Received a surprisingly big package from France today!

Pictured here next to normal size HD DVD:
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This Limited Collector's Edition includes the following:
- HD DVD (movie with extras including English subtitles)
- DVD (more extras)
- CD (soundtrack)
- 2008 Calendar
- Photo book of the movie (144 pages)
- Music Sheet "Hymne A L'Amour" (Copyright 1949)

Movie is reported to be 2h:20min VC-1 encoded, 16/9 Cinemascope.
5.1 Dolby Digital TrueHD and 5.1 DTS HD audio tracks.

Amazing package!

More impressions later after I have a chance to watch it a bit.

I received mine as well! Did you get in on the pricing error for 8.35 euros?

Was very happy to see english subtitles which is unusual for a French release. I had no idea it was so large until it came.

In the US this title was known as "Ma Vie en Rose" and there is another thread about it so might be a worthy merger if some mods are about.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=937774

Where did you folks order it from? I would love to get a copy here in NJ as well.

Thanks

I ordered it from Amazon France. It was priced at 10 euros rather than 50 for about a day. I was surprised they actually sent it. The standard edition without all the pretty stuff is about 25 euros. Of note, the book is in French only. My copy actually has the cover of the book mounted upside down when compared to the pages inside. Here are some pictures of the contents:

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Yes, www.amazon.fr has it. You can use your amazon.com info to log in.
I've used them twice now. Both times it took about 2 weeks with basic shipping. Which is better then amazon.coms basic shipping which I don't get.

I will be ordering again if the movie I want comes out.

I received my copy a couple of days ago. It was for my wife who loved this movie. It's actually a really great movie with wonderful acting. If you haven't seen it yet, I would highly recommend it.

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I watched the movie last night. The PQ aspects really shined, the film looks gorgeous with very beatiful cinematography and sets and glowing richly saturated colours. The reds, blacks and various hues of gold are very strong especially in darker scenes and they always look just right and very artistic. I would definitely give this a 4.5 or 5 for PQ myself. It's actually also excellent demo material, looks more artistic and colorful than most movies. The sharpness and level of detail is great as well. AQ was excellent too but in my setup I can only utilize up to 1.5 mbps DTS, but that sounded very good.

The movie itself has been so beatifully shot that one can admire every shot as a beatiful painting or art photograph. The movie tells the story of Edith Piaf from 5 year old until her death, but not so much in chronological order. The acting is great, all actors who play Edit at her various ages are really excellent. There's not so much of continuous storyline or plot though, it's more about the various hardships and triumphs along her way and pretty much all the scenes are centering on her at various ages. The movie is mainly carried by the great visuals, music and the great acting. Overall I liked it quite much.

The main disc has the trailer for the movie in full HD (looks great) and also has some interesting web enabled extras. The downloadable content includes some magazine articles about the movie that could be easy enough to read through on the screen as they can be zoomed well and there is also something that looks like a screenplay in the downloadable materials. There was no account creation or login procedure needed when accessing the online contents, just needed to confirm that you want to connect to the internet. The problem for me with the extras is that everything is in French so I can't really read it with my ancient 2-year elementary school French studies as base.

The DVD containing more extras is PAL and region 2, and the contents on it have French audio without any subtitles.

Definitely recommended, either this version or the standard HD DVD release. This version is of course a bit more expensive (49.99 EUR) while the standard version is 29.99 EUR. I got this version cheap because of a pricing mistake in Amazon France early on, I paid 8.35 EUR for it + shipping. I was positively amazed that Amazon France honored that price. If it were not for the pricing mistake I would have probably ordered the normal version as I'm not a big collector of special box sets normally and I don't have much space for storing them. Anyway, I'm very impressed with this set and it's not that expensive even at normal price considering all the nice content and the great quality of the disc!

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Thx Kannisto!

I have this release as well...I cannot access the English subtitles through my Samsung 5000 player. Took it into work and two people with Toshiba HD-DVD players could not access the English subtitles, either...is there a trick to getting them to come up?

I have this release as well...I cannot access the English subtitles through my Samsung 5000 player. Took it into work and two people with Toshiba HD-DVD players could not access the English subtitles, either...is there a trick to getting them to come up?

