Snorky Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 This is the original French version in black and white starring Dani?le Delorme. Message was edited by: Snorky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinemafan Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I got to watch my tape last night. I would love to see this again with clearer subtitles. This is one time I wished I understood French. Many of the subtitles were unreadable. I'm glad that I knew the story from the musical; I enjoyed this, but was frustrated because of the subtitles. (Bob O. did warn us of this before the movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi, yes, the white subtitles are at times completely unreadable when against white backgrounds. I was going to mention that in my first post but it was late... Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_W Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I think it is a lovely little picture. It certainly helps to speak french with those washed-out subtitles, I'm not fluent but I could pick up most of what was spoken. I have seen it several times before but not with Robert Osborne's intro. I didn't know the studio had purchased the negative and all the prints just so it could be suppressed - a nasty habit in my opinion. I know this happened with Gaslight (41), I wonder how many other times this occured. It was ridiculous to think that this little movie would compete with the technicolor musical on any level with an American viewing audience. I guess the negative is gone if this is the best print that is available. -- Terry Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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