UHD/Blu-ray - France - Possession (1980) ADDED

[Christian_Bütikofer]

Possession - Ultimate

UHD

Title: Possession
Country: France
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Le chat qui fume
Case Type: Special Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Codec: HECV
Picture: 2160p
Soundtracks: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles (optional): French
Cuts: No cuts (124:00)
Commentaries: Audio commentary with director Andrzej Zulawski and biographer Dan Bird (English, no optional subtitles)
Extras:
Isolated Score and Effects Track Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Notes: The four discs are in a digipack with a slipcover. This is housed in a cardboard box which includes a 44 page booklet with rare photographs and promotional material and the 272-page book "Une histoire orale d'Andrzej Zulawski" from authors Matthieu Rostac and François Cau. Included is also the movie poster as refrigerator magnet.
Easter Eggs: -
Amazon ASIN: None found
Source: Own it.

Blu-ray

Title: Possession
Country: France
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Le chat qui fume
Case Type: Special Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Codec: AVC MPEG-4
Picture: 1080p
Soundtracks: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles (optional): French
Cuts: No cuts (124:00)
Commentaries: Audio commentary with director Andrzej Zulawski and biographer Dan Bird (English, no optional subtitles)
Extras: (all in 1080p)
Isolated Score and Effects Track Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
"The Other Side of the Wall" documentary (51:41) (English, forced French subtitles)
French Trailer (2:46)
Notes: The four discs are in a digipack with a slipcover. This is housed in a cardboard box which includes a 44 page booklet with rare photographs and promotional material and the 272-page book "Une histoire orale d'Andrzej Zulawski" from authors Matthieu Rostac and François Cau. Included is also the movie poster as refrigerator magnet.
Easter Eggs: -
Amazon ASIN: None found
Source: Own it.

Bonus Blu-ray

Title: Possession - Bonus Blu-ray
Country: France
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Le chat qui fume
Case Type: Special Case
Aspect Ratio: -
Codec: -
Picture: -
Soundtracks: -
Subtitles: -
Cuts: -
Commentaries: -
Extras: (all in 1080p, exceptions noted)
Interview with Andrzej Zulawski (36:00) (French only)
Interview with Andrzej Zulawski, Sam Neill and Heinz Bennent (during "Le monde du cinéma: Le carrousel aux images, 15/04/1982) (24:29) (French, English parts from Sam Neill have burnt-in French subtitles) (SD 576i 25fps MPEG-2)
"The Sounds of Possession" featurette (Les sons de Possession) (19:07) (Polish, forced French subtitles, burnt-in English subtitles)
"Our Friend in the West" interview with Christian Ferry (Notre ami de l'ouest) (English, forced French subtitles) (6:41)
"A Divided City" featurette (Une cité divisée) (7:20) (English, forced French subtitles)
"Repossessed" comparison featurette (Repossédée: Le remontage de Possession) (12:30) (English, forced French subtitles)
"Basha" featurette (Basha, analyse d'une affice) (5:56) (English, forced French subtitles)
Analisys of the movie (Anima présente La Zone #15 - Petite anatomie de la rupture) (14:49) (French only) (1080i 25fps)
8 Deleted Scenes (Scènes coupées) (4:32) (English, forced French subtitles)
The "American Cut" from 1983 which was shorted for 40 minutes in 1.33:1 aspect ratio (This is discussed in the featurette "Repossessed comparison featurette") (Le remontage de Possession en version intégrale) (77:10) (English only) (SD 480i 29.970 fps, MPEG-2)
Talk by Producer Marie-Laure Reyre, author Dominique Schneidre (she wrote the book "Three Glasses of Vodka" about Zulawski) and Danile Bird, Zulawski's assistant, moderated by Nicolas Brevière, on the 4th of October 2020 at the cinéma Le Grand Action, Paris (Rencontre avec Marie-Laure Reyre, Dominique Schneidre et Daniel Bird) (42:01) (French only)
Lecture about Cinema by Andrzej Zulawski at the Festival de Cinéma d'Arras in 2007 (Leçon de cinéma d'Andrzej Zulawski) (103:04) (French only) (SD 576i 25fps MPEG-2)
About the 5K restauration of "Possession" (La restauration de Possession) (25:28) (French only)
International Trailer (2:46) (English only)
American Trailer (1:58) (English only) (SD 480i 29.970 fps MPEG-2)
Notes: -
Easter Eggs: -
Amazon ASIN: -
Source: Own it.

