Malena (2000)

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

This is the one I have:

Originally Posted by MikeCL

Hah too bad a cover like that never made it here.

I was about to say that cover would be too risqué for the UK market, but Optimum got away with releasing this NSFW () cover;

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[MikeCL]

Haha oh yeah thats bold

[chip75]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

I was about to say that cover would be too risqué for the UK market, but Optimum got away with releasing this NSFW () cover;

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Covers are weird sometimes, I can't see the American Horror Story making the cut with supermarkets or HMV. The Emmanuelle cover is donkeys years old (and from the era of risqué covers).

All this conjures up thoughts of Family Guy and his own TV channel with the classic show 'The Peter Griffin Side-Boob Hour.'

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[kashif]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

In this case, the BBFC are not responsible for the cutting. The 'cut' version of the film is the one that was sold to distributors on the film market. The 'uncut' version appeared much later on, after all major market sales were completed and the film released, in Italy, and consequently in Korea (though the Korean DVD release is simply a PAL-NTSC port of the Italian release).

Pro-B

Thanks for the info Sir.

[Phesstve]

I also think that the South Korean 2-disc release from Spectrum DVD is the way to go as it is the uncut version - compared to the heavily cut "international version" - and region free if I am not mistaken. The price is not so bad if you get it on eBay (I would highly recommend to purchase from the eBay seller "wooridvd"), the postage from South-Korea is not high and it gets here fast (I live in Norway, Europe).

[KFelon]

I love this movie, if a proper uncut releases anywhere I'll have no choice but to import. Until then the Spectrum DVD release is more than adequate.

[MikeCL]

I saw the parts that were cut out not a huge deal but it would of never flown in the U.S.

[junyab]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

this is the one i have:

oop

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by kashif

By the way he is one of the luckiest kids in the world

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[kashif]

Originally Posted by amoergosum

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[charlievoviii]

Can't wait for the blu ray release. Hopefully it's uncut.

[SolidBlu]

Originally Posted by charlievoviii

Can't wait for the blu ray release. Hopefully it's uncut.

and should be region free

[chip75]

Originally Posted by charlievoviii

Can't wait for the blu ray release. Hopefully it's uncut.

Originally Posted by SolidBlu

and should be region free

It won't be uncut and it may not be region free....

[Yami]

Originally Posted by chip75

Our beloved BBFC have very strong guidlines on such things. I doubt even though the scene is rather harmless it would ever get through due to the Protection Of Children Act 1978. I think they'd be literally breaking the law if they passed the longer version.

I think the Protection of Children Act is only enforced under extreme circumstances nowadays. I believe that both Bertolucci's 1900 and Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses have now been passed uncut. Even films as risqué as Guy Hamilton's work has been passed (Criterion seem to have the rights to them in the US...for some reason) - it's something like the infamous Spielen wir Liebe* (what was Martin Loeb thinking after his terrific role in Eustache's Mes petites amoureuses?) that wouldn't cut it.

*I haven't seen it, in case you're wondering!

[charlievoviii]

Originally Posted by chip75

It won't be uncut and it may not be region free....

than i won't buy it.

[autraveler]

what's the length of the DVD with the same cover?

[Hucksta G]

Love this movie, so glad its come to blu I hope it is uncut, pretty sure the version i have seen in NZ was uncut

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

Love this movie, so glad its come to blu I hope it is uncut, pretty sure the version i have seen in NZ was uncut

Yeah I think it is, well, it was on VHS, and it was also uncut on TV when it used to air really late at night lol

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

and it was also uncut on TV when it used to air really late at night lol

That's the one I saw

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

This is the one I have:

I have the Korean DVD also. Are you getting this UK Blu-ray though?