Follies on DVD

[Nosferatu]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 4:55pm

The DVD of the French production of "Follies" at the Opera de Toulon (zone free DVD, in English subtitled in French) will be released on March 10th 2015.

The Amazon links says it's a region 2 DVD :
http://www.amazon.fr/Follies-Com%C3%A9die-Musicale-David-Charles/dp/B00S8KTOFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425934393&sr=8-1&keywords=follies

But Bel Air Classique's official site indicates that this is a region free DVD :
http://www.belairclassiques.com/blog/opera/follies/

[tazber]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:06pm

Thanks for the heads up!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:37pm

Where do the Fosse dancers fit into the show?

[Nosferatu]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:42pm

Naughty boy !

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:55pm

God, it's a shame that THIS is the only full length official version of the show available.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 6:09pm

FINALLY! It took forever to be released!

[best12bars]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:15pm

Heads up that this is in PAL format, not NTSC. Even if it's region-free, you need to have a PAL or compatible (meaning converter) DVD player, or the disc won't play.

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:16pm

Here's a sneak preview! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT33g6S7jmw

Updated On: 3/9/15 at 07:16 PM

[NoName3]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:36pm

Odd. The Amazon page says PAL but the Bel Air official site (linked above) says NTSC.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 9:01pm

"Here's a sneak preview!"

Crikey, if this doesn't kill Sondheim, nothing will.

Is Loveland supposed to be a funeral dirge?

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 9:02pm

Yeah... I'll pass.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/9/15 at 9:05pm

It's actually quite good for a high school production.

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 2:04am

Ahaha sorry yeah, the video I linked is a high school production that's made the rounds in a few "bad high school production" threads. The actual Toulon Opera production is nicely sung but really, really cheap-looking.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:36am

This has been Pro-Shot has been around the Trading community for almost a year.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:07am

Follies Toulon- I'm Still Here

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:47am

I'm still not there.

[Nosferatu]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 8:06am

I would recomend to trust the official link rather than the Amazon link concerning the technical aspect of the DVD.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 12:48pm

"Heads up that this is in PAL format, not NTSC. Even if it's region-free, you need to have a PAL or compatible (meaning converter) DVD player, or the disc won't play."

This is true, however there is a work-around if you don't have a converting DVD player. One of mine converts, one does not. Most computers read both PAL and NTSC as long as it is reigon free your computer will read it with no problem. You can then rip the DVD and use IFO edit to fool any DVD player into thinking it is a NTSC DVD and burning the fixed files to disc. Here is a helpful link for those that will buy this and may run into this problem:


PAL to NTSC

[JRybka]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 1:18pm

Anything to do with Follies is fine by me. I will try and get a copy of it somewhere.

[Hest882]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 1:21pm

Thanks. I looked at some other clips and those seem to be better. I think I will get it. Plus, I have a soft spot for Jerome Pradon.


Losing My Mind

[Nosferatu]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 4:49pm

I've just received my copy and unfortunately it's a region 2 DVD (PAL). Sorry guys !

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:14pm

Anything to do with Follies is fine by me. I will try and get a copy of it somewhere.

I used to feel like that.

And then the Roundabout production happened.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:18pm

"And then the Roundabout production happened"

Preach it!

[Fantod]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:19pm

What made that production so bad?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:23pm

"What made that production so bad?"

The Fosse dancers. Michael Bennett is turning in his grave.

ETA: Oh, you mean the Roundabout production?

First off, it wasn't the more successful Papermill production.

Second, every production that the Roundabout doesn't borrow sucks big time. They get high profile actors and then don't know what to do with them. They mess up more productions (I'm looking at you "Pal Joey starring Stockard Channing") than any other company.

Blythe Danner was wrong. Polly Bergan was nice, but wrong. The list of "wrong" just goes on and on.

Updated On: 3/10/15 at 05:23 PM