The answer to your question is found in the Em Gee Film Library, which
has the movie you are inquiring about (M. Hulot's Holiday) available
for sale in 16MM format.
If you have access to a Windows machine, you should install the Em Gee
database on your own computer. See the Em Gee / Glenn film database
home page:
http://members.tripod.com/glennphoto/mgdata.html
The Windows application is a rather dated Windows 3.1 program, but it
will
work right up through Windows XP. Based on my experience I strongly
recommend installing it to C:\MGDATA, as it will complain after
installation
if you do not choose this location for the program.
As for the 16mm pricing of the film you are looking for, it is offered
for $1,026.50 in that format. The catalog number is #6110. A one-day
rental is also available for $55. These prices are for non-commercial
educational or home use. It is also available on VHS. You can order it
from this address. I have also provided phone and fax numbers, as well
as an email address; you should be able to contact them and make
further inquiries even if you cannot install their database:
Em Gee Film Library
6924 Canby Ave. #103
Reseda, CA 91335
USA
Phone: (818) 881-8110 Fax: (818) 981-5506
Email: mglass@worldnet.att.net |
Request for Answer Clarification by
lhooq-ga
on
21 May 2003 12:22 PDT
Do you know if this is a reliable company: Em Gee / Glenn film
database (http://members.tripod.com/glennphoto/mgdata.html)? I am
concerned, since I want to order a film from them but they only accept
postal money orders.
I am very impressed by your performance. You answered very quickly and
gave me some supplementary information about cost and other.
Thank you
Chantal Dahan
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Clarification of Answer by
majortom-ga
on
21 May 2003 17:40 PDT
My film expert informs me that a very large number of the repertory
films (that is, films that were not new releases and were frequently
rare, unusual, or of limited interest) that the theaters she has been
involved with showed were from this film library. They have been around
for a while and she hasn't heard any negative comments on them. The
prints were in fine shape, to the best of her knowledge, and she does
not recall any showings being postponed due to late delivery of prints.
In her experience as a filmmaker and cinema buff, it is not unusual for
a business with such a limited customer base to refuse credit card
payments. She mentions Pro-Image, the film-to-video transfer shop in
Seattle, and Forde Labs, supplier and processor of movie film also in
Seattle, as other examples of film-related shops that do not accept
credit cards (or at least didn't when she did business with them).
One reason is that merchants who accept credit cards have to pay a
percentage to the credit-card company, and that fee cuts into a
business's margin of profit when the nature of the business appeals
to only a small, select group of customers in the first place. Or
perhaps they're just old-fashioned people, like the proprietor of a
used-book shop who writes out receipts by hand in a book of forms
rather than using a cash register.
Finally, a postal money order leaves the user with a receipt
that is as good a proof of purchase as a cancelled check or
credit-card statement.
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Request for Answer Clarification by
lhooq-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 09:20 PDT
Hello again,
I sent a postal money order to Em Gee Film Library on May 22 for the
purchase of films. I recently sent them 2 e-mail and left a message on
their answering machine inquiring about my order. Unfortunately, my
messages have not been replied to. I am surprised since, according to
you, they are a reliable company. Can you help? Here is their address
and phone # : Em Gee Film Library
6924 Canby Ave. #103 Reseda, CA 91335 USA Phone: (818) 881-8110 Fax:
(818) 981-5506 Email: mglass@worldnet.att.net
Thank you
Chantal Dahan
Visual artist and visual arts professor
49, Lemieux st. #2,
Hull, QC.
J8Z 1G7
(819) 777-9548
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Clarification of Answer by
majortom-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 10:15 PDT
I just gave them a ring. I'm told that an email is already on its way to you,
but just in case: your other order went out today, but the negative of
M. Hulot's Holiday had been misplaced and was just located today; so your
copy will be printed shortly. The person I spoke with immediately recalled
your order, providing your name without prompting, and seemed intimately
familiar with the details of the transaction.
Clearly the fact that I was able to promptly reach a human being is
reassuring. Sorry to hear you had a tougher time reaching someone than
I did! Your film should be in your hands soon.
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