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Topic: What Films did you show last night?
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Gian Luca Mario Loncrini
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1948
From: Verona (Italy)
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted January 25, 2010 10:02 AM
Dino, don't be jealous ah ah ah.
Unfortunately, apart from THE CAT O' NINE TAILS (1971; I will screen it soon) officially issued by Sil.Ma in a letterboxed edition printed on Kodak SP, all Argento's released on 8mm are definitely very poor prints (TENEBRE, among them, is the best one... Imagine other titles' quality/condition! Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD, Argento's cut, is also a decent print, even if unauthorized).
I'm very happy I found that copy of TENEBRE, but the quality is the one you can see in the screen captures I have posted.
I'm actually after FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1972), the only Argento I still miss in my collection. As poor as 'all' the others.
Anyway...
Super 8 test screening afternoon (just trailers). Titles:
- ANASTASIA - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - BAMBI - FUN AND FANCY FREE - DUMBO - SHREK - 101 DALMATIANS (live action).
Screen shots as usual.
Equipment: Elmo Gs 1200 Xenon; Elmo 1.0
-------------------- I remember when I was (super) 8 years old...
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Gian Luca Mario Loncrini
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Verona (Italy)
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted January 25, 2010 10:40 AM
Hi Flavio.
I did not realize there was a copy for sale (I was probably travelling). But, not so longtime ago, thanks to Google I have found the auction you are referring to. It was of course too late ; the seller was from Rome (mabuse_doc or something like that). Maybe you know him? I've been asking to other collectors if they know him, just to have some additional info about that print.
As far as I know, 4 FLIES is probably as rare as ZOMBI is (well... 10 existing copies of ZOMBI, it seems. How many 4 FLIES? 6/8? ), but ZOMBI was at least printed on Kodak SP (whereas 4 FLIES is on Eastman) and it's a good flat edition. 4 FLIES was originally issued in scope, sadly not mantained in the 8mm print (as poor sharpness as PROFONDO ROSSO or L'UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO )
A copy was offered to me one month ago, more or less. But, even if rare, the price was absolutely exorbitant. I said NO, THANKS. Thanks for asking me, anyway. I will find it, one day . I'm sure about it.
Take care, ciao!
-------------------- I remember when I was (super) 8 years old...
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Gian Luca Mario Loncrini
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1948
From: Verona (Italy)
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted January 25, 2010 01:58 PM
Hi Winbert, how are you? Hope you are ok.
quote: But, not so longtime ago, thanks to Google I have found the auction you are referring to
Referring to that specific print, I simply entered the title of the movie I was looking for, format (super 8) and Google supplied all results, included the following link to the auction on eBay (no longer available, now):
4 mosche di velluto grigio (eBay Italia)
If you enter '4 MOSCHE DI VELLUTO GRIGIO SUPER 8 EBAY' through Google, you will find this link (and more) by yourself. The auction was already over but it was still possible to see all details (now it's not anymore, but when I did it was. So it was within 90 days after listing). Seller nick was also still viewable, of couse.
I mailed him/her through eBay, but I suddenly noticed it was too late and totally useless as the movie had already gone. Do you know the seller, by any chance? (see my previous post: I'm quite sure that one was his ID on eBay).
Hope this will help. Ciao . [ January 25, 2010, 03:00 PM: Message edited by: Gian Luca Mario Loncrini ]
-------------------- I remember when I was (super) 8 years old...
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