Betty Blue (OT.: 37°2 le matin) (Capelight) (2xBD+DVD Mediabook) [Mediabook]

[pygospa]

Release : 11.03.2016

Link : Capelight-Shop

Price : €17,99 (current price - don't know the initial price)

 

 

In March 2016 Capelight, the pioneering label in Mediabooks, released the 1986 French erotic psychological drama film "37°2 le matin", internationally known as "Betty Blue". The film was directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix and stars the actors Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade. The movie, though probably unknown to most, received a BAFTA and Oscar nomination for best foreign film in 1986. It has a running time of 120 minutes, but for it's 20th anniversary in 2006 a 185 minutes long directors cut was released in France. Germany only got a release in 2016 with this Capelight release that contains both, the cinematic original cut as well as the directors cut; the States had to wait nearly 4 more years until the directors cut was added to the Criterion Collection for both DVD and Blu-ray.

 

The Capelight Mediabook is exactly what you expect from this label - except maybe for the pages that feel a bit thinner than they do nowadays. Then again, its a 4 years old release. Besides the 24-paged German booklet and two Blu-ray discs containing both cuts, there is also a DVD copy of the directors cut. For additional extras we get another movie, i.e. a short movie called "Le Chien de Monsieur Michel" - the 1977 debut film of the director. And then there are a couple of documentaries, making-ofs and screen-tests. The movie comes with original audio as well as a German dubbing, and - unfortunately - only German subtitles. So not international-friendly, don't buy this if you don't know either German or French.

Here's the Trailer, or rather a scene from the movie marketed as trailer(?):

 

[pygospa]

If you are wondering why I am starting a thread for such an old release: Well, because I just got it and wanted to share some pictures with you. Why did I get it? Well, I placed two orders some days ago at Capelight, I actually wanted to get something totally different, but they had so many nice offers (and as I am staying at home, I am more often on shopping side than I should be according to my wallet). This one wouldn't have been one of them, because I knew about this release but everything just repelled me by just looking at the cover I didn't even know anything about this movie, but as Capelight had an additional promotion campaign for all their French movies, it just peaked my interest. You might know this already from other posts, but I am especially interested in non-Hollywood movies, simply because they are often overlooked, and there's an even greater interest for movies in French, Japanese and Spanish, because I have rudimentary knowledge in these languages and would love to get better in them. So, point me to a movie that is French, that comes in a premium package and make it a bargain (I think it was 8€?), and - well - I cannot resist and buy it even though I know nothing about it.

Pictures sure look "interesting", something I wouldn't have dreamed about getting, but hey - it has an interesting background and even an Oscar nomination, so maybe there's more to it.

De toute façon, voici quelques photos que j'ai prises. Prendre plaisir:

[Veum]

9 hours ago, pygospa said:

Release : 11.03.2016

Link : Capelight-Shop

Price : €17,99 (current price - don't know the initial price)

 

 

In March 2016 Capelight, the pioneering label in Mediabooks, released the 1986 French erotic psychological drama film "37°2 le matin", internationally known as "Betty Blue". The film was directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix and stars the actors Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade. The movie, though probably unknown to most, received a BAFTA and Oscar nomination for best foreign film in 1986. It has a running time of 120 minutes, but for it's 20th anniversary in 2006 a 185 minutes long directors cut was released in France. Germany only got a release in 2016 with this Capelight release that contains both, the cinematic original cut as well as the directors cut; the States had to wait nearly 4 more years until the directors cut was added to the Criterion Collection for both DVD and Blu-ray.

 

The Capelight Mediabook is exactly what you expect from this label - except maybe for the pages that feel a bit thinner than they do nowadays. Then again, its a 4 years old release. Besides the 24-paged German booklet and two Blu-ray discs containing both cuts, there is also a DVD copy of the directors cut. For additional extras we get another movie, i.e. a short movie called "Le Chien de Monsieur Michel" - the 1977 debut film of the director. And then there are a couple of documentaries, making-ofs and screen-tests. The movie comes with original audio as well as a German dubbing, and - unfortunately - only German subtitles. So not international-friendly, don't buy this if you don't know either German or French.

Here's the Trailer, or rather a scene from the movie marketed as trailer(?):

 

 

@pygospa

 

Looks like something I would have enjoyed but sadly 😔 it has no English audio/subtitles (hows come the YouTube trailer was subtitled in English then 🤫) so I can not obtain it... bah humbug on no English at all 😡 

[pygospa]

46 minutes ago, Veum said:

 

@pygospa

 

Looks like something I would have enjoyed but sadly 😔 it has no English audio/subtitles (hows come the YouTube trailer was subtitled in English then 🤫) so I can not obtain it... bah humbug on no English at all 😡 

 

Sad to hear. Trailer isn't a German one - I usually search for them on YouTube and pick the ones with a) the best resolution and b) English audio/subtitles, as this is an international forum and I'd feel stupid if I would only see others use things I couldn't understand. And I also feel that it's a shame that BDs nowadays come with so limited audio support (I have so many DVDs that have 4 or more audio tracks), but I've heard that this is often a licensing problem, so probably it's the same for subtitles? Idk, but it's a shame non the less - these German labels would probably be selling much more, if they thought more internationally (see all the Asian premium editions). As mentioned, there is a criterion version, that might be interesting to you. I just looked it up: https://www.criterion.com/films/29079-betty-blue

