino harvey
I have it. The only thing to be aware of is on screen titles are in German
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 9:51 pm
by therewillbeblus
Cool, thanks
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:51 pm
by nicolas
Here’s a recommended shop to order:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/movie/detail/- ... um/1157104. I’ve read more than once on the other forum that Amazon DE charge exorbitant shipping for US buyers whereas JPC is relatively cheap. The only disadvantage is that overseas packages apparently take some time and tracking is either limited or unavailable.
And thanks for the recommendation! I’ll pick up a copy as well.
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:53 pm
by therewillbeblus
Thanks nicolas, I'll decide between this and rarewaves (FYI you need to enter its German title in order to get a result there!)
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 11:21 pm
by nicolas
therewillbeblus wrote: Wed May 21, 2025 10:53 pm
Thanks nicolas, I'll decide between this and rarewaves (FYI you need to enter its German title in order to get a result there!)
Yeah, their search system is unnecessarily convoluted. What I do often is use the UPC (in this case 0886979366893) to get to the item straight away.
Re: International Blu-ray and UHD Discs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 11:50 pm
by therewillbeblus
Also while I'm here, is the Eagle Megalopolis 4K supposed to be the superior import? It's the cheapest option and only one not 'sold out'
