Also not sure which companies don't exist. I don't know Cine Video but Gaumont & Columbia / TriStar both still exist.
You have a couple of problems in terms of making a DVD even if the copy is legal. It is not the libraries copy, it is not a copy you could actually legally have acquired in the US though there is certainly a thriving market in imports, it is hard to imagine they would considered legit for the purposes of making a copy in another format. A music score recorded in the 80s would be under copyright ( though in theory if you don't really need it you can just turn it off). I suspect the French Film Office could help you clarify who the rights holder is. Frankly it is mess. Can't see how you can legally obtain it, though it kind of sucks. At the risk of offending Oksana I just would not got to some much trouble on this one. Good Luck On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Shoaf,Judith P <[email protected]> wrote: > I just wanted to update anyone who actually cares about this film in its > various incarnations. The copy the French prof here owns is a SECAM VHS, > purchased she says in the mid-1980s, and indubitably a legal copy. It was > issued in a series called ‘Les films de ma vie” curated by Claude Berri and > Jean-Francois Davy. It is based on the 1986 restoration and includes a sound > track. Issued by Ciné Vidéo Film with co-distribution by Gaumont Columbia > Tristar Home Video; I gather both of these companies are gone. Copyright is > attributed to Films sans frontières, and on their website the film appears > **** > > http://www.films-sans-frontieres.fr/fiche-film/film-inhumaine-l--69.html** > ** > > though with no evidence that a version is available for sale. But they may > be the ones preparing a DVD release.**** > > ** ** > > Re. the audio; The cover says this is “original music written and directed > by Jean-Christophe Desnoux.” Perhaps for copyright reasons a new score was > commissioned? I didn’t listen to the audio much but it did strike me as > quite different from the music presented in the online clip (35 min. long), > which I assume is the Milhaud. I haven’t gone into that yet (looking at the > credits, comparing with the online movie clip).**** > > ** ** > > So the film WAS released in France, but possibly never elsewhere, since > nobody seems to have heard of a version with English title translations. No > idea if there’s any way to pin down whether or not the image was copyrighted > in such a way as to be valid now.**** > > ** ** > > I just watched the whole thing and it’s pretty cool. I also did a rough > translation of the titles, so if anyone does have a copy and needs that, let > me know. In particular, the video available online is illegible in places > but the VHS was quite clear. **** > > ** ** > > Judy Shoaf**** > > 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. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
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