Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([20 pages] ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 560 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 560.
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System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital surround; region 1, NTSC; widescreen. |
Cast |
Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Nicolas Duvauchelle, William Nadylam, Michel Subor. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Yves Cape ; editing, Guy Lecorne ; music, Tindersticks. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
Summary |
Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family's crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. A gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind. |
Note |
Special features include interviews, deleted scenes, Ecrans Noirs film festival, 2010, trailer. |
System Details |
DVD |
Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Civil war -- Africa -- Drama.
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Coffee plantations -- Africa -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
War films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Huppert, Isabelle. Actor.
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Lambert, Christopher, 1957- Actor.
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Duvauchelle, Nicolas. Actor.
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Subor, Michel, 1935-2022. Actor.
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Denis, Claire, 1946- Screenwriter. Director.
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NDiaye, Marie. Screenwriter.
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Tindersticks (Musical group)
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IFC Films.
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Why Not Productions Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604654103 |
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1604654104 |
Standard No. |
715515070416 |
Music No. |
CC1999D The Criterion Collection |
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