“The Bear” (also known as “L’Ours”): The 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 09.06.2017 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of “The Bear” in North America. The film’s 70mm prints consisted of full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm photography. The audio was Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format).“The Bear” (also known as “L’Ours”) was among eighteen first-run films released in 1989 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Price Entertainment presentation, Renn production and TriStar release — directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Jack Wallace, Tcheky Karyo and Andre Lacombe — opened October 25th in the United States and the 27th in Canada. BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver — Famous Players’ Vancouver Centre Twin (8 weeks) CALIFORNIA Los Angeles — AMC’s Century 14-plex (8) Los Angeles — UA’s Coronet Triplex (7) [THX] NEW YORK New York — Cineplex Odeon’s Ziegfeld (8) ONTARIO Toronto — Famous Players’ Eglinton (7) QUEBEC Montreal — Famous Players’ Loews 5-plex (7) SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1990-03-12 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (1) [GM 70mm Film Festival] 1990-04-04 … Ottawa, ON — ByTowne [70mm Festival w/“Tommy”] 1992-03-16 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [GM Film Festival w/”Terminator 2”] 1992-08-15 … Ottawa, ON — Cinematheque Canada Museum Theatre [“70mm Saturdays”] Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have moved out of a THX-certified auditorium and/or were presented in 35mm during the latter weeks of engagement due to print damage or movement to a smaller, 35mm-only auditorium within cinema complex. This information has been referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel. International engagements have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: A Conversation with Jean-Jacques Annaud, Director of "The Bear" (1988) “Quest for Fire”: The North American 70mm Engagements in70mm.com's page about films blown up to 70mm 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Title Presented on the big screen in 7OMM The Alleged 70mm Releases 70mm Blow Ups Which Never Were |
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