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Author Topic: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders / Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)  (Read 4635 times)

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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders / Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« on: 10 Jul 2008 - 04:37 »
Fantastic film which needs a proper DVD release - let's hope this one is:



Coming August 25 from Second Run DVD.


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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #1 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 06:47 »
Great, great, great movie!  ;)

I've got Facets' NTSC faded full-frame print with burnt in subs.  Not sure about the correct aspect ratio,  neither Second run nor Amazon.co.uk have specs listed yet, but even if 1.33:1 is right, optional subtitles and a cleaned up transfer are important.

http://www.secondrundvd.com/index.php

BTW, the novel is also excellent.  ::)

http://www.traktor.cz/twisted/valerie.html

Ditto, the soundtrack!  :-X

http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/discog_valerie.html
http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/reviews_valerie.html
http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/press_valerie.html

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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #2 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 07:00 »
Extras according to play.com:

Interview with Valerie star Jaroslava Schallerová
New interview/introduction by film historian Michael Brooke
Booklet essay by Peter Hames
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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #3 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 07:14 »
It could be a port of the Czech DVD, in that case it's 1.34:1 (probably the OAR), progressive transfer and no burnt-in subtitles... here are some screens which I found online:







More info and a comparison with other releases:

http://dvdfreak.bloudil.cz/freak.php?p=valerieatydendivu&dz=8191#00
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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #4 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 07:20 »
Groovy!  :-X

Thanks for the comparison, Magnus.  :P

The grabs you posted look much nicer than my Facets disc, which I believe is the middle set in the your comparison link.
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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #5 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 07:24 »
The Second Run disc is a new digital transfer with restored picture and sound.

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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #6 on: 10 Jul 2008 - 07:25 »
Quote from: Ben Cobb on 10 Jul 2008 - 07:24
The Second Run disc is a new digital transfer with restored picture and sound.

Yipee!  :'(
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Re: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders/Valerie a týden divu (Jaromil Jires, 1970)
« Reply #7 on: 12 Jul 2008 - 11:37 »
excellent news.. I have the old dvd from Redemption (yikes!), and I'll definitley replace it with this version.

Films like these are right up my alley.. was tempted to start threads on slighty similar-ish dreamlike-fairytale-arty-horror such as The Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay or Le Frisson Des Vampires.
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