Wages of Fear (The)

[richieb1971]

Thanks for the information. I was not aware. A bit disappointing on the delay. Was there anything wrong with the Criterion edition?

[rapta]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Thanks for the information. I was not aware. A bit disappointing on the delay. Was there anything wrong with the Criterion edition?

Not really actually, but I expect this will look even better (like 10/10 good). I know if I was working for them I'd probably just make do with the current master (as they did with Eyes Without a Face and Rashomon, which look superb) but I guess they know more than we do and were convinced enough to put it on hold. Who knows, it could turn out to be some sort of minor revelation...but at least they won't be releasing something we've already seen before (from Criterion). I expect the extras to be top-notch too, considering the delays!

[tenia]

It's indeed very likely they're waiting for the TF1 restoration which has been given French funds a few months ago. Maybe the restoration has started already, but I don't think so. It's part of a huge project TF1 has around restoring lots of Clouzot movies.

[MechaGodzilla]

When it's delayed for a reason like this, I'm more than happy to wait.

[richieb1971]

Usually Amazon would have been given notice to take down the listing. Its only 2 weeks until the original release date.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Usually Amazon would have been given notice to take down the listing. Its only 2 weeks until the original release date.

That's either the fault of BFI or Amazon. This has happened before in the past with BFI releases so I'm betting it's them - they've probably just forgotten. It's the same release date everywhere else (it doesn't even show up on their own store). There's no press release, and the extras or even the artwork haven't been confirmed, so it's not like it's going to show up in 2 weeks all of a sudden.