Célestine (Edition Tonfilm) on Bluray and DVD in july 2012

[Lalala76]

That is right. The Tonfilm DVD/Bluray contains 1 additional scene with Lina Romay (missing in all other releases).

Is it worth upgrading to blu ray for the extra scene? I mean 1 extra scene of lina can make all the difference :). Why was the scene cut? I mean it surely cant be too risque as the film itself is not as explicit as some of francos other releases, or am I missing something by having the French edition.

[Daniel]

Whats the extra footage contain. I have the artus dvd (which also has a great print) but it runs shorter than the tonfilm edition.

That is right. The Tonfilm DVD/Bluray contains 1 additional scene with Lina Romay (missing in all other releases).

[Lalala76]

Whats the extra footage contain. I have the artus dvd (which also has a great print) but it runs shorter than the tonfilm edition.

[Ian Jane]

That's good enough - thanks for that, Rakesh, I appreciate it.

Wish I knew for sure if this was coming out in RA or not... so tempted!

[Rakesh R.]

Any chance you can post some screen grabs?

Apologies, Ian. My blu ray player is currently not working at all( also, the capture function on my windvd has not been working properly in weeks). Anyway, the best I could do is to give you a link to a scene so you can have some idea of how it looks(480 resolution on youtube... it was sourced from a French print( as was the blu ray)...ending scene so SPOILERS for those who don't wish to view it)-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FxP9gahNOs

[Ian Jane]

Any chance you can post some screen grabs?

[Rakesh R.]

I got around to seeing the "Celestine" blu ray. It's a really good transfer and easily blows previous versions out of the water. Edition Tonfilm have taken a page out of Kino's hands off releases, meaning that while there are various film artifacts( i.e. specks, scratches) present, it looks beautifully film like with natural grain and nice colors. There is an inherent softness in some shots, but no DNR of any kind present. Sound is alright( nothing spectacular, but it gets the job done). Alas, no English language or English subtitles, but hey, Lina Romay looking positively gorgeous( and naked a lot of the time) in HD is good enough for me:). A minor Franco flick IMHO, but enjoyable none the less with a couple of inspired gags.

[Patrick Lambert]

I would've liked to know too before ordering this one but since I speak French (first language), I was more than tempted and gave in.

An English subtitled release is surely in the works. The only thing is: if it is by Mondo Macabro (since there was rumor they had another Franco title coming besides PLAISIR í€ TROIS), that probably means no Blu, right ? And Artus Films in France said they're not sure about Blu either and if it would be considered, it won't be before 2013. Although they would not include English subs either. Maybe Severin will suprise us ? Hmmmm...

In any case, there's FEMALE VAMPIRE and EXORCISM coming in October from Kino/Redemption so that is good news for Franco in Blu !

[Ian Jane]

I'm with you. I'm tempted by the import but don't want to find out a few weeks later that a proper subtitled version is in the works.

[Richard--W]

I wish I knew definitively if this were slated for USA release. If I buy the region B without subs or dub now, will I wish I had waited in a couple of months?

When the European edition goes on sale the domestic companies ought to say something definite.

[Patrick Lambert]

Diabolik DVD got a couple of combos (BD/DVD) in stock for those still tempted by Lina in HD. hehe

I couldn't resist... Diabolik DVD

[Ian Jane]

Argh. Subtitles or no subtitles, I am so severely tempted by this.

[Patrick Lambert]

The listings are up at D&T:
http://shop.dtm.at/index.php?manufacturers_id=312

3 versions: 2 Blu-ray/DVD combos and a single Blu-ray release. As far as I can tell (I don't speak German), the only differences between the combos seem to be the packaging. Am I right ? As for extras, Google gave me this:

Leaflet with information and many images from around the world
* German Trailer
* Alternative "unclothed" bonus scene, so never been published, followed by additional scenes
* Rohvorspann (???)

[Patrick Lambert]

The franco titles that redemption are releasing are owned by them i believe,or is that wrong.They do have a big catalogue of euro product

I'm not sure since they obviously had rights to some back in the VHS days (FEMALE VAMPIRE, VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD) but the US releases were by Image licensed through Eurociné (or was that through Redemption somehow ?). Anyway, since they never had LES CAUCHEMARS NAISSENT LA NUIT (NIGHTMARES COME AT NIGHT), I thought they made a new deal with Eurociné (EXORCISM and the other three mentioned here are Eurociné productions).

Yeah, PLASIR is coming later this year (I think). I was speaking of another title that hasn't been mentioned yet. Too early to say which one.

Woo ! Glad to know they picked up another one.

[Jared A.]

Haven't they unofficially announced PLAISIR í€ TROIS a couple months back ?

Yeah, PLASIR is coming later this year (I think). I was speaking of another title that hasn't been mentioned yet. Too early to say which one.