| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm). |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo Dolby rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video region 1 |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1042. |
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Criterion collection ; 1042.
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| System Details |
DVD, wide screen (1.66:1); Dolby stereo ; region 1. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Cast |
Gregoire Colin, Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Based on Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor." |
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Wide screen. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant sows the seeds of his ruin as his obsession with a striking young recruit plays out to the thunderous, operatic strains of Benjamin Britten. |
| Note |
Special features: New conversation between Denis and Barry Jenkins; new selected scene commentaries with Godard; new interviews with Lavant and Colin; new video essay by Judith Mayne; essay by Girish Shambu. |
| Language |
French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- Djibouti -- Drama.
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France -- Armed Forces -- Drama.
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Armed Forces. (OCoLC)fst00814586
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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Djibouti. (OCoLC)fst01203974
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Denis, Claire, 1948- film director, screenwriter.
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Fargeau, Jean-Pol, screenwriter.
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Duvauchelle, Nicolas, actor.
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Courcet, Richard, actor.
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Colin, Grégoire, actor.
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Lavant, Denis, 1961- actor.
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Shambu, Girish, 1963- essayist.
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Mayne, Judith, video essayist.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Billy Budd.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
715515251112 |
| ISBN |
9781681437569 |
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1681437562 |
| Music No. |
CC3184DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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