I caught a 35mm screening of FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER at a Bresson retrospective here in Seattle about 10 years ago, it's terrific—my favorite of his films I've seen. Have been bummed not to be able to watch it again, since it's never been on VHS or DVD, as others have said. Those available copies are surely bootlegs... but I'm happy to hear the film's being restored in Italy!
_________________ Alex O. Williams Institutional Sales AFD / Typecast Films Seattle, WA . USA ph: 206.322.0882 x.202 | fx: 206.322.4586 arabfilm.com | typecastfilms.com On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Steffen, James M <[email protected]>wrote: > There's no question that these DVDs are bootlegs, most likely from a poor > telecine of a 16mm print. QUATRE NUITS D'UN REVEUR has never been released > officially released on video anywhere in the world. Together with UNE FEMME > DOUCE, it's one of the two Bresson films which is completely MIA on DVD. But > at least UNE FEMME DOUCE saw a decent VHS release by New Yorker; QUATRE > NUITS didn't even get that. > > Good to know that it's undergoing a restoration in Italy! > > --James > > > Gotta be bootlegs, absolutely > > > As my pal Jessica has said on a number of occasions, if it ain't sold via > > amazon (or its Euro-affiliates) chances are it's not legally sold at all > > (except, maybe, for PD stuff...and even that's iffy) > > > gary > > > > -- > James M. Steffen, PhD > Film and Media Studies Librarian > Theater and Dance Subject Liaison > Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library > Emory University > 540 Asbury Circle > Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 > > Phone: (404) 727-8107 > FAX: (404) 727-2257 > Email: [email protected] > Web: www.jamesmsteffen.net > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:11:35 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Four Nights of a Dreamer > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 > > Gotta be bootlegs, absolutely > > As my pal Jessica has said on a number of occasions, if it ain't sold via > amazon (or its Euro-affiliates) chances are it's not legally sold at all > (except, maybe, for PD stuff...and even that's iffy) > > gary > > > > I'm looking for a DVD copy of FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER by Robert Bresson > > and > > found it on a few sites, CineStrike, Lostsilver.com., LearMedia Has > > anybody > > ever dealt with these companies and what was the outcome? > > > > Rhonda Pancoe > > Media Acquisitions Coordinator > > Colgate University > > 13 Oak Drive > > Hamilton, NY 13346 > > 315-228-7858 Phone > > 315-228-6227 Fax > > [email protected] > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:12:01 -0400 > From: Dennis Doros <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Four Nights of a Dreamer > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Rhonda, > > Right now, I believe those are all bootleg. The film was being restored in > Italy last I heard. > > Dennis > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Rhonda Pancoe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I'm looking for a DVD copy of FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER by Robert Bresson > > and found it on a few sites, CineStrike, Lostsilver.com., LearMedia Has > > anybody ever dealt with these companies and what was the outcome? > > > > Rhonda Pancoe > > Media Acquisitions Coordinator > > Colgate University > > 13 Oak Drive > > Hamilton, NY 13346 > > 315-228-7858 Phone > > 315-228-6227 Fax > > [email protected] > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues > > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries > and > > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an > effective > > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > > distributors. > > > > > > > -- > Best, > Dennis Doros > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero > PO Box 128 > Harrington Park, NJ 07640 > Phone: 201-767-3117 > Fax: 201-767-3035 > email: [email protected] > www.milestonefilms.com > www.ontheboweryfilm.com > www.arayafilm.com > www.exilesfilm.com > www.wordisoutmovie.com > www.killerofsheep.com > AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org > Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:31:04 -0400 > From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Mr. & Mrs. Love? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]<demuv6d-eoszddhopu7d%[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Wrong title. It is Mr. & Mrs. LOVING. I think it may have been released. > Kind of big TV movie. > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Hooper, Lisa K <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > Does anyone happen to know if Mr. & Mrs. Love (dir. Richard Friedenberg) > is > > available for purchase? I?m beginning to suspect it was never > commercially > > released, or, if it was then it was a very limited release. Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > -lisa > > > > > > > > Music & Media Librarian > > > > Howard-Tilton Memorial Library > > > > Tulane University > > > > [email protected] > > > > 504.314.7822 > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues > > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries > and > > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an > effective > > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > > distributors. > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:36:34 -0400 > From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Mr. & Mrs. Love? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Ok checked Amazon. Released on VHS . Out of print but used legit copies are > not that expensive. Hopefully you still have some VHS players left. > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Jessica Rosner <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Wrong title. It is Mr. & Mrs. LOVING. I think it may have been released. > > Kind of big TV movie. > > > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Hooper, Lisa K <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> > >> > >> > >> Does anyone happen to know if Mr. & Mrs. Love (dir. Richard Friedenberg) > >> is available for purchase? I?m beginning to suspect it was never > >> commercially released, or, if it was then it was a very limited release. > Any > >> thoughts? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -lisa > >> > >> > >> > >> Music & Media Librarian > >> > >> Howard-Tilton Memorial Library > >> > >> Tulane University > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> 504.314.7822 > >> > >> > >> > >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > >> libraries and related institutions. 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