Re: la jettee

From: Cari Machet (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2006 - 08:29:40 PDT


hmmn they were selling a marker dvd at st. marks books

c

On 7/31/06, gyoungblood <email suppressed> wrote:
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> The "Short 2" version is the English dubbed one.
>
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> From: "Philip Hood" <email suppressed>
> To: <email suppressed>
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [FRAMEWORKS] la jettee
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> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, David Tetzlaff wrote:
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> > The quality on the DVD is fine. AFAIK its only available in PAL. It
> comes
> > in either French or English, but alas the French version has no
> subtitles.
> > I don't like the English narration for La Jettee. It sounds just bored
> > rather than existential. There's no way to get it on DVD the way I
> > remember it, in French with English subtitles.
>
> I saw this recently in a catalog at the moma:
>
> La Jetée. 1962.
> Written, directed, and photographed by Chris Marker.
> With Jean Négroni.
> Often billed as a landmark of science fiction,
> Marker's story of menacing governmental experiments
> and time travel is told through a succession of
> still images and clear and chilling narration.
> A rare screening of the original English-language
> version. Courtesy New Yorker Films. 29 min.
>
> http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film_media/2006/jean_vigo.html
>
> has anyone seen this blurb ? Can anyone explain this
> in context of the history of the general discussion about
> la jetee:
>
> "the original English-language version."
> everyone and their mother talks about how they don't like
> "the english language version ..."
>
> also, does anyone know if the version of la jetee that is
> on "short 2" is the new yorker provided one, or something
> different ?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000031VPS/103-5883432-2576600
>
> -ml
> pth
>
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