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Vallée (La) AKA The Valley AKA The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) (1972)
Set in the rainforest of New Guinea, a restless diplomat's wife goes in search of a rare bird's priceless feathers. In the process she meets up with a group of hippies seeking spiritual and sexual enlightenment.......Director: Barbet Schroeder
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film - Restored Ending
Original (Unrestored) ending (1:59)
"Le cochon aux patates douces" 1971 documentary short film by Barbet Schroeder (8:07)
"Maquillages" 1971 documentary short film by Barbet Schroeder (11:37)
"Sing Sing" 1971 documentary short film by Barbet Schroeder (5:03)
Theatrical trailer (3:33)
Bonus trailers
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Subtitles:English (for non-English dialogue) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French/English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:High-definition transfer from the 35mm original Techniscope negative.
"More" trailer is in French & English, with optional English subtitles for French narration.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 28-page booklet featuring film notes.
Back cover incorrectly lists audio track as Dolby Digital. -
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Subtitles:English (for non-English dialogue) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French/English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 4-page booklet featuring an essay by author Andrei Codrescu.
The booklet contains this advisory note: "The transfer of La Vallée was approved by director Barbet Schroeder. Approximately 15 minutes into the film, there is a noticeable tear in the film's footage and a frame roll, which could not be corrected without causing a major sound synchronization problem. This imperfection is inherent in the original materials and is not a defect of the DVD." (The tear actually occurs at about 19 minutes into the film).
Transfer suffers from interlacing/combing. -
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OVERALL: R0
For the updated transfer and extras.
Versions:
The difference between endings is small and relates to an optical (lighting) effect in the scene, there is no difference in runtime.
Per the BFI booklet: "The restored 'optical effect' ending was produced digitally using the original 35mm Techniscope negative at Deluxe Digital, London, at Barbet Schroeder's request."
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CUTS:
- R0 Dual Format Edition United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - restored ending (101:19 PAL).
- R1 America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts - original ending (105:15 NTSC).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 02/07/05
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 11/11/20UPDATE LOG:
07/03/11 Added UK release.
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10/11/20: Updated non-working IMDb link, added DVDBeaver link, updated UK release to dual-format, updated languages & notes, added Amazon links.
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