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Old 09-22-03, 10:43 PM
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Playtime CC Question

IS there a difference btwn printings of this disc? Thanks.
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Old 09-23-03, 12:25 AM
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The second printing corrected a problem with the first printing, what that exactly was escapes me but hopefully someone else knows.
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Old 09-23-03, 01:11 AM
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Direct from criterionco.com:
Playtime

16x9 Display Gitch
There is an authoring glitch on the first printing of Criterion’s edition of Playtime. Two supplements—an introduction by Terry Jones, and Tati’s 1967 short Cours du Soir—were inadvertently flagged to play back in 16x9 mode, causing the image to appear vertically compressed and letterboxed rather than full-frame. This problem has been corrected on all subsequent printings of this DVD.
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Old 09-23-03, 06:35 AM
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Thanks! Guess I'll hold out for the 2nd edition then.
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Old 09-23-03, 07:55 AM
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Originally posted by dhs122
Thanks! Guess I'll hold out for the 2nd edition then.
Which is fine but be aware that supposedly the film has/is being remastered. A new DVD is at this point only a rumor. But after a remaster - perhaps a reasonable one.

As the CC version is quite expensive to obtain, some patience for (perhaps) even a better image might be a good idea.
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Old 09-23-03, 12:03 PM
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Playtime has just been released in France in a restored special edition, so a US re-release is presumably going to happen at some point.
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Old 09-23-03, 03:15 PM
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Someone offered me the 1st edition for $65....but if there is a glitch then I will pass...Just to clarify.
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