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(aka "Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre" )
directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
France 2001
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sarcophagus with its name and face scratched out is
discovered in an old storeroom of the Louvre during
remodeling. An attempt at X-raying the mummy inside
unleashes a demonic force which infiltrates the building's
electronic systems. Shopkeeper Lisa (Sophie Marceau)
discovers a hole in the basement of her apartment building
made by the Louvre workmen that leads her and electrician
boyfriend Martin (Frederic Diefenthal) into the museum after
hours where she is possessed by the demon. As British
archaeologist Glenda Spencer (Julie Christie) tries to
discover the name of the mummy, retired policeman Verlac
(Michel Serrault) starts investigating the deadly sightings
of a cloaked and masked figure that is stealing ceremonial
items from the Egyptology wing and turning the guards fears
against them (he investigated similar events 20 years before
- allowing the filmmakers to use digitally augmented footage
from the black and white miniseries; that film's star
Juliette Greco also makes a cameo). Meanwhile, Martin is
constantly bewildered by Lisa's bizarre behavior as she
disappears each night the phantom strikes. |
Posters
Theatrical Release: 4 April 2001
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DVD Comparison:
LionsGate - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Boomerang Pictures - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for all the Screen Caps!
(LionsGate - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Boomerang Pictures - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)
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LionsGate Region 1 - NTSC |
Boomerang Pictures Region 2 - PAL |
Runtime | 1:36:33 | 1:32:57 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 5.1); English (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
French (Dolby Digital 5.1); English (Dolby Digital 5.1); English (Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo) |
Subtitles | English, Spanish, none | Dutch, none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: LionsGate Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Boomerang Pictures Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 16 |
Comments |
LionsGate's bare-bones DVD is really late in bringing this film to the United States and is likely part of their deal with Studio Canal. Fortunately, this transfer runs at the correct NTSC film speed and is not a standards conversion. French and English 5.1 tracks are available with subtitles in English and Spanish (a nice touch is having the French track be the default audio with subs).
The image is slightly darker than the Dutch DVD and perhaps a bit softer since it is a single-layer encode but the addition of English subtitles make it a worthy purchase or rental since the film plays better in French. The Dutch DVD has supplements but they are not English-friendly. Neither disc has the DTS track found on the French releases. |
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