> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bruce Walker > > > > Ma becane: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfpCc8G_cUw > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhRPnh1JSU > > > > A great film, by the way. In it Tati invents not only Frank, but also > > the mobile phone. > > I'm greatly appreciative of your links and all the Tati chat 'cause > he's new to me and now they are on my must-see list. > > But how do you folks get ahold of these films? They appear to be only > available on Criterion except they're out-of-print. :-( >
I get most of my French films from amazon.fr so I don't have to put up with English subtitles. Many of the French-issue films do have English subtitles, but you can always turn them off, which is not always the case with Criterion. In addition, the French ones often have subtitles for the hard-of-hearing, so if the language is beyond me I watch French subtitles. However, for Tati it doesn't matter because what you're hearing is not real dialogue, but sound effects. One of the many facets of Tati's genius is his use of sound. You may have difficulty playing Euro DVDs in the US unless you have a multi-region player, but you can get a UK boxed set off Amazon.com, or order from Amazon.co.uk: <http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Tati-Collection-Playtime-Holiday/dp/B0048NMT3 G/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1346181700&sr=1-1&keywords=tati+bfi> B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
