quote: I wonder will they secure the rights to the original short film (name escapes me) that inspired this movie? [/quote]It was Chris Marker's "La Jetée". If Universal does not secure the rights, it is available on DVD in the "Short 2: Dreams" collection for an MSRP of $15. It includes commentary from Gilliam as well as David & Janet Peoples (12 Monkeys screenwriters). The only drawback is that it is dubbed into English with no choice for the original French audio. The dialog consists of only narration with no synchronization issues, but it is still a bummer.
If you can find the earlier version of the disc when it was called "Short Cinema Journal", there is an interesting documentary on the making of "Portrait of a Lady" as well as some mildly amusing connecting segments featuring Ryan Stiles of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show" fame. I'm told that these were omitted when Warner took over the series, but some additional supplemental commentary (such as on "La Jetée") was added for some of the shorts. I only own the original release and have not heard the commentary on "La Jetée".
Regards,
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Ken McAlinden
Livonia, MI USA
[Edited last by Ken_McAlinden on August 24, 2001 at 09:44 AM]
If you can find the earlier version of the disc when it was called "Short Cinema Journal", there is an interesting documentary on the making of "Portrait of a Lady" as well as some mildly amusing connecting segments featuring Ryan Stiles of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show" fame. I'm told that these were omitted when Warner took over the series, but some additional supplemental commentary (such as on "La Jetée") was added for some of the shorts. I only own the original release and have not heard the commentary on "La Jetée".
Regards,
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Ken McAlinden
Livonia, MI USA
[Edited last by Ken_McAlinden on August 24, 2001 at 09:44 AM]