[Veum]

27 minutes ago, pygospa said:

 

Sad to hear. Trailer isn't a German one - I usually search for them on YouTube and pick the ones with a) the best resolution and b) English audio/subtitles, as this is an international forum and I'd feel stupid if I would only see others use things I couldn't understand. And I also feel that it's a shame that BDs nowadays come with so limited audio support (I have so many DVDs that have 4 or more audio tracks), but I've heard that this is often a licensing problem, so probably it's the same for subtitles? Idk, but it's a shame non the less - these German labels would probably be selling much more, if they thought more internationally (see all the Asian premium editions). As mentioned, there is a criterion version, that might be interesting to you. I just looked it up: https://www.criterion.com/films/29079-betty-blue

 

TU @pygospa for the criterion link!😉

 

Do you know of any other titles on the Criterion site similar to BETTY BLUE? 

[pygospa]

1 minute ago, Veum said:

 

TU @pygospa for the criterion link!😉

 

Do you know of any other titles on the Criterion site similar to BETTY BLUE? 

 

You're welcome. Unfortunately not, no. I just found out about the Criterion film after researching for this post. I would love to get my hands on some Criterion, but unfortunately almost all Criterion editions are Region A locked, so I wouldn't be able to play them. That's why I have hardly any information or knowledge about the Criterion catalogue

[Veum]

1 hour ago, Veum said:

 

TU @pygospa for the criterion link!😉

 

Do you know of any other titles on the Criterion site similar to BETTY BLUE? 

 

1 hour ago, pygospa said:

 

You're welcome. Unfortunately not, no. I just found out about the Criterion film after researching for this post. I would love to get my hands on some Criterion, but unfortunately almost all Criterion editions are Region A locked, so I wouldn't be able to play them. That's why I have hardly any information or knowledge about the Criterion catalogue

 

Hey @pygospa

 

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I went ahead ^ & ordered these Criterion titles today at AMZ.com

 

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The Criterion CollectionCriterion | 1982 | 90 min |

 

 

Mikey and Nicky Blu-ray

Criterion | 1976 | 106 min |

 

 

Let the Sunshine In Blu-ray   Un beau soleil intérieurCriterion | 2017 | 91 min |     Betty Blue Blu-ray   Criterion | 1986 | 185 min |

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@Veum: Okey, thanks for the threads - I just followed them, so I should be notified if you post anything new. Interesting picks, btw. I don't know any of these movies, but looked up their trailers. "Let the Sunshine In" would be a movie that I wouldn't touch, to be quite honest But "White Dog" looks interesting - expected it to be a simple creature feature, but apparently it even has a deeper social subtext, looks really interesting. And "Mickey and Nicky" would have been an instant pick, just because of Peter Falk on the cover. I love that guy - I've seen hardly any movies with him and best know him from Columbo - but the few movies that I HAVE seen: He's ingenious in all of them. Still, up to now my favorite role of his would be Columbo, and straight after that "Murder by Death".

Maybe one day I'll get myself a Blu-ray player from the states - then I could dig into those Criterions myself - not sure if I should, though - it seems that Criterion would be a straight way into poverty for me...

Edited April 9, 2020 by pygospa

[Veum]

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5 minutes ago, pygospa said:

@Veum: Okey, thanks for the threads - I just followed them, so I should be notified if you post anything new. Interesting picks, btw. I don't know any of these movies, but looked up their trailers. "Let the Sunshine In" would be a movie that I wouldn't touch, to be quite honest But "White Dog" looks interesting - expected it to be a simple creature feature, but apparently it even has a deeper social subtext, looks really interesting. And "Mickey and Nicky" would have been an instant pick, just because of Peter Falk on the cover. I love that guy - I've seen hardly any movies with him and best know him from Columbo - but the few movies that I HAVE seen: He's ingenious in all of them. Still, up to now my favorite role of his would be Columbo, and straight after that "Murder by Death".

Maybe one day I'll get myself a Blu-ray player from the states - then I could dig into those Criterions myself - not sure if I should, though - it seems that Criterion would be a straight way into poverty for me...

 

 

Hey @pygospa,

 

Yeah you have to get an all-region free blu-ray player that you can play any disc from... it definitely is the best investment I’ve made with my love of the movies! 🙂

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On 4/9/2020 at 10:38 PM, Veum said:

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Yeah you have to get an all-region free blu-ray player that you can play any disc from... it definitely is the best investment I’ve made with my love of the movies! 🙂

 

What brand/model did you get? I was looking for a region free player a while ago. But in Germany they are all really expensive and as shady third-party buy with no warranty, etc. I finally figured that buying a cheap player from the US (via Amazon) together with a power converter, will probably be much cheaper and more on the safer side?

[Veum]

30 minutes ago, pygospa said:

 

What brand/model did you get? I was looking for a region free player a while ago. But in Germany they are all really expensive and as shady third-party buy with no warranty, etc. I finally figured that buying a cheap player from the US (via Amazon) together with a power converter, will probably be much cheaper and more on the safer side?

 

🥤Hi @pygospa, hope this helps some friend👊... have a great night my friend, Veum👊

 

I have here:

 

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Edited April 11, 2020 by Veum