J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#51 Post by aox » Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:49 pm

How did you guys see this film? I am quarantined in a NYC apartment.

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#52 Post by swo17 » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:00 pm

French BD just came out

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#53 Post by therewillbeblus » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:24 pm

Can you confirm it has English subs? I can’t find any clarity on that

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#54 Post by swo17 » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:48 pm

Someone on Blu-ray.com's forum confirmed there are only optional French subs on the disc but English subs can be found online

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#55 Post by therewillbeblus » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:51 pm

That’s where I found them but important info for those looking to find an English friendly physical copy, hopefully one comes soon

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#56 Post by Martin Stett » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:28 pm

I found an all region bluray on eBay. It appears to be a Russian Federation issue. The audio language options are French and Russian and there is an English language subtitle option. The subtitles are pretty clear except for a few minor glitches--they don't handle French accent marks very well, but it's a slight distraction. The A-V quality of the film itself seems as good as the official trailers. If it's a bootleg, it's a very good one.
I've looked for it since, but it hasn't turned up again.
Having watched it twice, I'd say it's worth the effort finding a viewable copy.

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#57 Post by aox » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:12 pm

Sorry to bump this thread for such a banal though innocuous question, but basically at this point, American audiences are never going to see this film right? It will never get distribution in the US?

My only option is buying a region-free BD? Which sucks, because I don't necessarily want to own this, and hundreds of people worked on this film who aren't monsters.

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#58 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:16 pm

It's a very good movie, and well-worth owning, but no it probably won't get a U.S. release. Even a company like Shout! Factory, that has no qualms licensing and even getting Polanski to contribute to new extras, doesn't seem likely as this isn't really on-brand for them.

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#59 Post by swo17 » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:28 pm

I don't think it's available anywhere yet with English subtitles

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#60 Post by MichaelB » Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:58 pm

I saw it courtesy of the French BD married up to English subtitles found online - my Oppo player lets me do this.

And it was definitely worth the effort: I agree with the people above who say that it's Polanski's best in years.

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Re: J'accuse [An Officer and a Spy] (Roman Polanski, 2019)

#61 Post by Aunt Peg » Mon Dec 20, 2021 4:50 am

I found a Blu Ray bootleg copy on eBay which was from Russia sold via a Canadian seller. It was a Blu Ray-R and excellent quality - I invited some friends over who also wanted to see the film. This was back in August 2020.

I generally don't support bootlegs but if something is simply not available I will resort to something I would rather not do. Having said that if the film is ever released legally with English subtitles I will replace my copy.

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