Re: 125 / BD 50 The Passion of Joan of Arc
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:53 pm
Better than the original long wait until 2013.
I should be seeing the MoC version myself before too long, as I'm writing a feature on the film's tortuous distribution and restoration history that should hopefully be published in time for the Blu-ray (or just after, depending on which issue it ends up in).Yesterday I saw a new DVD restoration of the original Danish version of Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc. Astounding.
Found it! Marvelous. Simply marvelous. I'll be fascinated to learn more about MoC's restoration of this title, especially compared to Gaumont's pending restoration of the same. Thanks!peerpee wrote:There's been one at my website for over 4 months.
Take a personal check?peerpee wrote:Thanks. Which courier do you want to use for the king's ransom in gold and rare spices?
Not least because at BFI Southbank there's a very strong chance that anyone caught using a cellphone during the film (with all that that implies in terms of emitting distracting glows) will have his phone-holding arm ripped off by enraged fellow audience members who will then beat him to death with the soggy end.Calvin wrote:There's a clip up on Eureka's YouTube. It's not full HD but it serves the purpose much better than a cell video ever will.
A commentary would be marvelous. It's a pipe dream, but I'd die a happy man if 1) Falconetti's two OTHER films still survive (Le Clown, and La Comtesse de Somerive) and both are included in this set! The Cinemateque Francaise has both films listed in its archives with an accession number, but it is unclear if that is referring to actual film materials in their holdings, or merely referencing any number of relevant materials such as posters or production materials.AK wrote: Eureka says of the release that "Further details to be announced nearer the release date!" - anyone have even the slightest idea of what more might be included? Is there a reason not to expect any sort of commentary track?
I only buy blu-rays that come with a shotglass.Brianruns10 wrote:A commentary would be marvelous. It's a pipe dream, but I'd die a happy man if 1) Falconetti's two OTHER films still survive (Le Clown, and La Comtesse de Somerive) and both are included in this set! The Cinemateque Francaise has both films listed in its archives with an accession number, but it is unclear if that is referring to actual film materials in their holdings, or merely referencing any number of relevant materials such as posters or production materials.AK wrote: Eureka says of the release that "Further details to be announced nearer the release date!" - anyone have even the slightest idea of what more might be included? Is there a reason not to expect any sort of commentary track?
Does anyone know if this clip is at the 20 or 24fps speed?Calvin wrote:There's a clip up on Eureka's YouTube. It's not full HD but it serves the purpose much better than a cell video ever will.
Pretty confident is 20 FPS, both because MoC considers the 20 FPS the correct speed, and because I've watched the Criterion version so many times (it's 24 FPS) to know that the movement definitely looks faster.Zot! wrote:Does anyone know if this clip is at the 20 or 24fps speed?Calvin wrote:There's a clip up on Eureka's YouTube. It's not full HD but it serves the purpose much better than a cell video ever will.
Does this mean the book is gonna be longer than 56 pages? Nice to see, if so.Absolutely, three seperate releases:
DVD (2 disc)
BD (1 disc)
Steelbook Dual-format (3 discs)
The BD and Steelbook versions come in a slipcase and dependent on final pagination of the book the DVD version may too.
Not sure at all about that. With 3 discs to store, you have a lot less space for the booklet (see the Mizoguchis for instance).Bürgermeister wrote:MoC dvd cases hold a 80page book quite nicely, if they're considering putting it in a slipcase it's 80pages+.
Morning London time: finalized package contents for our edition of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC. [...] That is, not that they were finalized this past morning, but that this morning upcoming we'll announce them.
Good morning. Besides the on-disc features already announced, here is what our release of Dreyer's THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC will contain. All versions of our release of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC will be housed in a rigid slipcase/box. All versions of our release of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC will be accompanied by a 100-page book.
The 100-page book accompanying our THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC release contains: (1) The essay by Jean & Dale D. Drum from their book... ...dealing with the film; (2) The 1928 essay by H.D. (the poet Hilda Doolittle) about the film. ... ... (3) A new English translation of the 1930 review of the film by Luis Buñuel. (4) A short excerpt from 1951 by André Bazin. ....(5) A new translation of the 1953 essay on the film, by Chris Marker. ... .. (6) Two short pieces about the film, and cinema in general, by Carl Theodor Dreyer, from 1929 and 1950. ... (7) A new translation of a 1929 interview about the film, and cinema, with Antonin Artaud. ... ... (8) A new essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg called "Two Passions – One Film?" unpacking the version(s) of the film btwn Oslo and Lo Duca.. ... (9) A section devoted to 15 frame comparisons between the integral/Oslo print and the Lo Duca version. ... ... (10) A selection of the best set-design blueprints, photographs of physical set-models, and onset stills, in hi-res courtesy of the DFI.... (11) A detailed technical note on our restoration, and the versions, and the frame-rates, for the film as presented. ... ... (12) And rare and archival imagery. — THAT IS ALL. We look forward to getting this out to you all. xo MoC