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tenia
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#26 Post by tenia »

It's surprising it's only now getting a Cannes Classics slot while it was restored in 2013.
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Its star's recent 100th birthday may have been a catalyst.
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The Cannes site suggests it's part of a Danielle Darrieux birthday tribute. She's 100 this month.
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#31 Post by hearthesilence »

That actually looks okay given that it's likely the same scan as before.
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The BFI was well aware of this film's troubled BD release history.
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#33 Post by Finch »

This is only a minor change but I do like the look of the BFI disc quite a bit better than the Gaumont. Triple-dipping at some point this year.
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#34 Post by tenia »

MichaelB wrote:The BFI was well aware of this film's troubled BD release history.
I suppose that Gaumont won't licensed ever again their first restoration. I'd be surprised if they even kept it somewhere.
However, it seems like they still have 2 restored masters commissioned : one degrained (used on the French disc) and one untouched (used by the BFI). It's a shame, I thought they discontinued that. (or maybe it's an encode question ?)
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