James Ivory's Roseland (1977) Blu-ray (Cohen Film Collection)

[MifuneFan]

Cohen (via Kino distribution) will be releasing James Ivory's Roseland (1977) on November 12th. It's sourced from a new 2K restoration. On the same day, Cohen will also be releasing the documentary Merchant Ivory: The Documentary (2024).

https://kinolorber.com/product/roseland-1

A trio of romantic - if bittersweet - tales set in New York’s esteemed Roseland Ballroom unfold in this touching drama. In “The Waltz,” recently widowed May (Teresa Wright) visits the Roseland to honor the memory of her late husband, and unexpectedly meets Stan (Lou Jacobi), who offers her an opportunity for happiness. “The Hustle” finds Russel (Christopher Walken) as a gigolo who keeps company with three women (Geraldine Chaplin, Joan Copeland and Helen Gallagher), but struggles to commit to any of them. Finally, in “The Peabody,” Rosa (Lilia Skala), an older Viennese woman, commits to winning a dance competition despite warnings that it could imperil not only her health, but her tenuous relationship with her dance partner as well. Expertly directed by James Ivory from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s moving screenplay, and produced by Ismail Merchant, Roseland brims with stories of not only searching for the glories of the past, but for hope in the future.

Extras

• Conversations from the Quad: James Ivory and Larry Kardish discuss the making of ROSELAND
• Restoration Trailer

[kishiro]

Excellent news @MifuneFan !

Cohen has the rights to 31 Merchant-Ivory titles. Amongst them 20 feature films and 11 Documentaries and shorts.
With the release of 'Roseland', half of the feature films (ten titles) have been released on Blu-Ray.

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Feature Films                                                            Director :       Composer                :
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2001  The Mystic Masseur                                                 Ismail Merchant  Richard Robbins
1996  The Proprietor                                                     Ismail Merchant  Richard Robbins
1994  In Custody                                                         Ismail Merchant  Zakir Hussain/Sultan Khan
1992  Howards End                                                        James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1991  The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe                                         Simon Callow     Richard Robbins
1988  The Deceivers                                                      Nicholas Meyer   John Scott
1988  The Perfect Murder                                                 Zafar Hai        Richard Robbins
1987  Maurice                                                            James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1984  The Bostonians                                                     James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1983  Heat And Dust                                                      James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1981  Quartet                                                            James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1980  Jane Austen In Manhattan                                           James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1979  The Europeans                                                      James Ivory      Richard Robbins
1978  Hullabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnie's Pictures                      James Ivory      Vic Flick
1977  Roseland                                                           James Ivory      Michael Gibson
1975  Autobiography Of A Princess                                        James Ivory      Vic Flick
1972  Savages                                                            James Ivory      Joe Raposo
1970  Bombay Talkie                                                      James Ivory      Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi
1965  Shakespeare Wallah                                                 James Ivory      Satyajit Ray
1963  The Householder                                                    James Ivory      Ali Akbar Khan
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Documentaries and Shorts                                                 Director :       Composer                :
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2024  Merchant Ivory (Documentary)                                       Stephen Soucy    Ryan Homsey
1994  Street Musicians Of Bombay (Documentary)                           Richard Robbins  Ustad Sultan Khan
1983  The Courtesans Of Bombay (Documentary)                             Ismail Merchant  -
1976  Sweet Sounds (Documentary) (Short)                                 Richard Robbins  -
1974  Mahatma And The Mad Boy (Short)                                    Ismail Merchant  Suman Raj
1973  Helen, Queen Of The Nautch Girls (Documentary) (Short)             Anthony Korner   -
1972  Adventures Of A Brown Man In Search Of Civilization (Documentary)  James Ivory      -
1964  The Delhi Way (Documentary)                                        James Ivory      Ustad Vilayat Khan
1961  The Creation Of Woman (Short)                                      Charles F.Schwep Arya Bal/Sirish Gor
1959  The Sword And The Flute (Documentary) (Short)                      James Ivory      Ali Akbar Khan
1957  Venice: Themes And Variations (Documentary) (Short)                James Ivory      Giovanni Gabrieli

In 2022 Cohen was reportedly in the process of restoring four movies;

Roseland (Release Date: November 12th, 2024)
The Householder
In Custody
The Proprietor


All ten remaining unreleased feature films held by Cohen :
1963 The Householder (James Ivory)
1970 Bombay Talkie (James Ivory)
1972 Savages (James Ivory)
1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnie's Pictures (James Ivory)
1980 Jane Austen In Manhattan (James Ivory)
1983 The Courtesans Of Bombay (Ismail Merchant)
1988 The Perfect Murder (Zafar Hai)
1994 In Custody (Ismail Merchant)
1996 The Proprietor (Ismail Merchant)
2001 The Mystic Masseur (Ismail Merchant)


Hopefully we will see the other three restorations released to Blu-Ray in 2025-2026. Looks like they've been releasing ~1-2 restorations per year so far. I'm guessing 'The Householder' will be the next after 'Roseland'.

[kishiro]

Walken 101 Podcast - Ep. 10 - Roseland (1977)

I wish they'd used the poster-art for the cover. The current cover in the announcement looks really bad... (let's hope it's not finalized)