Holy Thread Resurrection! Good job on the "search" before posting. :)

I remember being able to access all the menus on my copy on my XA2 as I recall going back & forth between the TrueHD & DTS0HD audio to decide which I liked better. But I always just use the "subtitles" button on the remote to manage subtitles. Just press the subtitles button on the remote, and message will pop up prompting you to use the right toggle button > to turn subs off & on.

I don't remember how I enabled the English subs when I watched it but I didn't have any problem getting them enabled. My player is HD-XF2 (equivalent of HD-A2). I'll check again how to enable them. CochiseGuy's advice should work OK as well.

I can't access the English subtitles from the menu or by using the subtitle button on the remote. I've had this happen with one or two other French HD-DVDs...I guess it's a problem with the Samsung 5000. Just saw that the title has been released on Blu-ray; might have better luck with it...

Thanks, all!

On my Toshiba stand-alones I can turn them on from the menu:

Versions sub-menu => Sous-Titres: Anglais

They work OK on both my RD-A301 and HD-XF2. For some reason I can't get this disc to load at all on my LG PC drive (GGW-H20N).

The subs are actually kind of advanced and must have been implemented with HDi, they can be positioned and made smaller/bigger using the A and B keys on the remote. It could be some kind of HDi compatibility problem on the Samsung player I guess. Should work on Toshiba players though.

Do you pick english or français when you first enter the disc. As you want english to enable the english subs. At the main menu their is an arrow that allows you to repick english or français. Its possible you picked français on another studio cannal disc as it will save setting for all discs.

Do you pick english or français when you first enter the disc. As you want english to enable the english subs. At the main menu their is an arrow that allows you to repick english or français. Its possible you picked français on another studio cannal disc as it will save setting for all discs.

I don't think that applies to La Mome because it is not a Studio Canal release, but TF1. I've never seen an English/Français selection menu on this release.

Oops, I forgot who put this film out and I have it. I had just watched a few studio cannal HD-DVDs after a firmware upadate and some system cleaning which had me re selecting english on some discs

About how much US dollars is it?

About how much US dollars is it?

A lot!

Xploited still has it for ... err... crap! It's out of print!

I might just have to import this one. Will probably be $60 US. I've wanted to see it ever since the Oscars!

Amazon.fr has it for EUR 25,99 which works out to roughly $40.41 US.

There are 2 versions, this special limited edition box and the regular version. I think the regular version is still available here and there and the 29 EUR is probably the price for that one. Original MRSP price for the special box version was 50 EUR.

Thanks for the US dollars quote. :) I'm on it.

I knabbed from an E-bay seller for about $30 shipped. I didn't get the deluxe version. That deluxe version is nice... I just got the two disc versions. Some scenes are hazy and full of grain and others are sharp.

There are 2 versions, this special limited edition box and the regular version. I think the regular version is still available here and there and the 29 EUR is probably the price for that one. Original MRSP price for the special box version was 50 EUR.
The deluxe box is one of the highlights HD DVD has / had to offer to us collectors. Reminds me of the good old Laserdisc times. While the standard box is still available, stocks of the limited edition seem to be depleted now, I had to re-import my copy from the US :(

I ordered two copies of the super collection pixmania has them marked down 77% that comes to 10 Euros and I also had them send it UPS expedited International.:D

I ordered two copies of the super collection pixmania has them marked down 77% that comes to 10 Euros and I also had them send it UPS expedited International.:D

10 Euros? :eek:

I never even heard of Pixmania until now.

Trying to navigate http://www.pixmania.co.uk/ and find HD DVD's. I only see hardware--no software. Where is it?

Thanks in advance.

It was available at pixmania.com. My first post so don't think I can post links, but is showing as out of stock and if you click on the link for the product it takes you back to the front page - too late!

Tom

Wrong country you need to go to the French site http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/home.html
it looks like they are sold out I may have grabbed the last two copies.

I see...

http://www.pixmania.com/hd-dvd/frfr21.onglet.html

All the good ones like Brotherhood of the Wolf, etc. are naturally out of stock at 5 Euros.

