The Jacques Tati Collection

[mattyl149]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

I will be enormously surprised if StudioCanal do NOT use the new restos that were screened in France this summer:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=109

Pro-B

That will be excellent news. I'm not too fussed if there are no different special features, but the new restorations are a must

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by mattyl149

That will be excellent news. I'm not too fussed if there are no different special features, but the new restorations are a must

Like I said, it wasn't just a simple screening at Cannes, but a celebration of Tati's work, it would be shocking if they used old transfers. The celebration received big coverage in the French media, and abroad. So, Jour... is probably a lock to be the new 2K resto.

The new resto for Parade, which you like, was just screened at Lumiere in Lyon as well.

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[John Hodson]

I would expect the UK release to pretty much match Studio Canal's upcoming French set

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by John Hodson

I would expect the UK release to pretty much match Studio Canal's upcoming French set

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[Carletty]

The French set looks really cool. I wonder if the UK version is going to be released with the same packaging, considering the price gap of €40.

[the ladykiller]

I got the 4 BFI releases,they were pretty good with the exception of Jour De Fete which was in very bad nick in both thomson colour and 1964 english versions.If the new Studio Canal set has been able to restore this film I would jump at this set,it's hard to see how they can improve on Playtime though, the BFI blu-ray was pristine.It will be nice to see Trafic and Parade on blu,I really liked the horse and rider mime in the latter such graceful movement from Tati who must have been quite elderly at the time.I would also hope that the Studio Canal set is not just a bare bones release of the films but also includes the shorts,a good career documentary would be nice too and didn't Tati make a film in the mid 70's about a football team? maybe i'm asking too much but a collection of his complete works really can't be that hard to assemble

[Fitzcarraldo]

All extant blu-ray discs of Playtime are very unsatisfactory, having been mastered from the 35mm reduction negative rather than the original 65mm. This is the one film in the set I really hope Studio Canal will upgrade.

Oh, and this is quite odd (from Amazon.fr):

- "Jour de fête" version 1994 (DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono - Couleur - 1.37 - 720p - 77')
- "Les vacances de Mr Hulot" version 1953 (DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono - N&B - 1.37 - 720p - 95')

720P??