Monteiro on dvd

bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 26th, 2003, 9:46 am

Hello everybody. Sorry not to speak portuguese, I?m italian.
I?m a big fan of J.C.Monteiro and looking for dvds of his movies. Are there good editions in Portugal with english or french subtitles? Where can I buy them online?
Hope to hear good news from you...
Alberto

Miguel T · Post by **Miguel T** » May 26th, 2003, 10:40 am

Ciao Alberto, benvenuto in questo forum

I'm not sure about JCM editions in Portugal but you'll probably find all information you seek here:

http://www.dvdpt.com/

http://www.fnac.pt/

Tanti auguri in your search!

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LFSousa · Post by **LFSousa** » May 26th, 2003, 11:05 am

Ciao Alberto!
I don´t know any JCM dvd here in Portugal. Try to get some info
in www.atalantafilmes.pt! Now that the man has died maybe...some one of this days [:)]!

Good luck in your search!

Luís Filipe Sousa

bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 26th, 2003, 5:06 pm

Thanx to all of you. Hope to find them sooner or later.
And to learn some portuguese watching them!
Alberto

OmniDVD · Post by **OmniDVD** » May 26th, 2003, 5:47 pm

Ola Alberto,

try to find his movie Branca de Neve - Snow White...if you really like JCM you will like it...and you can watch it as if your tv is off...

bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 26th, 2003, 6:14 pm

I saw it! Everybody in the theater was joking and talking loud, but I saw it. I really think JCM is a genius!
A.

EMPIRE · Post by **EMPIRE** » May 26th, 2003, 7:31 pm

Ciao Alberto... it's good that someone foreigner likes portuguese stuff... but JCM was an asshole and thank god he's dead... at least that way he won't keep spending large amounts of tax payers money to make incredibly CRAP movies like Snow White (aka: Branca de neve!)
There is a lot of much better things to be liked in portugal! :)
Choose better next time! :)

Miguel T · Post by **Miguel T** » May 26th, 2003, 10:20 pm

Hey Alberto

What does "I Soliti Ignoti" mean!

This is the name of one of the best italian movies ever, with Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni and Toto. I'm ordering it from Criterion but I would like to know the exact translation.

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mcaetano · Post by **mcaetano** » May 27th, 2003, 12:05 am

E diz ele " Eu vi-o...", mas viste o quê rapaz, o que é que viste?, aguarda que deve estar para sair uma edição em formato 16:9 anamorfico.

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tveiga · Post by **tveiga** » May 27th, 2003, 12:14 am

Mas com som em 2.0 [}:)][;)]

Saudações cinéfilas,
Tiago Veiga.

Miguel T · Post by **Miguel T** » May 27th, 2003, 9:07 am

uma nova edição. De quem? Tem muito extras?Quando sai? Digam, digam!!!

Eu tenho um grande apreço pela qualidade dos DVD Criterion. Será que vale a pena esperar?

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bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 27th, 2003, 9:40 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by EMPIRE
 Ciao Alberto... it's good that someone foreigner likes portuguese stuff... but JCM was an asshole and thank god he's dead... at least that way he won't keep spending large amounts of tax payers money to make incredibly CRAP movies like Snow White (aka: Branca de neve!)
There is a lot of much better things to be liked in portugal! :)
Choose better next time! :)
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I did not say that Branca de Neve is a masterpiece, but people in theather was unable to follow and TRY to understand 75 mins of black screen with dialogues. Have you tried to understand it ? Maybe just the effort would have make watching it useful.
Monteiro was the kind of director I'm bound to trust, whatever he'd say. I feel much less confortable with another Portuguese master like Manoel de Oliveira.
A.

bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 27th, 2003, 9:51 am

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Miguel T
 Hey Alberto

What does "I Soliti Ignoti" mean!

This is the name of one of the best italian movies ever, with Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni and Toto. I'm ordering it from Criterion but I would like to know the exact translation.

<A HREF="http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection ... ias=Miguel T">My Collection</A>
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Hello Miguel,

"ignoto" means letterally "not known"

"solito" means "usual"

You can translate "I soliti ignoti" (plural) thereby as "people as usual unnamed".

Enjoy the Italian cinema that was and that is no more...[:(]

TrinityA · Post by **TrinityA** » May 27th, 2003, 12:53 pm

Ciao Alberto,
JCM was my favorite portuguese director ever. Some movies are not meant to please the mainstream, and some people really have some trouble understanding that!
Did you see the "Trilogia de Deus"? Three different movies with the same character (João de Deus) played by JCM himself, and some of the finest moments in comedy.
As you probably know, JCM died this year, but somehow, even tough his illness was rotting his being, he managed to finish his last movie "Vai e Vem", wich was presented last week in Cannes and will be released soon. I am expecting that movie with mixed feelings: joy for being able to see one more work of him, and sadness for knowing its the last one.
Anyway congratulations for your good taste.

bonusthebon · Post by **bonusthebon** » May 27th, 2003, 3:12 pm

I saw only the second one, "A comedia de deus", but I look forward to see the others.
I hope to find soon the dvds and to have the chance to see again the long cut of "Comedia", because I didnt like the short cut (150 mins.) very much.
Next month of June in Milan a selection of film from Cannes will be screened. Monteiro will be in? I really hope so.
Bye,
Alberto