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Spanish Filmax ed. Europa...2:35:1?

Old 10-06-03, 02:08 PM
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Spanish Filmax ed. Europa...2:35:1?

Can anyone provide some aspect ratio info for the Spanish Filmax edition of Von Trier's "Europa" [Zentropa]? All I know for sure is that the presentation is letterboxed, and I don't want to run into problems similar to those on the Tartan edition (1:78, then blown up to fit widescreen TVs).

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...well... ummm... the back cover of the disc only says "Letterbox", no AR given (and nor is it an anamorphic transfer, apparently)...

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It's 2.35:1 or very close to it. And it is indeed nonanamorphic.
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Be very careful about that company's DVDs as the discs I've seen have been VHS quality.
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Really? The picture and sound quality on this disc were fine, so far as I'm concerned . I just wasn't certain about the aspect ratio.
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Re: Spanish Filmax ed. Europa...2:35:1?

Originally posted by celluloidwisdom
Can anyone provide some aspect ratio info for the Spanish Filmax edition of Von Trier's "Europa" [Zentropa]? All I know for sure is that the presentation is letterboxed, and I don't want to run into problems similar to those on the Tartan edition (1:78, then blown up to fit widescreen TVs).

Thanks for your help.
What's wrong with the tartan edition? It's anamorphic and looked great on my 57".
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Nevermind, duh, it's only 1:78 instead of 2:35. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
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From a review posted on Amazon.uk:

"...while the feature is anamorphic widescreen, it has been zoomed from the film's original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 to approx 1.78:1, presumably to neatly fit widescreen TVs. This makes nonsense of many of von Trier's beautifully-composed widescreen images, with so much information missing from either side of the frame. Ironically, the included theatrical trailer is in anamorphic 2.35:1...why? To show us what we're missing in the main feature? The point is rammed home when the image flattens out to 2.35:1 at the end of the film to accommodate the end credits... There also appear to be one or two instances of monochrome being substituted for a splash of von Trier colour, e.g. in one shot in the Ravenstein scene."

For what it's worth...

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