Comunicazione di servizio: Studio Canal-Criterion

11/8: pronti alcuni screen dai nuovi BD, e a parte Breathless che sembra assolutamente MAGNIFICO e superiore ad ogni cosa, diverso peraltro da quello francese già recensito qui, e Mulholland Dr. che non sembra male... The Third Man sembra utilizzi troppo DNR (riduzione del rumore video) con effetti non troppo soddisfacenti. Confermato purtroppo, come preconizzato, lo stesso master Studio Canal con colori sbagliati per Il Laureato. Fortunatamente non è un film a cui tengo tantissimo, alla fin fine... niente screen di Le Cercle Rouge, ahimè!
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Annunciate le caratteristiche dei prossimi BD Studio Canal. Tristemente, l'Italia, sembra, ne vedrà solo due di questi. Soprattutto, è una vergogna che non ce l'abbia fatta neanche un cult famosissimo come Il laureato.

The Third Man

Languages: French, German, English
Picture Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Region Code: B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Shadowing the Third Man
- The Third Man on the Radio
- Audio commentary with Guy Hamilton (Assistant Director), Simon Callow & Angela Allen (2nd Unit Continuity)
- Guardian NFT Interview with Joseph Cotton (Audio only)
- Guardian NFT Interview with Graham Greene (Audio only)
- Joseph Cotton’s Alternate Opening Voiceover Narration
- Original Trailer 1
- Original Trailer 2
- Stills Gallery
- The Third Man Interactive Vienna Tour
- Interview and zither performance by Cornelia Mayer

The Pianist

Languages: French, English, Italian
Picture Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Subtitles: French, Italien, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Region Code: B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Original Trailer
- A story of survival: behind the scene of the pianist
- Interview with writer Ronald Harwood
- Interview with Andrzej Szpilzman
- Interview with Daniel Szpilzman

Mulholland Drive

Languages: French, Italian, English
Picture Ratio:1.85 : 1
Subtitles: Italian, French, Dutch
Region Code: B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Introduction by Thierry Jousse
- In the Blue Box
- Making Of: On the Mulholland Drive
- Interviews: Mary Sweeney, Angelo Badalamenti, Angelo Badalamenti, audio interview, 10 years after

The Graduate

Languages: French, German, English
Picture Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Subtitles: English; French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Japanese
Region Code: A & B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Original Trailer
- The Graduate at 25
- The Graduate – Looking back
- Interview with author Charles Webb
- Analysis of the Seduction Sequence
- About the music

Le Cercle Rouge

Languages: French, English, German
Picture Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Subtitles: French, English, German
Region Code: B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Introduction by Ginette Vincendeau
- Code Name: Melville
- Interview Bernard Stora
- Interview José Giovanni
- Interview Rui Nogueira
- Trailer
- Booklet

Delicatessen

Languages: French, German, Spanish
Picture Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Japanese
Region Code: A & B
Bluray Disc Extras:
- Making of: Fine cooked pork meats by Diane Bertrand (13’)
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Audio Commentary
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Archives (8’)
- Main course Pieces (1H05)
- Trailer
- Teaser

Breathless

Languages: French, German, Spanish
Picture Ratio: 1.33:1
Subtitles: English, German, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Turkish, Castilian Spanish
Region Code: A & B
Bluray Disc Extras:
Introduction by Colin McCabe, Godard Expert
Room 12, Hôtel de Suède
Jean-Luc According To Luc Image
Gallery Posters (8)
Trailer
Godard, Made In USA (HD) documentary on the film

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Non so a quanti interessi, comunque:
com'era già avvenuto un due mesi fa, altri titoli Criterion su licenza Studio Canal andranno fuori catalogo. Non so perché tutt'a un tratto i francesi stiano revocando edizioni grandiose ai poveri americani, e non solo a loro. Mi vien voglia di indagare. Questi, i titoli che saranno ufficialmente OoP dal 30/6:

Billy Liar
Bob le flambeur
Diary of A Chambermaid
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Man Who Fell to Earth (DVD and Blu-ray)
The Milky Way
The Phantom of Liberty
That Obscure Object of Desire
Touchez pas au grisbi
A Woman Is a Woman

Gli altri revocati al primo giro:

Alphaville
Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy (Eclipse Series 6)
Le Corbeau
Coup de torchon
Diary of a Country Priest
The Fallen Idol
Forbidden Games (Criterion and Essential Art House)
Gervaise (Essential Art House)
Grand Illusion (Criterion and Essential Art House)
Le jour se lève (Essential Art House)
Last Holiday (Essential Art House)
Mayerling (Essential Art House)
The Orphic Trilogy
Peeping Tom
Pierrot le fou (DVD and Blu-ray)
Port of Shadows
Quai des Orfèvres
The Small Back Room
The Tales of Hoffmann (Criterion and Essential Art House)
Trafic
Le Trou
Variety Lights (Essential Art House edition)
The White Sheik