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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "The Most Important Thing: Love" or "Nachtblende" or "The Important Thing is to Love" or "The Importance of Love" )
directed by Andrzej Zulawski
France/Italy/Germany 1975
Sure it comes across as an arthouse melodrama but Zulawski's L'IMPORTANT C'EST D'AIMER is one of the most moving and agonizingly emotional statements of a theme that runs through much of Zulawski's work (up to his most recent LA FIDELITE) that, as the title states, the most important thing is to love. For Zulawski, love is more important than bourgeous concerns of honor and fidelity which is illustrated in the love triangle of actress (Romy Schneider in what she considered her finest performance for which she won a César award) torn between her moral obligation to husband (Jacques Dutronc) and her growing love for a photographer (Fabio Testi). Sparsely but beautifully scored by Georges Delerue with the same sensitivity evident in his score for Godard's CONTEMPT, Zulawski depicts a world of actors, pornographers, drugs, and violence in which love can be the only saving grace (note the change in Schneider's character between the mirrored opening and closing scenes). |
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Theatrical Release: 12 February 1975
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DVD Comparison:
Mondo Vision (Limited 2-disc Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. New Entertainment - Region 2 - PAL vs. Universal - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for all the Screen Caps!
(Mondo Vision (Limited 2-disc Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. New Entertainment - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE vs. Universal - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)
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Coming to Blu-ray by Film Movement in June 2023:
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Distribution |
Mondo Vision Region 1 - NTSC |
New Entertainment Region 2 - PAL |
Universal Region 2 - PAL |
Runtime | 1:52:51 | 1:48:12 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:48:32 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 1.0 mono); English (Dolby Digital 1.0 mono); German (Dolby Digital 1.0 mono) |
German Dolby Digital 2.0; English Dolby Digital 2.0; French Dolby Digital 2.0 |
French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
Subtitles | English (white), English (yellow), none | German, none | English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Mondo Vision Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 30 |
Release Information: Studio: New Entertainment Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 24 |
Release Information: Studio: Universal Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: 10
September 2008 Chapters 10 |
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NOTE: DVDBeaver's Open Response to Mondo Vision is HERE! Like their previous
definitive release of Zulawski's
LA FEMME PUBLIQUE, Mondo
Vision's L'IMPORTANT C'EST D'AIMER would appear to be the
one to own. The dual-layer, anamorphic 1.66:1 presentation
has the best sharpness, contrast, and saturation of the
three (although the transfer was licensed from Studio Canal
who also provided the Universal Spain edition, the master
underwent extensive remastering under the direction of
Zulawski himself). Additionally, the French 1.0 mono and 2.0
commentary track are encoded at 192 kbps but the English and
German 1.0 tracks are encoded at 96 kbps for a higher
maximum video bitrate. Zulawski provides another commentary
track moderated by Daniel Bird in which he reveals that
American producer Leo Fuchs originally approached him with
the source material (Christopher Frank's "La Nuit Americaine"
whose title had to be changed for the film since Truffaut
had already used the title) to work on the adaptation as a
script doctor. Zulawski also appears in a video interview
and an older interview is reprinted as part of the set's
46-page booklet. A theatrical trailer, photo gallery, and
remastering featurette round out disc 1. Disc 2 consists of
30 restored tracks from Georges Delerue's score (the German
disc only offered 5 tracks in the extras menu). Also
included in the boxed set are French, German, and Italian
lobby card reproductions and a certificate of authenticity.
The set is limited to 2000 and is enclosed in a thick,
boolike fold-out digipack with magnetic clasps like the
limited edition of
LA FEMME PUBLIQUE. A single disc digipack
edition is also available.
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