The Klushantzev Collection
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- What A Disgrace
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- EddieLarkin
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
This sounds exciting, despite the fact we seemingly only have the title to go by (no announcements, press details?). I've wanted to see Planeta Bur for ages. Is anyone familiar with the rest of his filmography?
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
It must be a very safe bet that that will be included, as this will be part of the BFI's Science Fiction project and that's by far his best known sci-fi title.
- EddieLarkin
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
That's what I figured. His filmography appears to be rather small, made up of shorts and films with generally short running times. You could easily fit everything on 2 Blu-rays, which is what Amazon lists, so I'm crossing my fingers we'll get something close to complete.
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
And its been deleted from Amazon.
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
It's Dual Format: one blu ray and one DVD. You can pre-order it from Zavvi.EddieLarkin wrote:You could easily fit everything on 2 Blu-rays, which is what Amazon lists, so I'm crossing my fingers we'll get something close to complete.
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-klusha ... 85084.html
It's seems unlikely that they'll be able to fit his entire filmography on one DVD, unless the blu-ray will have more material, yet as it's dual format they'll most likely be keeping both discs identical in material.
Sounds like a very interesting director, can't wait :)
- neilist
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
While we're waiting for this release to reappear on the schedule, there's an exhibition running through October and November at London's Calvert 22 gallery featuring Klushantsev's work and screening two of his documentaries, 'Road to the Stars' (1957) and 'Moon' (1965).
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
what happened to this release? I hope it hasn't gone the way of BFI's Rosselini releases - ie. nowhere slowly.
- htdm
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
Bumping this thread in hopes that someone may have more info.
- L.A.
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
I can't help but wonder that first the collection was announced and then no updates. Please BFI, just let us know is it still coming. If not, then at least I would have some piece of mind.
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
It would be unbelievably amazing if somehow this got back on track and there were non-Cormanised versions of some of the films. Just tell me who I have to kill.
- MichaelB
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By this stage, I'm assuming it's not happening. The rationale for the release passed literally years ago.
These things happen: that fascinating look at early BBFC problem pictures bit the dust as well.
These things happen: that fascinating look at early BBFC problem pictures bit the dust as well.
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Re: The Klushantzev Collection
I'm still holding a candle. I'm a bitter man, and will stand holding this candle for years. Back at the time of this announcement I had just seen these films in London, and they are just so much better than what Corman did with them, much as I admire many of Corman's other pictures.
- MichaelB
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The Klushantzev Collection
Honestly, I’d give it up. It’s wildly unlikely that they still have the rights: even if licensing had been trouble-free (bearing in mind that we don’t know why the release didn’t ultimately go ahead), they’ll have expired years ago.