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Equation to an Unknown (Blu-ray)


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BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jun 7 2020 : 2:38AM
I know a number of Feature peeps are fans of xxx feature both 'straight' and gay so I thought I'd post this here for everyone to see.

Alteredinnocence recently released the French gay feature Equation to an Unknown (1980) by Francis Savel on blu and available on VoD on Vimeo and TLAGay.

Links and more info here.

This release has been spearheaded by the French director Yann Gonzalez (You and the Night, Knife + Heart] who found a 16mm print and struck it for release, he talks about the film in this Film Comment interview.

The print quality from the trailers looks amazing!

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On the blu release Gonzalez contributes a short about the film and there is a short doc about the filmmaker with narration by Alain Delon!

BTW Gonzalez's latest feature Knife + Heart is a very arthouse giallo slasher set in the world of 70s gay porn and has many scenes that are a tribute to the era. It is on Shudder.com right now as part of their Queer Horror collection.

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Posted - Jul 3 2020 : 7:55PM
A heads up that Diabolik DVD sent out and email saying some of their discs have proven to be defective so one should check the disc on arrival and contact them if there is an issue for a replacement copy.

Once I get mine I'll check it and report here on what the issue may be. Being in Canada I expect to get my copy later than those in the US.

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Posted - Jul 3 2020 : 9:42PM
What is the issue with the disc? My Blu arrived yesterday from them but I didn't get the email.
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 4 2020 : 8:28AM
They didn't say specifically only that some of the discs were 'defective.'
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Posted - Jul 5 2020 : 4:45PM
Thank you for posting this. My disc is nothing but a shiny frisbee.
 
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 5 2020 : 4:58PM
Diabolik says to contact them and you'll get a replacement disc.
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Posted - Jul 18 2020 : 10:29PM
Just curious... has anyone's replacement disc arrived yet?
Flash All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 18 2020 : 10:48PM
Not yet. I am assuming they are still being pressed.
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Posted - Jul 27 2020 : 10:49PM
My replacement arrived today. I haven't had a chance to check it yet.
Escapade
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Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 12:30AM
^ Thanks for letting us know!
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 8:33PM
Finally got my disc today and it's a lemon haha! I see Diabolik says that International orders can take a while because of Covid. Arranging to send my disc back now. The poster they included is nice.
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Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 8:49PM
Don't send the disc back. You'll need all the packaging. They just send a new disc in a paper envelope.
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Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 9:08PM
Cool, thanks!
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Posted - Jul 31 2020 : 5:37PM
I just got my replacement disc. It's at my office. I have not brought it home yet, so I can't check it. I did see it was the disc in an envelope...so, as Flash says, you will want to keep all your original packaging.

Kudos to Diabolik for being very good about answering e-mail messages. Good communication reflects well on a company.

BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 13 2020 : 4:23AM
Got my disc yesterday and checked it out tonight. It is working fine and the film looks good with a strong filmic quality.

Thankfully they didn't try to scrub the 16mm to make it look clean but it still looks good. The film essay by Yann Gonzalez is good and let's you see how rough the VHS looked in comparison. The short film on the director is about his work as a painter and is in good shape and is an interesting snap shot.

 
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Posted - Aug 26 2020 : 4:29PM
Oh, this is finally out? I'd heard about it a while back and was intrigued by Yann Gonzalez's involvement. I loved Knife + Heart, so I trust his taste.
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 27 2020 : 4:56AM
^ Like a lot of gay porn it is quite dreamlike and less focused on conventional narrative. It is nicely shot, melancholic and surprisingly tender. An intriguing time capsule as well.
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