Sometimes I wish that I was still in the UK. Sigh…The Masters of Cinema label might not be flooding the market with Blu-ray releases but man, when they tackle a title they really go full tilt! I was perusing their list of Blu-ray titles today and stumbled across these upcoming releases that, to my knowledge have yet to be officially announced. Of the three, only Shôhei Imamura‘s 1979 gem, Vengeance is Mine, for which you can see a trailer above, has been detailed in any fashion. We’ve got the package art for all three but, sadly, no release dates yet. Rest assured, we’ll update you when we know more…
UPDATE: We have release dates for both Vengeance and La Planète Sauvage as well as details for Planète:
VENGEANCE IS MINE: June 26, 2010
LA PLANETE SAUVAGE: July 26, 2010
VENGEANCE IS MINE
Special Features:
- Restored high-definition transfer
- All-new improved English subtitle translation
- Audio commentary by noted critic and filmmaker Tony Rayns
- Video introduction by director Alex Cox
- Original Japanese trailers
- 56-page book featuring essays, original promotional material and a director’s statement
LA PLANETE SAUVAGE
Special Features:
- All-new restored high-definition transfer
- Optional English subtitles with original French soundtrack
- Optional USA dub track
- Laloux Sauvage, a new 55-minute documentary on the director
- Two short films by Laloux: Les Escargots (1965, in a new 1080p transfer) and Comment Wang-Fo Fut Sauvé (1987)
- The complete soundtrack for La Planéte sauvage (1973)
- 56-page full colour booklet, featuring an essay by Craig Keller, interviews with Laloux, and a lavish selection of ephemera and original promotional materials from the film
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