That's only $7.80 US! :)

Picked up another copy at 2xMoinsCher.com my cousin wanted a copy so I found this place and did it online. I think this was the last copy because when I went back to the listing it was oos. But he paid a grip for this one 54 Euros shipped that's like 84.00 but still worth it imo.:o

This is there terms of service

6. Mode de livraison Delivery
Les produits achetés sur le site sont livrés en France Métropolitaine et DOM-TOM. The products purchased on the site are delivered in metropolitan France and overseas territories. Dans le cas où vous voudriez faire livrer vos achats dans un autres pays où Pixmania est présent, vous devez obligatoirement passer votre commande sur le site du pays concerné (par exemple : pour une livraison en Espagne, vous devez effectuer votre achat sur le site Pixmania.es). In case you would like to deliver your purchases in other countries where Pixmania is present, you must place your order on the site of the country concerned (eg for delivery to Spain, you must make your purchase on the site Pixmania . es). C'est donc le pays de livraison qui détermine votre site d'achat. Therefore, the country of delivery that determines your site to purchase. C'est le pays de livraison qui détermine donc votre site d'achat. It is the country of delivery that determines your site to purchase.

Kudos if they ship it:)

Damn I want this so bad missed out on some good deal,crap..Maybe some other time.

Djoel

This is there terms of service

6. Mode de livraison Delivery
Les produits achetés sur le site sont livrés en France Métropolitaine et DOM-TOM. The products purchased on the site are delivered in metropolitan France and overseas territories. Dans le cas où vous voudriez faire livrer vos achats dans un autres pays où Pixmania est présent, vous devez obligatoirement passer votre commande sur le site du pays concerné (par exemple : pour une livraison en Espagne, vous devez effectuer votre achat sur le site Pixmania.es). In case you would like to deliver your purchases in other countries where Pixmania is present, you must place your order on the site of the country concerned (eg for delivery to Spain, you must make your purchase on the site Pixmania . es). C'est donc le pays de livraison qui détermine votre site d'achat. Therefore, the country of delivery that determines your site to purchase. C'est le pays de livraison qui détermine donc votre site d'achat. It is the country of delivery that determines your site to purchase.

Kudos if they ship it:)

They shipped it I just had to skype a call out to them, and they have a guy there that speaks english to take orders but that was a while back.

Fnac.com has just shipped my cousin’s copy for 110.00 US dollars. I just got off the phone with him and he literally jumped out of his socks! He kept saying thank you but the real thanks goes to kannisto for posting this thread and letting everyone know how special this set really is.

Sometimes I feel so dumb when filling out applications from different country’s fnac.com has the listing for the US but I totally missed it and that’s what kind of screwed up the original order. They have it listed as indisponible and I don’t know if they will get anymore in. I can’t believe they only had one copy left but since it is out of print not surprising.

Ships:

Your order has been shipped to date specified in the category "My orders at a glance." The deadline for distribution generally found is 1 to 3 days in France.
Your order has been shipped from more than 5 days and you did not always received? Contact our Customer Relationship service which will carry out a search with our carriers.

La Môme - Edition Super Collector - HD DVD -- Olivier

53,87 € Sous-total 53,87 € Frais d'expédition 16,85 € Total 70,72 €

Great Glad they shipped it to you. I have the 2 disk set and would love to upgrade to the collectors edition since I somehow turned into one now. Please keep me in mind if you see another one out there.:)

Actually finding the collector set isn't so bad it's getting someone or someplace to ship out of France is the Bee-otch There is one guy on Amazon selling his but he won't ship to the USA same listing on priceminister. I also checked ebay.fr and there are no listings for the HD collector set there either. Fnac.com still has it listed as indisponible so maybe it really was the last copy.
I'll keep an eye out for you satblaster, but the listings are getting pretty thin as the days go by and it seems more and more European outlets are just getting rid of HD DVD stock completely.:o

Actually finding the collector set isn't so bad it's getting someone or someplace to ship out of France is the Bee-otch There is one guy on Amazon selling his but he won't ship to the USA same listing on priceminister. I also checked ebay.fr and there are no listings for the HD collector set there either. Fnac.com still has it listed as indisponible so maybe it really was the last copy.
I'll keep an eye out for you satblaster, but the listings are getting pretty thin as the days go by and it seems more and more European outlets are just getting rid of HD DVD stock completely.:o

Yea my best bet might be finding someone who will trade or sell there set. Do you know if the seller would ship to Germany?
Thanks for the help!

