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(aka 'Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film tourné en 1964' or 'A Married Woman' or 'Une femme mariée ')
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A MARRIED WOMAN is an often overlooked masterwork from Godard's most productive period. The plot appears to be simple: Charlotte (Macha Méril) is a young married woman having an affair with an actor. When she discovers that she is pregnant, she must decide which man is the father and which man she will stay with. In Godard's hands, however, the film, described as a film about a woman's beauty and the ugliness of her world, is also a biting critique of consumer culture and the media constructed obsession with image. Subtitle Fragments of a film shot in 1964, in black and white, Godard creates a modernist collage that is beautifully shot by Godard's longtime cinematographer Raoul Coutard. Cohen Film Collection is proud to present for the first time in the US this stunning new restoration from the original negative. ***
Long out-of-circulation and
unavailable on home video, Jean-Luc Godard’s 1964 masterpiece Une femme
mariée, fragments d’un film tourné en 1964 en noir et blanc [A
Married Woman: Fragments of a Film Shot in 1964 in Black and White] has, until
now, represented the ostensibly ‘missing’ key work from the first,
zeitgeist-defining phase of JLG’s filmography. The feature which bridges the gap
between
Bande à part and
Alphaville,
Une femme mariée is, nevertheless, a
galaxy, or gallery, unto itself — a lucid, complex, profoundly funny series of
portraits, etched with Godardian acids, of the wife that represents either a
singular case, or a Masters of Cinema example, of “a”/”the” married woman, and
the men in her orbit. |
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Theatrical Release: December 4th, 1964
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NY Film Annex - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Koch - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Masters of Cinema - Region 0 - PAL vs. Masters of Cinema - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Cohen Media - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
1) NY Film Annex - Region 0 - NTSC LEFT 2) Koch - Region 0 - NTSC SECOND 3) Masters of Cinema - Region 0 - PAL THIRD 4) Masters of Cinema - Region FREE - Blu-ray FOURTH 5) Cohen - Region FREE - Blu-ray RIGHT
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Distribution | NY Film Annex - Region 0 - NTSC | Koch Lorber - Region 0 - NTSC | Masters of Cinema - Spine #80 - Region 0 - PAL | Masters of Cinema - Spine #80 - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Cohen Media - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:34:48 | 1:35:03 | 1:31:36 (4% PAL Speedup) | 1:35:13.707 | 1:35:25.970 |
Video | 1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.53 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.29 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.99 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
1080P / 23.976 fps Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,584,565,680 bytes Feature: 23,747,776,512 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 46,084,820,200 bytes Feature: 28,016,959,488 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 1.0) DUB: English (Dolby Digital 1.0) | French (Dolby Digital 2.0) | French (Dolby Digital 2.0) | LPCM Audio French 768 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit | LPCM Audio French 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English, none | English, None | English, None | English, None | English, None |
Features |
Release Information: Edition Details: • none |
Release Information: Edition Details:
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Release Information: Edition Details:
• The original 3:46 minute trailer for the film, created
and edited by Jean-Luc Godard at the time of the film’s original French
release |
Release Information: 1080P / 23.976 fps Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,584,565,680 bytes Feature: 23,747,776,512 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
• The original 3:46 minute trailer for the film, created
and edited by Jean-Luc Godard at the time of the film’s original French
release |
Release Information: 1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 46,084,820,200 bytes Feature: 28,016,959,488 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
• Bonuses include 2010 interview with French fashion
designer and film producer agnès b. (21:29).
