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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#51 Post by tenia » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:52 pm

Frankinho007 wrote:My French is bad but according to this interview, those discs are pressed DVDs and not DVD-Rs?
Plus intéressant, lors de notre rencontre, Jérôme Soulet, directeur vidéo de Gaumont, nous a appris que ces titres étaient PRESSÉS et ce de manière professionnelle. Enfin, les titres sont sur le papier des raretés de grands réalisateurs, des films depuis longtemps attendus ou bien des œuvres qui en deux ou trois recherches sur le net permettent de créer la curiosité du cinéphile.
Precisely: The discs are pressed professionally (as regular discs).

For the subs on Les yeux sans visage (and the other new ones, including Un condamné à mort which has finally been released), I've asked the question on a French forum where some people already bought the discs. I'll post the answer here.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#52 Post by tenia » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:19 pm

Feedback for the subs :

French subs on Un condamné à mort, Les yeux sans visage & La main du diable.
English subs only on Un condamné.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#53 Post by DanV » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:50 pm

Much appreciated, tenia!

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#54 Post by Arn777 » Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:09 pm

Just watched 2 men in Manhattan, it looked great despite the Gaumont disclaimer that the film hasn't been restored, and I actually found Melville's acting decent.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#55 Post by NABOB OF NOWHERE » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:48 am

Arn777 wrote: I actually found Melville's acting decent.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#56 Post by isakborg » Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:02 am

Re A Man Escaped - is there any definite word yet on whether the Blu-ray is region free?

Thanks.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#57 Post by Finch » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:23 pm

This French review here lists English subs and says it's region free
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I took the plunge and ordered from fnac.com. Should have it in a week or so, will report back.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#58 Post by ambrose » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:32 am

I don't know whether it was my copy or if others might of experienced the same problem, but after an hour and thirty-four minutes my copy of French cancan jammed!(and only started again after four minutes of pressing fast-forward and then play, four minutes of the film was reduced to a series of judders)

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#59 Post by Knappen » Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:48 am

Nope, it's your copy.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#60 Post by Zazou dans le Metro » Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:38 pm

Early bird chirping on upcoming 2011 titles included Rififi on blu, some Autant-Lara on blu as well as Beau Serge and Les Cousins from Uncle Claude which will probably auger well for the Criterion counterparts. Godard fans will also note the Politics box set slated for October. Unfortunately it looks like Clouzot's Assassin has fallen off the slate.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#61 Post by Finch » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:22 pm

The new Gaumonts are likely to be english-friendly again so as long as they haven't fouled up the black levels and shadow details as they have with their A Man Escaped Blu, I'll be getting Rififi - anyone think it likely that Criterion would add any new extras to a Blu upgrade?

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#62 Post by Highway 61 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:59 pm

I'm sure they will add new extras. Rififi is one of their signature titles, and Dassin is now one of their pet directors, yet the disc is very slim on supplements. It's just a question of when Criterion will upgrade.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#63 Post by tenia » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:08 am

Be aware that the inclusion of the 2 Chabrol has been done thanks to a deal with Criterion.
So, it indeed auger a Criterion counterpart.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#64 Post by Don Lope de Aguirre » Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:11 am

Any news/reviews of Losey's Don Giovanni and Rosi's Carmen?

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#65 Post by tenia » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:09 pm

Carmen: ecranlarge.com - filmsactu.com

Don Giovanni: ecranlarge.com

Both are extremely good, though the Full DTS 96/24 found on the previous Don Giovanni DVD makes the HD upgrade of Don Giovanni less interesting for the sound part.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#66 Post by tavernier » Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:22 pm

Are there also English subs on the Carmen making-of doc or just the film?

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#67 Post by tenia » Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:17 pm

Looking to the previous releases from the collection, I would say only on the movie, but I don't the title, so I'm not 100% sure.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#68 Post by Finch » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:09 pm

Milos Forman's Taking Off gets a Gaumont Blu on March 23 2011

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#70 Post by Finch » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:07 pm

Keep getting the two companies mixed up #-o

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#71 Post by Zazou dans le Metro » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:35 pm

Ann Harding wrote:Regarding Gaumont, they are also launching DVD on Demand. A list of more obscure classics are coming out on October 4th. (BTW they all have the HoH subs logo :wink: ). Click here.
I noticed Le Val d'Enfer (1943, Maurice Tourneur), Le Dernier des Six (1941, G. Lacombe) a fine comedy-thriller with a witty script by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Les Belles de Nuit (1952, R. Clair).
The second wave has been released for a while now and these are now being made available via Amazon whose shipping may aid overseas buyers.

They are promising a third wave in 2011 which will take in suggestions by e-mail. Now is the chance to agitate for all those Epsteins, Franju documentaries and Raymond Bernard titles. Feast your eyes on the titles under 'tous les films' arranged chronologically. Don't forget to vote! Who knows that elusive Miracle des Loups or Finis Terrae may be up for grabs sooner rather than later.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#72 Post by Finch » Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:27 pm

Gaumont's 2011 line-up includes 2 Chabrols on Blu-Ray:

February:
LE ROUGE EST MIS (Gilles Grangier, 1957)
RAZZIA SUR LA CHNOUF (Henri Decoin, 1955)
DU RIFIFI CHEZ LES HOMMES (Jules Dassin, 1955)

April:
LE SUCRE (Jacques Rouffio, 1978)
COUSIN COUSINE (Jean-Charles Tacchella, 1975)

May:
LA CITE DES FEMMES (Federico Fellini, 1979)
ET VOGUE LE NAVIRE (Federico Fellini, 1983)
8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963)

June:
LE BLE EN HERBE (Claude Autant-Lara, 1954)
LA JUMENT VERTE (Claude Autant-Lara, 1959)

August:
LE VOYAGE DU CAPITAINE FRACASSE (Ettore Scola, 1990)
QUELLE HEURE EST-IL ? (Ettore Scola , 1989)
SPLENDOR (Ettore Scola , 1989)

September:
LE BEAU SERGE (Claude Chabrol, 1958)
LES COUSINS (Claude Chabrol, 1959)

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#73 Post by Zazou dans le Metro » Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:53 pm

There's also the Godard Politics box as well in October (see one page back) as well as news that the Chabrols will be Criterions too.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#74 Post by rockysds » Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:53 pm

Max Ophüls' "De Mayerling à Sarajevo" and Jacques Becker's "Antoine et Antoinette" getting released through Gaumont on demand February 18. Jean-Pierre Melville's "Quand tu liras cette lettre" has just been released through same.

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Re: Gaumont French Releases 2010

#75 Post by tenia » Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:59 pm

Captures from the 3 latest Gaumont BR :

Le rouge est mis
Du rififi chez les hommes
Razzia sur la schnouf

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