Trans-Europ Express (Alain Robbe-Grillet)

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Trans-Europ Express Blu-ray



Courtesy of Redemption Films. Street date: February 11th.

NEWS
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=12715

A film director, Jean, his producer, Marc, and his assistant, Lucette, board the Trans-Europ-Express in Paris bound for Antwerp. Once in their compartment it occurs to them that the drama of life aboard the train presents possibilities for a film, and they begin to write a script about dope smuggling. Subsequently, they see actor Jean-Louis Trintignant walking through the station. As seen through the eyes of Jean, Marc, and Lucette, Trintignant becomes Elias, the chief character in the script. Elias is going to Antwerp to pick up a suitcase of cocaine for delivery to an international organization based in Paris.

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Cover update:



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REVISED COVER:



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[jeloid]

will it be the 88 min version or 105?

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by jeloid

will it be the 88 min version or 105?

I am unsure where this 105-minute version is coming from. Most likely IMDB, but they are not a reliable source when it comes to specs on European cinema.

I have never seen such a long version. (If you have any information, please let me know).

The recent resto, which was just released on DVD by Carlotta Films in France, runs at approximately 91 minutes. And France is the very last place where Robbe-Grillet's films (and virtually all other films) would be cut.

This film was also released earlier in Italy by Ripley, and that DVD release is marked as running at approximately 96 minutes. I believe this is an error. I can check later tomorrow.

To sum it all up, I don't have this upcoming Blu-ray release to tell you exactly what the U.S. is getting, but as far as I am concerned it is 99.99% guaranteed that it will be the approximately 95-minute resto. (91-minutes for the PAL version).





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[jeloid]

i did read of the 105 minute version on imdb . Thank you for the information Pro-B, I'm looking forward to the two Robbe-Grillets releases.

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Originally Posted by jeloid

i did read of the 105 minute version on imdb . Thank you for the information Pro-B, I'm looking forward to the two Robbe-Grillets releases.

Ah, OK, jeloid. That's what I thought.

I am also very much looking forward to these releases.

By the way, Redemption will also release Robbe-Grillet's L'immortelle on Blu-ray in 2014. Absolutely mesmerizing film (also in Carlotta's DVD box set). Hopefully, Redemption will acquire the rest of the films and bring them to Blu-ray. They are definitely the right label to do so!

A French-Turkish co-production L'Immortelle is an erotic, dream-like fantasy in which a despondent man meets a beautiful, secretive woman who may, or may not, be involved in using kidnapped women as prostitutes...

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[jeloid]

superb news, thank you

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UPDATE:
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=12986

Redemption and Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Alain Robbe-Grillet's Trans-Europ-Express (1967), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, and Nadine Verdier, and Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974), starring Anicée Alvina, Olga Georges-Picot, Michael Lonsdale, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Michael Lonsdale. The two releases will be available for purchase on February 11th.

hese two films are part of The Cinema of Alain Robbe-Grillet, which will consist of individual releases of films directed by the acclaimed French writer, essayist, and filmmaker. Kino Lorber and Redemption plan to release additional Robbe-Grillet films, including L'immortelle, The Man Who Lies, and Eden and After (and the alternate cut, N. Throws the Dice), later in 2014.

The films are mastered in HD from original 35mm elements and include interviews with Robbe-Grillet.

Decades ahead of his time, Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922-2008) remains one of the most important figures in Modern literature, and is best known for his innovative work in the Nouveau Roman style with novels such as Le Voyeur and La Jalousie. His screenplay for Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad (1962) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).

Perhaps no other filmmaker has used the medium as an expression and exploration of his dark sexual desires, evidenced by erotic and sometimes disturbing motifs that recur with regularity throughout his body of work: blindfolds, bondage, strangulation, stabbing. Through his highly stylized and confident direction, Robbe-Grillet elevates these tableaux to a level of high art, yet never denying their place in the realm of 1960s exploitation cinema.

For years, Robbe Grillet's films have been unavailable in the United States in any form. It is with great pride that Kino Lorber and Redemption Films bring these films to American viewers, in exquisite HD editions, aiding in the rediscovery of one of European cinema's most eclectic and highly original filmmakers.

Trans-Europ Express

A film director, Jean, his producer, Marc, and his assistant, Lucette, board the Trans-Europ-Express in Paris bound for Antwerp. Once in their compartment it occurs to them that the drama of life aboard the train presents possibilities for a film, and they begin to write a script about dope smuggling. Subsequently, they see actor Jean-Louis Trintignant walking through the station. As seen through the eyes of Jean, Marc, and Lucette, Trintignant becomes Elias, the chief character in the script. Elias is going to Antwerp to pick up a suitcase of cocaine for delivery to an international organization based in Paris.

Special Features:

Newly mastered in HD from the original 35mm elements
In French with optional English subtitles
Interview with Alain Robbe-Grillet (31 min.)
Three trailers for the films of Alain Robbe-Grillet
2014 promo short

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Trans-Europ Express Blu-ray



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[RupertPupkin]

the director of photography Willy Kurant did a stunning job- perhaps even most amazing and mesmerizing than what he did for Jean-Luc Godard (Miss âge tendre ) "Masculin Féminin"

Marie-France Pisier oh la la
when I thought I saw the most beautiful black and white shots in front of a window in Vivre sa Vie....... (I mean, not the b&w shots of a window, but the mademoiselle in front of the window... (no that I do not hate windows...)

[billyearle]

The caps for this on DVDbeaver look great, and it seems to be also given a very generous bitrate, FWIW, on a BD50. It looks like importcds is no longer offering the stellar bargains on Kino, and other niche labels, they used to, so I don't know of a way to get these Robbe-Grillet blus in Japan at a decent price any more. Any tips?
I'm tempted to order the BFI set to save money, and the extras should be nice, but I've almost always preferred Kino's PQ. Wondering if BFI is really going to put all 6 films on 3 BDs with all the extras too. This is a generalization, but even if Kino's had lower bitrates, I just seem to like the way their encoders think. Often the competing UK releases (except for Artificial Eye blus) look a tad too bright on my set. (for any partisans, I am for the most part satisfied with my many UK blus.) edit: Pre-ordered the BFI Grillet and Herzog sets for the low-price guarantee, but still interested to hear about any sources for a good price on the Kinos .

[Nika]

My boyfriend has written a little something on the film here, so I thought I'd share it.

[billyearle]

So blu-ray.com still lists 3 of the Robbe-Grillet Kino blus, La Belle Captive, TEE, and Successive Slidings of Pleasure, in 2 distinct versions. One being a presumably longer, uncut "Version Francaise", which are Kino's Canadian blu-rays. They still show 2 different timings for TEE on this site as well.
Do I have to worry about getting a cut version? Amazon.ca doesn't ship 2 of the 3 to Japan, and I'd rather not jump through a lot of hoops and potential headaches for nothing. The fact that 2 of the films have different cover arts reinforces my feeling that these are disctinct versions. I read the comments above, but that was before these came out. Any confirmations?