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Fellini912 · 09-11-2014, 02:19 AM

I am glad to see some fans of Buñuel on this thread. I would love an Eclipse set with his Mexican films. The most popular film of that era of Buñuel is The Exterminating Angel. Some of the other films are hard to come by (poorly transferred DVDs).

pedromvu · 09-11-2014, 06:26 AM

Today i watched The Young Girls of Rochefort and thought it was great, more in line with what i was expecting of a proper musical (and i don't mean only the cheerfulness) i found puzzling how the songs were all better sung than in Umbrellas of Cherbourg until i saw on the review here that almost everyone singing is dubbed.

After a little more research it turns out that the singing was dubbed on Umbrellas too, so i am not sure why Svet mentions that in that one the parts are sung by the cast.

filmmusic · 09-11-2014, 08:48 AM

Hello.
I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any Criterion films that have an autumn setting. (except Autumn Sonata) Mainly up to 1995.

adamhopelies · 09-11-2014, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

Hello.
I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any Criterion films that have an autumn setting. (except Autumn Sonata) Mainly up to 1995.

Days Of Heaven and All That Heaven Allows are good ones, so much so that I've saved my copy of the recent Blu-ray of the latter for an Autumnal first viewing. There's the Ozu autumn movies too.

ShellOilJunior · 09-11-2014, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

Hello.
I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any Criterion films that have an autumn setting. (except Autumn Sonata) Mainly up to 1995.

It's post-1995 but should not be missed.

ShellOilJunior · 09-11-2014, 11:39 AM

May want to check this out:

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-rays-browning

filmmusic · 09-11-2014, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Days Of Heaven and All That Heaven Allows are good ones, so much so that I've saved my copy of the recent Blu-ray of the latter for an Autumnal first viewing. There's the Ozu autumn movies too.

thanks.
I have Days of Heaven and All that Heaven allows but i'm keeping the second for a Christmas viewing.

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It's post-1995 but should not be missed.

Thanks, I'll check it.

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

You may want to check this out:

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-rays-browning

??
edit: Oh, I guess it wasn't a reply to me.. :-)

bwdowiak · 09-11-2014, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pedromvu

After a little more research it turns out that the singing was dubbed on Umbrellas too, so i am not sure why Svet mentions that in that one the parts are sung by the cast.

that is interesting. I looked it up to find out more. it isn't the entire speaking part that is dubbed, though, is it? i think it is just the proper songs.

I agree with what you said yesterday - that parts of the dialogue could have just as well been spoken and may have been better off for it. somehow, (for me) however,) it is pulled off rather nicely. Genevieve and her mother are having a rather serious conversation at the beginning of the second act in the shop... one would imagine that proper inflection would be necessary for the scene to have any dramatic resonance, but somehow... it works.

for me, the movie is magical - the colors, the likable characters... as for the songs, with music sometimes it takes familiarity to breed appreciation... I liked the songs well enough, but am expecting to like them more next time around.

looking forward to TYGoR! I still have the set out from the library.

Polaroid · 09-11-2014, 04:49 PM

Black Orpheus arrived nice and cracked - gotta love plastic cases.

jhiggy23 · 09-11-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Under the Skin is one strange movie. Maybe I should revisit it again. Glad Criterion never got a hold of this one though.

I agree. I absolutely despise the movie.

Scottie · 09-11-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Polaroid

Black Orpheus arrived nice and cracked - gotta love plastic cases.

It's a really good film.

movieben1138 · 09-11-2014, 07:28 PM

With Arrow releasing Salvatore Giuliano overseas, any reason to expect Criterion might be about to announce an upgrade stateside?

Polaroid · 09-11-2014, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

It's a really good film.

I can't wait to delve into it, I've been to rio a lot, especially when I was young and do remember seeing the carnivals and stuff so hopefully this will bring back many great memories

Scottie · 09-11-2014, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Polaroid

I can't wait to delve into it, I've been to rio a lot, especially when I was young and do remember seeing the carnivals and stuff so hopefully this will bring back many great memories

It's my favorite Orpheus adaptation from what I've seen.

