The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

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In Heaven · #1 Post by **In Heaven** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:12 pm

Is the R2 of this any good? I was a little hesistant (even though it's on sale on xploited) because I know a lot of non-R1 Greenaway dvds have crappy video quality. I'm guessing there's still no mention of a R1 re-release?

arsonfilms · #2 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:26 pm

In Heaven wrote:Is the R2 of this any good? I was a little hesistant (even though it's on sale on xploited) because I know a lot of non-R1 Greenaway dvds have crappy video quality. I'm guessing there's still no mention of a R1 re-release?

Its still on sale at Amazon UK, and when I picked it up it was a better deal. To my eye the quality is good, but I don't have any frame of reference to compare it to anything. Plus, its the only edition currently on the market... if you want to see it, it'll run you less than $10 on Amazon, so it isn't really worth holding out for a region 1.

django · #3 Post by **django** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:51 pm

one of the customer reviews on Amazon.co.uk complains about cropping issues with the R2 DVD, though obviously that's not exactly the most authoritative source.

Der Müde Tod · #4 Post by **Der Müde Tod** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:43 pm

In Heaven wrote:Is the R2 of this any good? I was a little hesistant (even though it's on sale on xploited) because I know a lot of non-R1 Greenaway dvds have crappy video quality. I'm guessing there's still no mention of a R1 re-release?

The British DVD is excellent. The Amazon.uk reviews talking about cropping must refer to a different version. One of the comments is from 2001, while the DVD is from 2003. The VHS has the very same reviews, too. Aspect ratio of the DVD is 2.35:1, bitrate is above 8 mb/s.

Oedipax · #5 Post by **Oedipax** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:26 pm

Is this now assumed a no-go for Criterion? With Baby of Macon, Prospero's Books and now A Zed and Two Noughts all announced for bluray this year, I can't help but wonder what the situation is with this one.

denti alligator · #6 Post by **denti alligator** » Mon May 10, 2010 10:08 pm

Where has Prospero's Books been announced for Blu-ray?

wattsup32 · #7 Post by **wattsup32** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:16 am

There are a couple of people on the Criterion Facebook page alluding to a Criterion blu of this. I see it mentioned as a no-go in this thread. Anyone have the dope on this?

Oedipax · #8 Post by **Oedipax** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:23 am

Cook, Thief is mixed up in the whole Miramax thing, isn't it? Now that the library's finally been sold, maybe Criterion can move forward with licensing it.

wattsup32 · #9 Post by **wattsup32** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:28 am

Oedipax wrote:Cook, Thief is mixed up in the whole Miramax thing, isn't it? Now that the library's finally been sold, maybe Criterion can move forward with licensing it.

I think you are right about the Miramax thing. If Criterion got this (especially for blu), it would likely be the most anticipated Criterion release ever (for me, I mean).

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