| Edition |
Director-approved special édition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 419 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 419.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Cast |
Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret, les habitants de La Pointe-Courte. |
| Credits |
Editor, Alain Resnais, Anne Sarraute ; cinematography, Louis Stein ... [et al.] ; music, Pierre Barbaud. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Released in boxed set titled: 4 by Agnès Varda. |
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Special features: video interview with Agnès Varda; excerpts from an episode of Cinéastes de notre temps: "La nouvelle vague par elle-même" / directed by Robert Valey (May 19, 1964). |
| Summary |
A graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the locals. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Marriage -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Fishing villages -- France -- Sète -- Drama.
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Fishing villages -- France -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, French.
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| Added Author |
Varda, Agnès, 1928-2019. Screenwriter. Director.
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Monfort, Silvia. Actor.
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Noiret, Philippe. Actor.
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Barbaud, Pierre. Composer.
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Ciné Tamaris (Firm)
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
193412186X |
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9781934121863 |
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1934121851 set |
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9781934121856 set |
| Standard No. |
715515025928 set |
| Music No. |
CC1731D Criterion Collection |
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CC1730D Criterion Collection (set) |
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