Clearly it was never released in the US. I am having a hard time figuring out if the "foreign" release is legal but check Amazon France which would probably have it if it were. I think you just have to bite the bullet and use a VHS. I know the US theatrical distributor but I am sure they don't know anything about DVD issues.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Marilyn Huntley <mhunt...@hamilton.edu> wrote: > Hello all, > I'm looking for a DVD of the 1993 Tony Gatlif movie, "Latcho Drom," with > English subtitles. > > Everywhere I look, this title is "currently unavailable" or "discontinued." > The only place I found a new DVD was on eBay, where there's used PAL Region > 4 DVD available from a seller in Australia. This is not quite what we were > hoping for. > > Does anyone know of a source? (A VHS tape is no help, as we already have one > in our library.) Thanks in advance for any info. > Marilyn Huntley > > -- > > Marilyn B. Huntley, Staff Assistant/ Film Specialist: > Scheduling; purchases, rentals, previews; licensing & copyright > A-V Services, 408 C. A. Johnson Hall > Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323 > Phone 315-859-4120; Fax 315-859-4984 > e-mail mhunt...@hamilton.edu > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
