A Very Long Engagement

[Arkadin]

the best way to get foreign discs imo--
forum group buys.

[defjukie]

Thanks for the review!

Region B locked.... ugh! Why do they do this to us?

[6AM]

I'd love to see a Jeunet box set released in the US, but I have my doubts that any of them are going to be released over here.

[pro-bassoonist]

The disc is only 11.98 Euro at the moment:

Blu-ray.com Review


Ciao,
Pro-B

[nightcrawler]

I finally got around to watching this tonight, after buying it ages ago. Thought the PQ was great The Blu-ray really shows off the lovely cinematography. I still think the movie itself is a little too long though. Surprised it still hasn't had a UK release yet

[callahan09]

Sorry to revive an ancient thread, but does anybody know of the best place to buy this shipped to the US? It's nearly $40 USD right now on Amazon.fr to have it shipped to the US. I feel like it should be possible to get it much cheaper, but I don't know where else to look.

[gap]

It seems to be OOP so you won't find it reasonable pretty much anywhere, unfortunately.

[callahan09]

Originally Posted by gap

It seems to be OOP so you won't find it reasonable pretty much anywhere, unfortunately.

Aaah ok, that's unfortunate. Thanks for the info, though.

[Neon Kitten]

Such a shame to find that the HD version on iTunes - which I bought because there's no way to get the Blu-ray any more - has burned-in giant white subtitles that are a third of the height of the 'scope frame, even though there's a subtitle stream encoded in the video they could've used instead.

Ah well, it's the best we're going to get for now.

[moviebuffed]

RIP Gaspard Ulliel.

[jkoffman]

What's the story behind why this movie hasn't been available in the US for ages, and no BD? There's a page for a US release, but no UPC and no details to even show it ever existed.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Ver...lu-ray/181819/

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by jkoffman

What's the story behind why this movie hasn't been available in the US for ages, and no BD? There's a page for a US release, but no UPC and no details to even show it ever existed.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Ver...lu-ray/181819/

It's streaming on Amazon US right now from Warners, and they financed it, so I don't think they'll ever lose the rights.

Presumably, they just don't think it's worth the effort to bother releasing on BD here, sadly.

[Cardboard_killer]

It is flipping insane that this isn't on 4k, let alone not on BR. I cannot use the expletives I want to, but to quote The Fantastic Mr. Fox, the cuss you say.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Need to re-watch my french bluray asap! From what I remember, this movie makes a great companion piece to the new remake of "All Quiet on the Western front" on Netflix...

[imnotluka]

Originally Posted by Neon Kitten

Such a shame to find that the HD version on iTunes - which I bought because there's no way to get the Blu-ray any more - has burned-in giant white subtitles that are a third of the height of the 'scope frame, even though there's a subtitle stream encoded in the video they could've used instead.

Ah well, it's the best we're going to get for now.

Could you possibly share a screen shot/cap of the subtitles? I love this film & if the iTunes version is the only one I can easily buy, i'll do it. However, I'd like to see just how bad it is. I hate the fact that the usually beautiful cinematography is being obscured.

[Fellini912]

4k HDR ASAP. Kino, Arrow … someone. I watched this film in 2009 and would love to rewatch it on my 4k TV in HDR. One can only dream!

[imnotluka]

Originally Posted by imnotluka

Could you possibly share a screen shot/cap of the subtitles? I love this film & if the iTunes version is the only one I can easily buy, i'll do it. However, I'd like to see just how bad it is. I hate the fact that the usually beautiful cinematography is being obscured.

well, i went ahead & purchased this just the other day. it was on sale for only $5. it looks a great deal better than the dvd i had, but it has NO extras. very disappointing. however, i know that an Amelie 4K version is coming to disc this year, so maybe they'll consider this film next . . .

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by imnotluka

however, i know that an Amelie 4K version is coming to disc this year, so maybe they'll consider this film next . . .

Has there been any announcement of this?

There was a big announcement of Sony Classics licensing the film for the US market, with a limited theatrical re-release set for next week (2/14).

Miramax's 20 year US license recently expired, that's why Sony was able to pick up the film.

However, unless I missed it, none of the announcements from Sony said anything about a remastering of the film.

I'd love a UHD for Amelie, but it was one of the first movies finished as a 2K DI, because of the radically stylized color timing. They can't just remaster it from the negative, there isn't one.

They'd need to do one of three things:
- upscale the 2K DI (if it still exists in a format that can be read by modern systems, which is unlikely)
- Do a 4K scan of the 35mm filmout of the 2K DI, like they did for The Prince of Egypt
- rebuild the film entirely, from scratch, like they did recently for The Pianist

I would think they'd have announced it if they did one of those.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

Dead Bang the Frankenheimer film? I don't see a listing at Amazon.fr

I see a Spanish BD coming out this week, but it's from Resen, their discs are not licensed by the studios, so they don't have access to the studio masters, just random broadcast masters, and their discs are considered bootlegs outside Spain.

Yep Spain dang it still it is a Blu Ray bootleg or not at least it’s something I think there’s a chance this’ll get released outside of Spain at some point on Blu Ray when that will be I have no idea. But I will buy it be it from Japan, the UK, France, or anywhere else I’ll be buying it.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by imnotluka

however, i know that an Amelie 4K version is coming to disc this year, so maybe they'll consider this film next . . .

No 4K for Amelie, sadly. Confirmed by Jeunet himself:

Originally Posted by James Luckard

We have a definitive official answer from Jeunet.

The film was remastered at the native 2K, NOT 4K. There will also be no 4K UHD, upscaled or not, because he thinks they're just a gimmick. Sigh.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Interview: #JoBlo Chats With The Director on the Legacy of Amélie and more! - YouTube
https://www.joblo.com/interview-dire...g-4k-blu-rays/

Tech talk starts at 9:00

Direct quote at 9:38
"The 2K is enough, 4K is just bullsh*t. You know, 4K is an invention from the TV sellers. Sometimes it looks too much video, it's too much electric. When I go in the store with a lot of TV screen, I throw up. It's disgusting.

It sounds, sadly, like Jeunet has only seen 4K TVs with motion smoothing and it turned him against the whole format. I've seen that with other people too. The interviewer does try to call Jeunet on this, very politely, but Jeunet has gone on to talking about another topic and doesn't hear him say this.