Soundtrack - Compact Disc OST by composer Andrzej Korzynski

1. The Night the Screaming Stops (Opening Titles) (1:50)
2. Meeting with a Pink Tie (1:53)
3. Opetanie 2 (0:28)
4. Anna Rewards Mark (1:01)
5. Mark Looks in the Fridge (0:25)
6. Heinrich's Demise (0:42)
7. Blue Ford B-Az6 (0:47)
8. Helen Has Green Eyes (1:10)
9. Bloody Embrace (0:23)
10. Detective's Desserts (0:44)
11. The Night the Screaming Stops (Tempo) (1:41)
12. Mark Formulates a Plan (0:49)
13. Mark Sees Everything (1:23)
14. Closely Observed Anna (1:37)
15. What Is It? (1:09)
16. The Man with the Pink Socks (1:59)

-> Addition to the US Limited Edition: http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/f ... id=24053#1 - own it.

Original Soundtrack by Andrzej Korzynski:

1. Possession: Intro (1:06)
2. "State of Perfect Harmony" (0:52)
3. Anna Calls Mark (1:12)
4. Helen's Intro (0:37)
5. A.K. #1 (2:05)
6. Anna Takes a Beating (0:38)
7. Looking Through Anna's Belongings (1:31)
8. Mark & Anna Street Fight (0:17)
9. Broken Foot (0:35)
10. Chasing Anna (1:39)
11. A.K. #2 (1:01)
12. "You're My Whole Family" (0:51)
13. A.K. #3 (1:29)
14. "I Live with that Detective" (0:31)
15. Mark & Helen in Bed (1:11)
16. Anna Kills the First Detective (0:47)
17. Reunion in Blood (0:26)
18. Zimmermann Visits Anna (0:50)
19. "Ying-Yang Balls Dangling from Your Zen Brain" (0:28)
20. Heinrich Possessed (0:27)
21. "Drowning Dogs" (1:24)
22. A.K. #4 (0:45)
23. Mark Kills Heinrich (0:57)
24. "Take Me" (1:04)
25. "Almost... Almost..." (1:29)
26. Starway to Heaven (1:39)
27. Deathbed (0:28)
28. A.K. #5 (1:39)
29. Motorbike Crash (0:47)
30. Apocalypse (2:21)

[Eric_Cotenas]

Added, thanks.

[Christian_Bütikofer]

Hi Eric,

did you see the amendment for the US Limited Edition (Soundtrack)? And: Is the "Director's Cut" the same as the "International Cut" (I guess it is). If so maybe you should amend the entries at the bottom.

And here I made a typo: Talk by Producer Marie-Laure Reyre, author Dominique Schneidre (she wrote the book "Three Glasses of Vodka" about Zulawski) and Danile Bird, Zulawski's assistant, moderated by Nicolas Brevière, on the 4th of October 2020 at the cinéma Le Grand Action, Paris (42:01, in French)

It should be "Daniel Bird" not DanILE - sorry for that .

[Eric_Cotenas]

Fixes. Yes, the international cut is the director's cut. It was the version available everywhere else but the U.S. until Anchor Bay's VHS and DVD (unless you imported the Japanese laserdisc). The American cut was what I first saw. I had no idea why Adjani was talking to the camera in the opening scene until the international cut revealed that it was a home movie shot by her lover and positioned much later in the original version.

Will you be submitting the running times for the US Blu-ray edition at a later point?

[Christian_Bütikofer]

Of course . Maybe I can do that tomorrow (US). If something else is missing for the US LE, I'll also gladly do that. (I went over my head to get the US release some years ago, had the US version sent to the wife of my little brother, she is from Seattle, just to be able to buy it because Mondo Vision was asking an insane shipping price for it to Switzerland ). For me, Possession is not a horror movie at all. It's much more than that - and I wonder till this day, that this movie was considered a "Video Nasty" - insane. I'm pretty fascinated by this movie .

[Christian_Bütikofer]

The runtime for the US release is 123:39. Everything else seems to be correct as it is.