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#1 Post by **Matt** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:57 pm

Everlasting Moments

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Swedish master Jan Troell, director of the beloved classics The Emigrants and The New Land, returns triumphantly with Everlasting Moments, a vivid, heartrending story of a woman liberated through art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Though poor and abused by her alcoholic husband, Maria Larsson (Maria Heiskanen, in a beautifully nuanced portrayal) finds an outlet in photography, which opens up her world for the first time. With a burnished bronze tint that evokes faded photographs, and a broad empathetic palette, Everlasting Moments—based on a true story—is a miraculous tribute to the power of image making.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DVD SET FEATURES

- New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Jan Troell
- Jan Troell’s Magic Mirror, an hour-long documentary about Troell’s life and career
- Short documentary on the making of Everlasting Moments, featuring interviews with Troell, cast,
and crew
- Documentary featuring photographs by the real Maria Larsson, accompanied by narration telling her story
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Armond White

Also available on Blu-ray.

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eerik · #2 Post by **eerik** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:15 pm

No Blu-ray for a 2008 film?

Anthony · #3 Post by **Anthony** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:46 pm

eerik wrote:No Blu-ray for a 2008 film?

Yeah, I don't get it either. I saw this and it's a beautiful film. I don't want to buy this on DVD.

tavernier · #4 Post by **tavernier** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:39 pm

And as someone else posted elsewhere, it's available on Blu in Sweden.

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Armond White

I hate that AW loves this film. But he can't be wrong 100% of the time.

triodelover · #5 Post by **triodelover** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:54 pm

tavernier wrote:And as someone else posted elsewhere, it's available on Blu in Sweden.

Unfortunately, the Swedish BD doesn't appear to have English subs.

tavernier · #6 Post by **tavernier** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:33 pm

triodelover wrote:Unfortunately, the Swedish BD doesn't appear to have English subs.

There goes that idea....that makes Criterion's decision even more annoying.

triodelover · #7 Post by **triodelover** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:42 pm

I wonder who holds the rights in the UK?

Brian C · #8 Post by **Brian C** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:47 pm

Maybe some lobbying would make a difference here, as it did for A Christmas Tale, which was also originally announced as SD only.

doc mccoy · #9 Post by **doc mccoy** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:13 pm

I love the artwork on this one!

I wonder who holds the rights in the UK?

Icon has it out on dvd already - you can get it from Amazon UK for about Â£7. But apparently, footage may have been cut from this version - the dvd's runnning time does not match up with other listed running times and a poster from IMDB says he bought the UK dvd and believes that about 25 minutes was cut. A poster on Amazon UK also states that there is a problem with the subtitles.

I think this is one to avoid, even if Icon brought out a Blu version.

triodelover · #10 Post by **triodelover** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:33 pm

Brian C wrote:Maybe some lobbying would make a difference here, as it did for A Christmas Tale, which was also originally announced as SD only.

Let the e-mail campaign begin!

perkizitore · #11 Post by **perkizitore** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:53 pm

Ditto!

What A Disgrace · Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:26 pm

You can stop your email campaign. Both this and Close-up are also bumped to Blu.

Tom Hagen · #13 Post by **Tom Hagen** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:46 pm

But they still aren't releasing Night Train to Munich in Blu!!!1!

triodelover · #14 Post by **triodelover** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:03 pm

What A Disgrace wrote:You can stop your email campaign. Both this and Close-up are also bumped to Blu.

Now what the Hell am I going to do with this 10,000 word e-mail to Mulvaney?

Fiery Angel · #15 Post by **Fiery Angel** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:11 pm

save it for the next non-Blu release

triodelover · #16 Post by **triodelover** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:38 pm

Fiery Angel wrote:save it for the next non-Blu release

My next Blu campaign will be for Disney to release Song of the South in a full HD restoration on Blu. :-$

Zot! · #17 Post by **Zot!** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:35 am

triodelover wrote:
Fiery Angel wrote:save it for the next non-Blu release
My next Blu campaign will be for Disney to release Song of the South in a full HD restoration on Blu. :-$

I'm rooting for you, but I think Disney believes its their Jud SÃ¼ÃŸ.

claude · #18 Post by **claude** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:36 am

The name of the lead is Maria Heiskanen, not Eiskanen.

HistoryProf · #19 Post by **HistoryProf** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:32 pm

I love that they actually listen!

saji1986 · #20 Post by **saji1986** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:23 am

Caught this film over the weekend on Sundance. While it pales in comparison to anything that Bergman has done, I am a sucker for period films and really enjoyed the storyline. It did also pique my interest in Troell and some of his films, in particular Utvandrarna and Nybyggarna. I couldn't help but notice there are no dvd releases for these films, I would like to see them just because they feature the lovely Liv Ullman in what I consider to be her prime.

reno dakota · #21 Post by **reno dakota** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:43 am

saji1986 wrote:It did also pique my interest in Troell and some of his films, in particular Utvandrarna and Nybyggarna. I couldn't help but notice there are no dvd releases for these films, I would like to see them just because they feature the lovely Liv Ullman in what I consider to her prime.

Well, there is a Swedish set here, which includes both films. No English subs, though.

ccfixx · #22 Post by **ccfixx** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:29 am

saji1986 wrote:Caught this film over the weekend on IFC. While it pales in comparison to anything that Bergman has done, I am a sucker for period films and really enjoyed the storyline. It did also pique my interest in Troell and some of his films, in particular Utvandrarna and Nybyggarna. I couldn't help but notice there are no dvd releases for these films, I would like to see them just because they feature the lovely Liv Ullman in what I consider to her prime.

Not sure about IFC's showing, but I was able to record it this past weekend off the Sundance Channel. I enjoyed the film quite a bit, actually, and look forward to checking out the supplements on the Criterion release.

CC

saji1986 · #23 Post by **saji1986** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:01 pm

Thanks ccfix - it was Sundance - been trying to catch up on all the crap on my DVR, getting things mixed up! Still trying to work my way through all the Kurosawa films TCM ran about 2 weeks ago!

The Elegant Dandy Fop · Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:13 pm

Beaver!

#25 Post by **Matt** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:42 pm

Wow, that's one grainy film. I can see why Criterion might have hesitated to put it on Blu-ray, but I imagine it looks wonderful in motion.

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