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*DELUXE EDITION* 3 DISC BOX SET featuring a newly restored version with DTS 5.1 audio mix - - *ADDITIONAL BONUS DISC* features 'Losey and Don Giovanni', 'About Don Giovanni' and 'The Sound Odyssey 1978-2006' - - Infamous womanizer Don Giovanni makes conquest after conquest, leaving seduced and abandoned women in his wake. When the ghost of the Commendatore he has killed appears, he is given a final chance to change his philandering ways or face the terrors of hell. Joseph Losey's hugely successful adaptation of Mozart's greatest opera features wonderful performances from an excellent cast and stunning cinematography. Following a painstaking restoration including a newly remastered DTS 5.1 soundtrack, this DELUXE EDTITION presents the film as never before, and is NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD IN THE UK.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Go to Amazon France. Gaumont have released this film on 6th October 2010 on Blu-ray.
I received the Blu-ray in today's mail and I was not disappointed with the transfer.
Although not stated on Amazon France's site; I can confirm that the disc has English and French sub-titles.
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit
Audio: DTS Audio 2.0 / 48kHz / 24-bit
The release is a 2 disc set. The film is a Blu-ray and the Extras are a DVD.
This is my N°1 choice for Don Giovanni on film or video, regardless of the criticism that the singers are all too old for their roles.
The combination of stunning cinematography, quality of the singing and intensity of the drama has not been equaled in any other production that I have seen.
Thank you Gaumont for fulfilling one of my longstanding wishes.
I received the Blu-ray in today's mail and I was not disappointed with the transfer.
Although not stated on Amazon France's site; I can confirm that the disc has English and French sub-titles.
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit
Audio: DTS Audio 2.0 / 48kHz / 24-bit
The release is a 2 disc set. The film is a Blu-ray and the Extras are a DVD.
This is my N°1 choice for Don Giovanni on film or video, regardless of the criticism that the singers are all too old for their roles.
The combination of stunning cinematography, quality of the singing and intensity of the drama has not been equaled in any other production that I have seen.
Thank you Gaumont for fulfilling one of my longstanding wishes.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
This long overdue DVD release is simply perfection. Yes, there is a bit of nudity and some of the camera angles and staging could have been more inspired but the restored picture looks as if it could have been filmed last week and the sound quality is perfect. To hear it in 5.1 is breathtaking, it is almost better then viewing it live. This is the best version of Don Giovanni on the market and one of the greatest opera films ever made.
Sadly, as other reviewers have observed there was a fault on disc 2 which made me reluctantly return my copy in March. However, having just re-purchased it, I am delighted to see that this fault has now been fixed and you can enjoy the whole film as the director intended.
Buy this, you will not be disappointed.
Other great opera films on DVD which are must buys are the latest version of Mozart's Magic Flute, directed by Kenneth Branagh; Rossini's La Cenerentola (Abbado); Puccini's Tosca starring Angela Gheorghiu & Ruggero Raimondi (from this Don Giovanni) and Puccini's La Boheme from the Sydney Opera House directed by Baz Luhrmann (a live performance, but the best version of this beautiful opera available).
Sadly, as other reviewers have observed there was a fault on disc 2 which made me reluctantly return my copy in March. However, having just re-purchased it, I am delighted to see that this fault has now been fixed and you can enjoy the whole film as the director intended.
Buy this, you will not be disappointed.
Other great opera films on DVD which are must buys are the latest version of Mozart's Magic Flute, directed by Kenneth Branagh; Rossini's La Cenerentola (Abbado); Puccini's Tosca starring Angela Gheorghiu & Ruggero Raimondi (from this Don Giovanni) and Puccini's La Boheme from the Sydney Opera House directed by Baz Luhrmann (a live performance, but the best version of this beautiful opera available).
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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I owned this DVD in its previous 'tinny' sounding incarnation. This remastering has achieved the sound track this film deserves. The surround sound is magnificent, with every detail enhanced with tender loving care.
It is unfortunate that there are now two discs, one per act, instead of just one, as before. The packaging is also poor. A 'trendy' new way of holding the discs does not hold them secure and they are prone to become dislodged and scratched. There is a third disc with three documentaries, which is a big bonus.
Unfortunately, I have now returned my copies three times because the second disc (Act 2) has a fault in manufacturing. About ten minutes into play time the sound cuts out for a number of seconds. If the next discs I received have the same problem I will cancel my order and wait for the fault to be corrected before buying this. Buyer beware! Its such a shame because this film version of the opera is magnificent. I have therefore awarded it five stars despite the manufacturing fault.
It is unfortunate that there are now two discs, one per act, instead of just one, as before. The packaging is also poor. A 'trendy' new way of holding the discs does not hold them secure and they are prone to become dislodged and scratched. There is a third disc with three documentaries, which is a big bonus.
Unfortunately, I have now returned my copies three times because the second disc (Act 2) has a fault in manufacturing. About ten minutes into play time the sound cuts out for a number of seconds. If the next discs I received have the same problem I will cancel my order and wait for the fault to be corrected before buying this. Buyer beware! Its such a shame because this film version of the opera is magnificent. I have therefore awarded it five stars despite the manufacturing fault.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of the best
One of the best operas from one of the best opera composers ever. A golden oldie beautifully remastered. Great voices and the ladies are believably beautiful. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Honkyplonkie
Simùly the best
The production, the performers, especially Raimondi, the mis en scène, quite the best I have ever seen. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Frenchbyrd
A very good restoration of a fine opera film
In the early 1980s I was fortunate to attend a performance of Don Giovanni at Covent Garden. Splendidly attired in a gorgeous green dress with matching hat Kiri Te Kanawa's Donna... Read more
Published 3 months ago by trottman
As Good As I Remember
I saw this back in 1979 when it was released and I've never forgotten it. I wanted the DVD for ages! I was surprised how many of the details I remembered. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tristram La Roche
MOZART LOSEY'S DON GIOVANNI
One of my favourite film of ever, Mozart's Don Giovanni is my favourite opera.
Ruggero Raimondi is amazing,and the best Don Giovanni. Read more
Ruggero Raimondi is amazing,and the best Don Giovanni. Read more
Published 4 months ago by TANIA
French Blu-ray version
As other reviewers have stated, if you want the blu-ray version in hi-def then you have to order it from Amazon.fr
IMHO it is worth paying the extra. Read more
IMHO it is worth paying the extra. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Trev-R
Why do we have to go to France to buy the Blu-ray?
This review is for the Blu-ray version of the film of Don Giovanni by Joseph Losey. I was alerted to the existence of this version by another Amazon reviewer - Harry F Korbl, and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nigel Mc
Do not buy this from Amazon
I would like to write a meaningful review of this product, but I can't because I have had three supposedly new copies from Amazon and all of them were faulty and none of them were... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Malcolm Tremain
Things have changed
Thank God, opera is produced different nowadays.....
I can't understand what makes people enthousiastic about this really boring and oldfashioned production. Read more
I can't understand what makes people enthousiastic about this really boring and oldfashioned production. Read more
Published 13 months ago by joris
Uncomfortable staging and filming
The singing is very fine (mostly) (except for Lepporello and Ottavio), but the acting (on the part of many, especially Kiri Te Kanawa), and stage action and filming techniques are... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Marcolorenzo
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