Long vs Short version


What people here call the "short" TV version was made a few years after the theatrical release. The theatrical version was too long, a bit like a too rich meal, mainly because production had been a complete nightmare, and because the director couldn't accept to remove hard earned shots. A few years later, the editor - frustrated by the experience - used the theatrical cut as an exercise at the Belgian film school INSAS. The students and himself came up with nice solutions to trim the pompous long version and make it clearer in parts. Miller saw it and was impressed. When Canal+ decided to screen the film, they asked for a slightly shorter version. Miller and Jurgenson sat at the edit table and decided to change the film, making it vastly superior, removing a couple of nice scenes which were completely unnecessary to the story, and removing some ambiguities about the characters.
Hence, the shorter version became "the director's cut", eventhough usually it's the other way round...

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Hello Peirrox, does that mean the 96 minute version on the US-DVD is the "Directors Cut"? I even heard of a 71-minute VHS-Tape. The new french DVD runs 120 minutes, and the Book "Films des années 80" by Juergen Mueller says the runtime is 126 minutes. So, care to elaborate which version you mean and where you did get the information?

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Anyone know if the French 120 min DVD has English subtitles?

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Netflix has a 95min vers. I get it on Friday(12/11/09). I'll let you know what's up and how good it is Picture quality,story,etc.

I'll make a new thread about it.

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Anyone know if the French 120 min DVD has English subtitles?



yes it does have English subs


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Yes, but which DVD has English subs? I have the Wellspring/TFI disc of 2003 which states it is 96minutes long. Which one of the 120 minute discs has the subs?

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