2.35:1?
I don´t think so. I´ve watched a fullscreen version and I can absolutely tell when a film it´s cropped. Maybe it´s panscaned from 1.85:1, but no from 2.35:1
shareno not panned and scanned, i recall an entirely static frame. It seemed too well composed. I agree perrote.
shareI asked because it was said in some comments about the movie and because the imdb technical aspects says so. Glad you agree.
share"Too well composed?" I don't think so. The full-screen VHS is an abomination of composition. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't, in fact, scope. The remains of the shots as seen in 1.33 sure indicate to me that a lot is missing.
sharewell, according to my "History of Cinema" teacher the film was filmed in 2.35:1. I've been looking for a copy in that format but it has been impossible to find =(
shareKino International is putting out a remastered widescreen version on R1 DVD this fall, I think.
sharethat would be great! Thnks, hbrix
shareI dont think Kino are realesing it i have scowred there website and cant find anything on it.
Im curious to see this movie has it been dubbed into english ?
Well, duckyousucker88, I did the same and I also didn't find anything =S Anyway, I downloaded it... =P What a great movie!
shareWhere did you download it? i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed to seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol
shareI downloaded it from e-mule. It took quiet a long time because of the small quantity of sources and the size of the file (1,37GB). It's definitely a grat movie =) I also downloaded other three Parajanov Films =)
shareHere it is and it's in Ukrainian with a choice of subtitles and 1:33 to 1 ratio.
http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=415
I saw it projected in a theater a month or two ago. It's definitely 1.33. (No question of incorrect matting, either).
Tom
I've seen it on the big screen in London and Paris (i.e. different prints and projectionists) and have three video copies (taped off Channel 4, Connoisseur VHS, Films Sans Frontieres DVD).
All were in 1.33:1.
Which means that either five separate organisations in two countries, all with a commitment to screening things properly, managed to get it wrong... or 1.33:1 genuinely is the correct aspect ratio.
(It's hard to judge by eye, since the camerawork is so wild, but I've never felt that any of it was cropped. And 1.33:1 was by far the most common aspect ratio for 1960s Soviet films)