Angel-A by Luc Besson, Amazon.de exclusive Oct 2011

[willbfree]

Luc Besson's small but loved film Angel-A has a third chance of being Region Free later this year.

(The UK release was Region B locked, and the French release has no English subtitles making its region lock status-- which is unknown -- irrelevant).

But the upcoming German version of Angel-A may provide cause to celebrate!

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B005EVJKV0/

Amazon.de (Germany) is releasing an "exclusive" version of Angel-A on October 28, 2011, and there is a TOBIS studio logo in the corner of the cover.

TOBIS is always region free according to this site...
http://regionfreemovies.com/studio/Tobis
...but that claim is based on only one other TOBIS release.

But by good fortune, it is another Luc Besson film: Arthur und die Minimoys (Arthur and the Invisibles). And according to Amazon.de, Arthur und die Minimoys has "Untertitel: Englisch" (English subtitles)!

This is looking good.

I'm tempted to pre-order just on the chance!

Of course I suppose there's also a chance that Sony Classics might be getting off its duff and may release a BluRay in the US at that time too, but I haven't heard anything about that.

This film is really good. A really small film, but a really good one thanks to the performances and the director's style. The visual quality is kind of substandard -- the film was shot in color and then converted -- but if you don't mind semi-low budgets, it is a fantastic film to see.

[willbfree]

New cover art for this release, using one of the gorgeous promo pics:



Still no word on region or English subtitles.

[EmperorClobbersaurus]

Such a good film. Region free with English subtitles would be awesome as (personally)I don't see a Region 1 version ever coming out.

I found this dvd at Big Lots a few months ago for $3 and was going to buy it, but their was only one copy and the case was damaged, so I figured I'd wait until they got it in again. Haven't seen it since.

Want this and "Love Me If You Dare" region free.

Maybe we could get a group order together for this if it is region free with English subtitles.

[willbfree]

I've just emailed the studio with my best babelfish-German inquiry, hoping for more info.

Their earlier DVD version only had German and French subtitles (though why would a French film have French subtitles?). But the fact that this release has a new cover art may mean, hopefully, that this BluRay is a fresh approach to the title.

But I am prepared for disappointment.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I've been deciding on which version to get, the UK Optimum/Studio Canal release or the German Universum Film/Tobis release.

Edit:

Originally Posted by willbueche

New cover art for this release, using one of the gorgeous promo pics:



Still no word on region or English subtitles.

It most likely won't have English subtitles. And Universum (Tobis) barely have Region Free releases. Don't and I mean DON'T get your hopes up. Bluray-disc.de claims there's no English.

[USiT]

According to the studio there is no english subtitles

http://www.universumfilm.de/video/sa...e-d432b16d4415