Possible anamorfic format for DVD (Re: Satantango)

From: Lundgren (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Sep 14 2006 - 13:59:06 PDT


Technically there's only 4:3, and the 16:9 are anamorfically fitted onto the
4:3 resolution.

From what I know you can make a disc anamorfic at 1.66 : 1 too. But somehow
companies chose not to. Lazy? Or maybe problems with equipment for viewing?

Björn Lundgren
Sweden

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcos Ortega" <email suppressed>
To: <email suppressed>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Satantango

> Ir must be so. With DVD you have 4:3 or 16:9, and 1,66:1 only fits in the
> first one, letterboxed.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marcos
>
> www.expcinema.com
>
> Quoting Lundgren <email suppressed>:
>
>> I can't remeber seeing it in 4:3 at the cinema...
>>
>> IMDb lists it as 1.66 : 1 which makes sense with my memory and with
>> Tarr's filmmaking.
>>
>> I hope you mean that it is letterboxed 1.66 : 1?
>>
>> Björn Lundgren
>> Sweden
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcos Ortega" <email suppressed>
>> To: <email suppressed>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: Satantango
>>
>>
>>> I've contacted Artificial Eye about the Stantango DVD, but they have
>>> few details yet:
>>>
>>> "Bela Tarr's 'Satantango' will be released in the UK on the 13th
>>> November 2006 by Artificial Eye. It is 7 hours long and will be over 3
>>> discs.
>>> The subtitles are optional, it is 4:3, and the extras are to be
>>> confirmed."
>>>
>>> This is a sure buy for me :-)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Marcos
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting David Woods <email suppressed>:
>>>
>>>> Being something of a sucker for exceptionally long black and white
>>>> movies, sorry, films, I find myself tempted to purchase the DVD
>>>> coming out in November from amazondotcodotuketc. And wondered if
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>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge Amaro"
>>>> <email suppressed>
>>>> To: <email suppressed>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Satantango
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> UK's Artificial Eye will release it in November it is available for
>>>>> pre-order at amazon.uk
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Satantango-1994-/dp/B000HRLWQM/sr=8-2/qid=1157979044/ref=sr_1_2/202-5897598-4507837?ie=UTF8&s=gateway
>>>>>
>>>>> I think their edition should be much better.. Never had any particular
>>>>> fantastic experiences with facets releases...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/09/06, gyoungblood <email suppressed> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone comment on the quality of the Facets DVD of Santantango?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gene Youngblood
>>>>>> Department of Moving Image Arts
>>>>>> The College of Santa Fe
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