I found a place that has it for 49.99 Euros and I think they will ship to Germany. I couldn't find the ebay listing and the one at Amazon I guess sold. http://213.165.80.230/pub/LA_MOME_-_Edition_Super_Collector_2_HD_DVD___Cd_Audio_De_LA_B.o.___Go odies-sec-produit-cat-26270-id-46111.htm
Good luck I hope you get it!:)

I found a place that has it for 49.99 Euros and I think they will ship to Germany. I couldn't find the ebay listing and the one at Amazon I guess sold. http://213.165.80.230/pub/LA_MOME_-_Edition_Super_Collector_2_HD_DVD___Cd_Audio_De_LA_B.o.___Go odies-sec-produit-cat-26270-id-46111.htm
Good luck I hope you get it!:)

Thanks You can only register with a French address.

Are you sure? I saw a German flag and they take paypal call me crazy but I ordered another copy using paypal. It takes you to the paypal.fr site and has every country listed. Once I logged on it took me back to my account in the US. I paid for it and received a confirmation receipt so we'll see what actually happens.

But I'm pretty sure I saw your flag there on the site and there was no US flag thats for sure. Try it using paypal you never know about these things until the final trans. If it flys great... if not oh well.. at least you tried.:o If it ships to me then I know they will ship to you no doubt about that.

Fedex just showed up with my cousins copy today, gotta luv fedex international these guys don't screw around.

I really wish Id have got the collectors set as well. I've got the 2 disc HD-DVD right now. But some of the collectbles are pretty cool.

FWIW, the blu-ray set is available on amazon.fr for about $100 plus shipping....

FWIW, the blu-ray set is available on amazon.fr for about $100 plus shipping....

I don't know, it probably wouldn't look so cool in an HD DVD collection. ;)

I screwed up as well and just ordered the regular set from Tony, only to see a week later that he sold out of the collector's set. Hopefully I can get it as well, but if not, then it's no biggie...

Djoel my other copy just arrived today if you like I will sell it to you for a buck fifty with shipping. If not I'll put it on ebay for the the buy it now price 150.00 with 10.00 shipping. You've got first dibbs...

Djoel my other copy just arrived today if you like I will sell it to you for a buck fifty with shipping. If not I'll put it on ebay for the the buy it now price 150.00 with 10.00 shipping. You've got first dibbs...




:eek: Dude I was bitching because I missed it for ten Euros, man I not trying to sound unappreciative here but 150 for a French chick, who's forehead reminds me of the undeveloped conehead...You know thanks for thinking of your AVS bro first.

Good luck, and I hope you get twice as much..:D

Cheers

Djoel

Djoel my other copy just arrived today if you like I will sell it to you for a buck fifty with shipping. If not I'll put it on ebay for the the buy it now price 150.00 with 10.00 shipping. You've got first dibbs...

Do you have a second runner up price:):)

:eek: Dude I was bitching because I missed it for ten Euros, man I not trying to sound unappreciative here but 150 for a French chick, who's forehead reminds me of the undeveloped conehead...You know thanks for thinking of your AVS bro first.

Good luck, and I hope you get twice as much..:D

Cheers

Djoel


Yea I don't blame you I am asking a grip for the set no doubt. I paid close to a hundred for the set so you really have to luv Opera. satblaster thanks for asking but I think my best bet at this point is ebay. I hate to sell you guys something so expensive and those 10 Euro days are long gone for sure.

Good Luck to you all.

Do you have a second runner up price:):)

Amazon.fr back En stock! 57 some odd Euros.

http://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-collector-Inclus-1livre-calendrier/dp/B000WTYRBW/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1235680999&sr=8-11