Bergman: MGM titles ("not anytime soon")... (1 Viewer)

[Carrol]

I wrote MGM about 2 weeks ago regarding a couple of Ingmar Bergman titles that they own that are probably their most prestigous.

This is the reply:

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Not quite sure what to make of that. Probably means 'never'. (frown)

Thought I would mention it,
Carrol

 

[Damin J Toell]

A more optimistic view: the titles aren't far enough in the production process yet such that the customer service staff is aware of them, but they will come eventually. One can hope, right?

DJ

 

[Brook K]

Yes but Tartan has done such a great job on the r2's that MGM doesn't have much to bring to the table.

 

[David Lambert]

Carrol, trust me on this: in most companies the customer service people who interface with the customers are the very last to know something new is coming. It is usually done on purpose, so that a wrong word from a CS rep won't let the cat out of the bag before a "carefully crafted marketing campaign can be utilized to maximize interest".

Even for "it-doesn't-matter" releases, the habits and routine will be the same. Unless this CSR just happened to stumble across some extra info while talking to a budy in the cafeteria, expect that they don't have a clue what is coming, unless it has been announced already.

We at HTF tend to know things before they do!

 

[Jim Rankin]

Carrol, just wondering which titles you inquired about. I'm sure Persona was one of them. Regards, Jim.

 

[Bryant Frazer]

Yes but Tartan has done such a great job on the r2's that MGM doesn't have much to bring to the table.

Tartan released Persona? I can't find it anywhere. This is the MGM release I continue to wait for. The laserdisc was nice, but previously cut footage was recently restored to the film for release in the U.S., and I continue to hope we'll see that on DVD.

-bf-

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

Carrol, I'd say most likely this is a form letter response and not something to be too concerned about.

 

[Carrol]

I guess I should have mentioned the titles I inquired about. They were PERSONA and FANNY & ALEXANDER.

Yea, you guys are probably right that these will eventually make their way into the market.

I mean, they are finally getting around to SALAAM BOMBAY! finally, which I never thought would see a dvd release.

Here's to hoping...this and a RAGING BULL SE.

Carrol

 

[Rain]

Wasn't Fanny and Alexander supposed to be out last year?

I could have sworn I read something about it at The Bits.

 

[Brook K]

No they haven't released Persona but it's on their list and we'll probably see it from them first.

Artificial Eye has already released the full 5 hour version of Fanny & Alexander. If and when MGM does theirs, it will be the much shorter theatrical version.

MGM also has the rights to Scenes From A Marriage, Hour of the Wolf, and possibly Shame.

 

[Jeff Adkins]

Yes but Tartan has done such a great job on the r2's that MGM doesn't have much to bring to the table.

Exactly! I seriously doubt MGM will give us the 5-hour version of Fanny And Alexander!

Jeff

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Are there ANY Region 0/1 NTSC Ingmar Bergman DVDs besides those on Criterion? I've only recently discovered this astonishing director and hungry for more, more, more!

 

[ChuckDeLa]

I'll take the silence as a no :frowning:

Is it certain that the 5 hour F&A will never be released in the US? I don't have a region-free player, though I think there's supposed to be some way to modify my DVD-ROM.

Any word at all about upcoming Bergman discs? I'm really hooked.

 

[Neil_Duffy]

Persona is a fave of mine too, unavailable in the UK on video, but I think Tartan are giving t a cinema re-release in Feb - restored print with additonal footage.

I'd hazard a guess it'll be on DVD via Tartan by July 2003 in UK.