On 22 Dec 2009 15:03:43 GMT, JimB0ss (no@spam.org) wrote:
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>>Who knows, may be one day, we'll see the nice Carlotta catalog too...
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>These boys? http://www.carlottafilms.com
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>A lot of their exclusive stuff has been posted already -- like 'Verdun'. And at least
>half of their non-exclusive catalog stuff is already here in form of Criterion (most of
>all), MoC, BFI and Kino releases )
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About exclusivity or non-exclusivity about classic films, there would
be many things to say, since they all try to share a specific market,
and they even exchange their know-how under the carpet.
For instance it would be interesting to set a comparison between
releases of a same film like 'L'Argent' [Money] by Marcel L'Herbier:
http://www.carlottafilms.com/php/fiche_dvd.php?rubrique=1&ss_rubrique=100&id_film=252
http://www.dvdclassik.com/Critiques/argent-lherbier-carlotta-dvd.htm
http://eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/catalogue/largent/
It is to be noticed that almost all the material and extra features
are shared in common. Who was the first, who was the last, I do not
know. I just know that Carlotta has issued a wonderful 2-Disc DVD9 set
and did not regret the purchase. Even if half of their catalog is
non-exclusive, the other half is. So arounf 200 hundred films to
enjoy!
Of course, Carlotta cannot stand the comparison with English spoken
films, a domain where 5 to 8 companies share this market segment.
Better to say that they all contribute to make know a large amount of
fantastic films that still remain unknown in the world.
Cheers,
Nomad
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