Thanks to John and Dennis for their responses. I wonder if this is a case where a pres. copy of a VHS would actually produce a better version.
Or even from that crisp laserdisc that I remember as my first exposure to the film. Regards, Laura On 3/15/2013 8:20 AM, John Pyle wrote: > I have been looking everywhere for a high-quality transfer of the film, > but have had little success. > > From what I understand, there was a somewhat nicer transfer going > around about two or three years ago, but it has since gone out of > production. > > Thanks! > John > > John Pyle, MSLIS > Media Specialist > Temple University Libraries > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 215.204.2649 > > > On Mar 14, 2013, at 11:47 PM, Dennis Doros wrote: > >> There is a review of it here at >> http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/22937/olympia-the-leni-riefenstahl-archival-collection/ >> >> Dennis D. >> >> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Laura Jenemann <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Does anyone have a recommendation for a DVD version of Riefenstahl's >> Olympia? >> >> There is a 2006 DVD version that many libraries own: >> >> Olympia: The Complete Original Version (The Leni Riefenstahl Archival >> Collection) (1940) >> >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Olympia-Complete-Original-Riefenstahl-Collection/dp/B000FQJA2S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363271414&sr=8-1&keywords=olympia+leni >> >> However, Amazon reviews got me curious about its quality. >> >> Thanks for any thoughts you might have. >> >> Regards, >> >> Laura >> >> -- >> Laura Jenemann >> Film Studies/Media Services Librarian >> Johnson Center Library >> George Mason University >> 4400 University Drive MS 1A6 >> Fairfax VA, 22030 >> Phone: 703-993-7593 <tel:703-993-7593> >> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[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. >> >> >> >> >> >> 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. > > > > 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. > 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.
