| Edition |
Special édition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 398 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 398.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Jean Cocteau. |
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Special features: Optional audio commentary by film critic Gilbert Adair; "About the film" featuring interviews with producer Carole Weisweiller, actors Nicole Stéphane and Jacques Bernard, and assistant director Claude Pinoteau (15 min.); interview with actor Nicole Stéphane excerpted from the French television program "L'Invite" with host Patrick Simonin (13 min.); "Around Jean Cocteau" (2003), a short video by filmmaker Noël Simsolo discussing Cocteau and Melville's creative relationship (17 min.); stills gallery; theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
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Videodisc release of the 1950 French motion picture by Gaumont. |
| Cast |
Nicole Stephane, Edouard Dermithe, Renée Cosima, Jacques Bernard, Roger Gaillard, Maurice Revel, Adeline Aucoc, Melvyn Martin, Maria Cyliakus, Jean-Marie Robain, Rachel Devirys, Emile Mathys; Voice: Jean Cocteau. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Henri Decaë ; editor, Monique Bonnot ; music, Paul Bonneau. |
| Summary |
Elisabeth is very protective of her teenage brother Paul, who has been injured in a snowball fight at school and has to rest in bed most of the time. The siblings are inseparable, living in the same room, fighting, playing secret games, and rarely leaving the house. Paul's friend, Gerard, often drops by to stay with them. One day Elisabeth brings home Agathe to live with them. She bears a strong resemblance to Dargelos, a schoolboy whom Paul had a crush on and the same boy who injured him. Paul and Agathe become attracted to each other, causing Elizabeth to be very jealous. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Siblings -- France -- Drama.
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Dysfunctional families -- France -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- France -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- France -- Drama.
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School accidents -- France -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films, French.
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Thrillers (Television programs)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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| Added Author |
Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973.
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Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
Enfants terribles.
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Stéphane, Nicole, 1928-2007
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Dermit, Edouard.
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Cosima, Renée, 1926-1981.
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Bernard, Jacques, 1929 May 7-
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Martin, Melvyn.
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Gaillard, Roger.
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Revel, Maurice.
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Adair, Gilbert.
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Pinoteau, Claude, 1925-2012.
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Simsolo, Noël.
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Indiana, Gary.
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Nogueira, Rui.
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Decae, Henri.
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Bonnot, Monique.
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Bonneau, Paul.
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Robain, Jean-Marie (Actor)
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Mathys, Emile.
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Devirys, Rachel, 1890-1983.
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Cyliakus, Maria.
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Aucoc, Adeline.
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Weisweiller, Carole.
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Janus Films.
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Gaumont (Firm)
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Cinexport (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Jean Cocteau's Les enfants terribles |
| ISBN |
1934121703 |
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9781934121702 |
| Standard No. |
715515024921 |
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00715515024921 |
| Music No. |
CC1707D Criterion Collection |
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