Terry Gilliam and Arrow Films need your help to restore Goto, Island of Love (1 Viewer)

[TravisR]

They still have more than a month and only need another 2,500 pounds so I think they should be able to make it pretty easily.

 

[EddieLarkin]

They will definitely make it, yes. But this is your only chance to get the box set at a very good discount. It'll likely retail for around £70-80 (possibly more), and shipping to the U.S. might be a bit more than the £3 Arrow are asking. Though of course I wouldn't begrudge anyone not pledging if they have zero interest in the product! But if you think you might, it'll only cost you more later.

 

[Jari K]

Eddie has a point. Basically you're "pre-ordering" the box set and perhaps this LE set has some exclusive stuff (at least the packaging).

 

[Jari K]

Some news:"But in addition to thanking you, we have some potentially very good news. We have just been informed that the Cinémathêque Française has recently discovered a fine-grain positive 35mm print of Goto. This hasn’t been examined yet, but if it’s in good physical condition and if it contains those all-important colour shots, then it might prove to be an ideal source on which to base our restoration. As you’ll know already, the original negative of Goto was accidentally destroyed decades ago, and so part of our task is to find the best-quality surviving prints - and French archives are the most likely sources, not just because of the film’s nationality but because their prints are less likely to have unwanted and unremovable subtitles. (The final Blu-ray and DVD versions will of course have English subtitles, but they’ll be electronically generated and optional.) "

 

[John Hodson]

Good going...

 

[John Hodson]

As you can now see from the above, target achieved with room to spare. From one of the people involved in the project, Michael Brooke, on another forum:

With 29 fundraising days still to go, I'm delighted to confirm that Goto, Isle of Love will be getting a HD upgrade.Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed - you've guaranteed that all five features will be in glorious 1080p.But since the Kickstarter campaign is still running for almost another month, our next plan is to raise enough additional funds to restore the five Argos shorts that were already going to be included, but which currently exist only in SD video masters: Les Astronautes (1959), Une Collection Particulière (1973), L'Escargot de Venus (1975), L'Amour "Monstre" de Tous les Temps (1977) and Scherzo Infernal (1984).Clearly, these won't cost anything like as much as Goto - their combined running time is only around 45 minutes, and 35mm materials should hopefully be in decent condition, so upgrading at least some of them to HD looks like a very realistic prospect.

 

[Jari K]

Very good news. I would love to see those shorts in "remastered" HD, so let's hope that it's happening.This Kickstarter is very well handled by Arrow, btw. With some of these Kickstarters, the companies are offering some pretty useless stuff (t-shirts, hoodies, etc) with the DVD/Blu-ray releases. IMO all the money should go to the A/V remastering and to the "extras" that are included on the disc.

 

[John Hodson]

We *are* going to see more similar projects; other labels are watching Arrow's progress here with great interest...

 

[Jari K]

One week to go. Still time to "pre-order" this set.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

£26,000 raised, fantastic news, well done everyone.

 

[calvinm]

And here's the result:

CAMERA OBSCURA: THE WALERIAN BOROWCZYK COLLECTION

LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

- Brand new 2K restorations of Borowczyk’s films.
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the films and extras.
- Newly translated English subtitles.

THE SHORT FILMS & THEATRE OF MR AND MRS KABAL

The short films:

- The Astronauts (Les Astronautes, 1959)
- The Concert (Le Concert de M. et Mme Kabal, 1962)
- Grandmother's Encyclopaedia (L'Encyclopédie de grand'maman, 1963)
- Renaissance (1963)
- Angels' Games (Les Jeux des anges, 1964)
- Joachim's Dictionary (Le Dictionnaire de Joachim, 1965)
- Rosalie (1966)
- Gavotte (1967)
- Diptych (Diptyque, 1967)
- The Phonograph (Le Phonographe, 1969)
- The Greatest Love of All Time (L'Amour "monstre" de tous les temps, 1978)
- Scherzo Infernal (1984)

plus:

- Introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam.
- Film is not a Sausage: Borowczyk’s Short Films – A new interview programme featuring Borowczyk, producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant André Heinrich and composer Bernard Parmegiani.
- Blow Ups – A new visual essay by Daniel Bird concerning Borowczyk’s works on paper.
- Borowczyk's commercials.

GOTO, ISLE OF LOVE

- Introduction by artist and Turner Prize nominee Craigie Horsfield.
- The Concentration Universe: Goto, Isle of Love - A new interview programme featuring actor Jean-Pierre Andréani, co-writer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, cameraman Noël Véry and camera assistant Jean-Pierre Platel.
- The Profligate Door - A new documentary about Borowczyk’s sound sculptures featuring curator Maurice Corbet.

BLANCHE

- Introduction by director Leslie Megahey (Schalcken the Painter).
- Ballad of Imprisonment: Blanche - A new interview programme featuring producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant director André Heinrich, camera operator Noël Véry and assistant Patrice Leconte.
- Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk - A newly edited archival interview in which Borowczyk discusses painting, cinema and sex.
- Gun Point - A documentary short by Peter Graham produced and edited by Borowczyk.

IMMORAL TALES

- Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird.
- Immoral Tales: L'Age d'Or Cut - featuring a fifth episode, The True Story of the Beast of Gévaudan.
- Love Reveals Itself: Immoral Tales - A new interview programme featuring production manager Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin and cinematographer Noël Véry.
- Boro Brunch: A reunion meal recorded in February 2014 re-uniting members of Borowczyk's crew, featuring Philippe D’Argila, Florence Dauman, Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, Dominique Ruspoli, Noël Véry and Zoe Zurstrassen.
- A Private Collection (1973 short film).
- A Private Collection: Oberhausen Cut (the more explicit cut that scandalised festival audiences).

THE BEAST

- Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw.
- The Making of The Beast: Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of The Beast.
- Frenzy of Ecstasy – A new visual essay on the evolution of Borowczyk’s beast and the sequel that never was, Motherhood.
- Venus on the Half Shell (1975 short film).

CAMERA OBSCURA [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]

- A generously illustrated book edited by Daniel Bird and Michael Brooke featuring new essays, landmark articles by Raymond Durgnat, Philip Strick, Patrice Leconte, David Thompson and Chris Newby, Boro's Dictionary, an account of the restoration of Borowczyk films and Anatomy of the Devil, a collection of Borowczyk’s short stories translated from the original French by the filmmaker’s assistant, Michael Levy.

LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Fantastic, wished I could have afforded the full set. But I will be happy with Goto for now.

 

[Jari K]

Looks great. A bit shame that it's so limited (probably will be oop quite fast, since so many have already ordered this via Kickstarter), though.

 

[Jari K]

Restoration of "Goto" by James White:http://arrowvideodeck.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/camera-obscura-james-white-on.html?m=1

 

[bujaki]

Ordered!

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Screeners have gone out for review, here is an early reaction:

https://twitter.com/willis_stu/status/503669730386124802

 

[Sgt Pepper]

GOTO Isle Of Love.

Some of the best film to Blu Ray PQ I have seen. Second viewing was much better.......................highly recommended.

 

[FoxyMulder]

Regarding The True Story of the Beast of Gévaudan, that was the inspiration for The Brotherhood of the Wolf.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

DVD Beaver on GOTO Isle Of Love:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_63/goto_island_of_love_blu-ray.htm

Reference quality.

 

[FoxyMulder]

DVD Beaver on GOTO Isle Of Love:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_63/goto_island_of_love_blu-ray.htm

Reference quality.

From the caps it looks like an impressive release, plenty of fine detail visible and, no excessive digital "enhancements."