• Original Trailer (3:58)
• 8-page leaflet Chapters: 11 |
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ADDITION: Cohen Media - Region FREE - Blu-ray May 16': Cohen's 1080P transfer resembles Masters of Cinema from 2010. It is slightly more robust, has some framing differences (slightly cropped) but also shows some pleasing grain. I've compared 5 captures below and you can see the differences. Audio goes to Cohen - also a liner PCM - but 24-bit. It has optional English subtitles (via the remote button). This Blu-ray disc is also region FREE. The 18 Gig of Cohen supplements include a 21-minute, 2010, interview with French fashion designer and film producer agnès b. and two more from that same year; 20-minutes with Godard scholar Antoine de Baecque and an interesting 1/2 hour with star Macha Méril (these appear to be from the JLG series). There is a 4-minute original trailer, a 2015 re-release trailer and the package has an 8-page leaflet. Looks like another strong release from Cohen. Fans who missed the OOP MoC should definitely indulge! *** ADDITION: Masters of Cinema - Region 'FREE' - Blu-ray November 09: A new favorite Blu-ray but ineligible for This Year's Poll as it technically comes out in 2010. It is such a beautiful film - and seeing it look this awesome is... inspiring. Contrast and detail rise another erotic notch. I sat, almost, hypnotized. Great grain no DNR. The PCM mono audio is clean but I can't say I noticed as big a difference as I did in the video portion of the transfer. It has the same extras (80-page booklet) but the trailer is in HD! No reason to hesitate - it's region free again. Thanks Masters of Cinema from the bottom of my heart! ***ADDITION: Koch Lorber - May 09': We don't need to say much here. The bare-bones Koch Lorber is interlaced (see combing) with all those inherent artifact deficiencies. While the Masters of Cinema offer the wonderful booklet - the Koch has nothing and with its lesser transfer and only trailer advert extras - it's also more expensive at $19.99. The Moc is 11.98 GBP = 19.09 USD and that is the direction we suggest going - the booklet alone seems worth the entire price. MoC all the way! ADDITION: Masters of Cinema - April 09' - Actually, I really enjoyed the Film Annex edition playing it many times over the past few years - so you can imagine how absolutely thrilled I am to see this incredible looking Masters of Cinema release! Obviously the transfer of the UK disc is dramatically improved - eliminating the artifacts and haziness of the NTSC DVD - which is no longer available - probably taken from an analog source - and without proper rights permissions. The dual-layered MoC seems to have a shade more information in the frame on all 4 edges. Every facet of DVD production (contrast, detail, bitrate, compression etc. etc.) is superior and this PAL disc will get a fair amount of re-play in my home theater. While the Annex release offered an awful English DUB as well as a weak original mono track - the Masters of Cinema audio is likewise improved - clear and certainly more consistent. It also offers optional English subtitles that seem a more competent translation. The only digital extra is a 3:46 trailer, but included in the 'keep case' is a hefty 80-page liner notes booklet that I have skimmed and can't wait to tuck into. It's well bound with fabulously complete contents including many photos and essays. Well done! Those unfamiliar with this film are in for a real treat and those who aren't need no sales job from me - the captures below tell all you'd need to know. We strongly recommend the Masters of Cinema DVD package - another impressive victory for that production company. I'm ecstatic about this one. *** ON THE NY Film Annex DVD (written in 2006): It appears that this NY Annex disc has a major glitch - "A Married Woman" repeats every fourth frame, like this: a, b, c, d, d, e, f, g, h, h, etc. In a very primitive way, this makes some sense: film is projected at 24 fps, and NTSC video at closer to 30 fps. (Thanks Peter H. for telling us!). Unfortunately the image on this New York Film Annex DVD is not at the same level as their Taira Clan Saga - Mizoguchi. But again 'beggars can't be choosers' may be the appropriate edict. It is single-layered and progressive but quite hazy. The subtitles are removable in playback and a poor English DUB is offered on top of the original French audio. Image detail is as the screen caps below will verify - poor-to-midland - representing the image like an typical VHS (perhaps even a notch below). A bit of chroma and multiple digital artifacts were also evident. Audio was similarly weak in spots. There are no extras. |
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1) NY Film Annex - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Koch - Region 0 - NTSC SECOND 3) Masters of Cinema - Region 0 - PAL THIRD 4) Masters of Cinema - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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