The narrative does lose my interest a bit towards the end, but it's really well-made.

Judex · 09-11-2014, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by movieben1138

With Arrow releasing Salvatore Giuliano overseas, any reason to expect Criterion might be about to announce an upgrade stateside?

Well the material is certainly there. So it's defiantly possible.
It'll be interesting to see if Criterion announce an upgrade of that or Brute Force Monday.

hoytereden · 09-11-2014, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

It's my favorite Orpheus adaptation from what I've seen.

The narrative does lose my interest a bit towards the end, but it's really well-made.

It's so colorful and the music is such an integral part of the film, as well. The leads are two of the most attractive people ever seen on film, IMO, and I found it ironic that, in real life, they passed away within little more than a month of one another. Life imitating art, maybe?

Scottie · 09-11-2014, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

It's so colorful and the music is such an integral part of the film, as well. The leads are two of the most attractive people ever seen on film, IMO, and I found it ironic that, in real life, they passed away within little more than a month of one another. Life imitating art, maybe?

I believe I read that somewhere. Talk about a strange coincidence.

BobbyMcGee · 09-11-2014, 11:15 PM

Does anyone remember if there was a flash-sale in September of last year?

According to my Criterion account, I placed an order in September of 2012, but not 2013. If there was one, I am not sure why I would have skipped out.

Thanks in advance.

Brad1963 · 09-11-2014, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyMcGee

Does anyone remember if there was a flash-sale in September of last year?

According to my Criterion account, I placed an order in September of 2012, but not 2013. If there was one, I am not sure why I would have skipped out.

Thanks in advance.

It was on October 1st last year. 2012 and 2011 were both in September. I've got my list ready to go patiently waiting for this years announcement.

belcherman · 09-11-2014, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyMcGee

Does anyone remember if there was a flash-sale in September of last year?

According to my Criterion account, I placed an order in September of 2012, but not 2013. If there was one, I am not sure why I would have skipped out.

Thanks in advance.

Last year's flash sale was October 1.

http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2917-flash-sale

09-11-2014, 11:39 AM	#110386
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	May want to check this out: http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-rays-browning Last edited by ShellOilJunior; 09-11-2014 at 12:18 PM.

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09-11-2014, 02:19 AM	#110381
Fellini912 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:368 Blu-ray reviews: 3	I am glad to see some fans of Buñuel on this thread. I would love an Eclipse set with his Mexican films. The most popular film of that era of Buñuel is The Exterminating Angel. Some of the other films are hard to come by (poorly transferred DVDs).

09-11-2014, 06:26 AM	#110382
pedromvu Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Mexico 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:35 MA collection:8 Digital collection:12 iTunes collection:12 Trading Score:52	Today i watched The Young Girls of Rochefort and thought it was great, more in line with what i was expecting of a proper musical (and i don't mean only the cheerfulness) i found puzzling how the songs were all better sung than in Umbrellas of Cherbourg until i saw on the review here that almost everyone singing is dubbed. After a little more research it turns out that the singing was dubbed on Umbrellas too, so i am not sure why Svet mentions that in that one the parts are sung by the cast.

09-11-2014, 08:48 AM	#110383
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	Hello. I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any Criterion films that have an autumn setting. (except Autumn Sonata) Mainly up to 1995.

09-11-2014, 04:49 PM	#110389
Polaroid Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Norwich, UK	Black Orpheus arrived nice and cracked - gotta love plastic cases.

09-11-2014, 07:28 PM	#110392
movieben1138 Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Saint Louis, MO 4K collection:1139 Blu-ray collection:11701 DVD collection:2446 Trading Score:1004	With Arrow releasing Salvatore Giuliano overseas, any reason to expect Criterion might be about to announce an upgrade stateside?

09-11-2014, 11:15 PM	#110398
BobbyMcGee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:500 Blu-ray collection:4495 Trading Score:361	Does anyone remember if there was a flash-sale in September of last year? According to my Criterion account, I placed an order in September of 2012, but not 2013. If there was one, I am not sure why I would have skipped out. Thanks in advance.

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