pro-bassoonist

Dario Argento's latest effort Il Cartaio has been set for a release- August 25, in Italy. No info as to whether or not the Medusa disc will offer English subs-










a few reviews-
http://joblo.com/arrow/carddealer.htm

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11277


More info to follow up soon...

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Giorgio

Don't know if subs are needed 'cause the movie was also dubbed in English in Italy i believe...

Anyway, the Japanese dvd wil be out on July 2nd, and the English dvd on August 2nd.

George

Brett C

I'm personally looking forward to the Medusa release of this film.I'm hoping it includes the Italian DTS track option like what was featured on their release of NON HO SONNO, (Sleepless).



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Brett C

The film was only dubbed into english when it was being sold for foreign markets. It played in Italian first, like all his previous films and I personally think they play much better that way, so I would hope subs are included on the disc.

Elrond

Well, this movie, in my opinion, is just as bad as all the other atrocities he committed in the past 30 years. Maybe even worse.

Matt Stevens

So far it looks like another Argento disaster. He has not made a good film since TENEBRAE (my opinion). Once Daria Nicolodi left him, his work suffered greatly. OPERA had great moments, but moments do not a great film make. And each film has grown more ridiculous and laughable, with PHANTOM OF THE OPERA being the worst film I have seen in the last ten years by a director with talent. It is as though Daria was Dario's muse and without her, he cannot function.

Here's one way to improve Argento's films. CAST REAL ACTORS WHO EITHER SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE, OR SHOOT IN FRICKEN ITALIAN! SLEEPLESS is unwatchable due to Italian actors speaking English, but being dubbed, badly, by English voice actors. My wife, who loves Argento's early work, walked out of the room she was so distracted by the dubbing.

gutwrencher

I enjoyed the hell out of this film.

chasdelvin

I did as well, I think the Italian track is fine and vonsydow comes across just fine in it, it sounds very much like him. the english track is awful, I've only sampled it here and there.

Truffaut Fan

I agree. The Italian track on the Medusa disc with English subs makes a huge difference. Most people I know who saw the film in English hated it, yet those who saw it in Italian enjoyed it.

Giles

let me clarify here and state that the 'English' DVD is the UK Edition. Sendit.com has a preorder price of £12.99

logboy

the uk dvd of "the card player" has actually been put back til october but people dont seem to have corrected their dates on retailers... personally i think the italian dvd is the one to plump for... end of august at www.dvdland.it for example... cheap too...

pro-bassoonist

Looks like a Czech version has appeared at Xploited without the Italian track....

via xploited....



# DVD FEATURESAnamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (1.85:1) Version
# English 5.1, English DTS and Czech 5.1 Audio Options
# Optional Czech subtitles
# Making of Featurette



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logboy

also available on ebay...

Brett C

The DTS track featured on the Czech disc also happens to be Full Bitrate! A nice bonus. Shame the Medusa disc will be Italian DD only and no eng subs!

gutwrencher

should have this in a few days. just had to get it.

MSD

Sleepless was fantastic and i can't wait to see this. Argento rocks!

Giorgio

Saw the first few minutes of the Dutch rental disc, and English really seems to be the spoken language, no dubbing here... Even the credits showed the English title, and the text on computer-screens was also in English. Or were these replaced in international versions? I think this Argento was shot in this language. Either way the voices of the actors i saw in the beginning... So the Medusa dvd seems to be dubbed (in Italian).

George