Breathless DVD

Started by SHAFTR, June 05, 2003, 02:37:51 AM

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SHAFTR

June 05, 2003, 02:37:51 AM
Is there any talk of another edition of Breathless being released on DVD?
The current one only has commentary if I remember correctly.

How is the transfer and commentary on the existing disc?
"Talking shit about a pretty sunset
Blanketing opinions that i'll probably regret soon"

SoNowThen

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June 05, 2003, 09:00:27 AM
Transfer: fine, better than a video copy at least.
Commentary: repetitive, but good. The guy obviously loves Godard. It would have been nicer to have more than one person, 'cause there's so many different ways to read Godard films, but on a bare-bones disc like this one, I guess I can't complain.

The only problem is the shitty subtitles. I swear they're not very accurate. I've seen a couple different copies of this on video and stuff, and also read a lot about the movie, and the subtitles in this one seem to dumb it down, or even occasionally leave out words...
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

SHAFTR

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June 05, 2003, 09:18:09 AM
I saw Breathless on film and the subtitles were horrible.  They were white so that if the words were against a white backdrop (which occured frequently), it was impossible to read or in some cases, be even aware that there is a subtitle.
"Talking shit about a pretty sunset
Blanketing opinions that i'll probably regret soon"

SoNowThen

#3
June 05, 2003, 09:21:24 AM
Well, that's no good. At least on the dvd you can read them, no problemo.
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.
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