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I had the opportunity to visit my local FNAC store (#1 store chain in France for CD, DVD and books). I looked at this DVD : it is packaged in a "digipack" box. I had confirmation of the lack of subtitles and sountracks other than French... :frowning: Didier.

"Le Doulos" was reissued on DVD in France in October 2002 (R2). I have seen comments on some French sites which say than the black and white transfer is slightly better than the previous one, but the is sound is still French mono only, and there are no subtiltles at all. Bad news for those who...

Reading all this, I feel how lucky we are in Europe, and particularly in France : most DVD are in OAR and 16/9 ! I hope it will last. But here letterboxing has been commonplace for years, including on main 3/4 TV channels. Didier.

Timecop was released in region 2 PAL in France back in 1999 : http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/fiche.php3?id=1464 It is still available. It features a DD 5.1 english soundtrack (among others) and original 2.35 aspect ratio letterboxed in anamorphic 16/9. I have no informations about the quality of...

According to the french site "DVDrama" : http://www.dvdrama.net/fiche.php3?2167 , the french release of "Conan the Barbarian" features both french and english soundtracks in DD 5.1, the english one is rated as excellent. Image is also rated excellent with its original 2.35 aspect ratio in 16/9...

In France you might consider AMELIE (Title in France : "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain"), BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (Tiltle in France : "Le pacte des loups") and VIDOCQ (to be released on March 20th). These DVD have not been released in North America yet, the French (zone 2 Pal) releases...

Welcome to France If you take a walk on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, you will find here two shops having a very wide choice of French Zone 2 DVDs : FNAC and VIRGIN (they also have imported Zone 1 DVDs, but this is of course of no interest for you !). Being from Quebec I suppose that you are...

The french release (Zone 2 / Pal) also contains 2 discs, one with the bootleg cut, and the other one with the theater cut. English soundtracks on both are in DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1, while the french soundtrack is DD 5.1 only. The french title is "Presque Célèbre". According to the french DVD site...

Look here for a review (in french) of the French R2 release of "Apocalypse Now Redux" : http://www.dvdrama.net/fiche.php3?2192 Aspect ratio is 2.0 Didier.

You may find here a review of the French R2 release of "Apocalypse Now Redux" (if you understand French) : http://www.dvdrama.net/fiche.php3?2192 According to this review, the aspect ratio on the DVD is 2.0 Didier.

"Conan the destroyer" will be released in France on March 6th (the french title is "Conan le destructeur"). The french R2 DVD release will have a Dolby Digital 5.1 english soundtrack (the french soundtrack is mono). Best french site for DVD infos : www.dvdfr.com www.dvdrama.net Didier.

I confirm that there is no english subtitles on the french R2 realease of "Le pacte des loups" (only french subtiles intended for hearing impaired), so if you don't understand french, you might have to wait for UK or US releases. The French release can be ordered online from : Link Removed...

In the early days of DVD, a few French DVD releases were cut the same as the U-K releases. This was heavily criticized here, and now nearly all French DVD releases are totally uncunt. Didier.

The French R2 version is anamorphic, but for unknown reasons both French and English soundtracks are in 2.0 (Dolby Surround) only...

For France you may add to Hendrik's list : Link Removed Didier.