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World Cinema - Classic
ESSENTIAL WORLD CINEMA: FRANCE
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About the DVD
Director: P CHEREAU, JP RAPPENEAU, F TRAFFAUTFormat: PAL
Language: FRENCH / ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 3
Rating: MA15+
DVD Release Date: 04/12/2006
Run Time: 138+132+127=397MIN
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Special features
- QUEEN MARGOT
-ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
-FILMOGRAPHY: ISABELLE ADJANI
-FILMOGRAPHY:DANIEL AUTEUIL - CYRANO DE BERGERAC
-Movie Show interview with Gerard Depardieu
-Cast profiles & reviews
-Talent Bios
-Legend of Cyrano essay
-Roger Ebert review - THE LAST METRO
-Introduction to the Film
-Audio Commentary by historian Jean-Pierre Azema (featuring Gerard Depardieu)
-Francois Truffaut Collection Trailers
-Francois Truffaut Interviewed upon the film’s release (1980)
-Truffaut and the pleasure of reading (1980)
-The Cesar Awards 1981
-An Unreleased Scene
-Original Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis
Experience the crème de la crème of French cinema with this must-own collection of landmark French films on DVD. Featuring the biggest names in French cinema, including Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Adjani, these are films to cherish for a lifetime. Titles include:
Queen Margot (1993)
Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Produced by Claude Berri (Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring), Queen Margot stars the beautiful Isabelle Adjani as the Catholic Queen Margot, and Vincent Perez (Indochine) as her Protestant husband Henri, in this epic depiction of the of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
France's favourite literary character is brought to life through the award-winning performance of Gerard Depardieu, described by the New York Times as “the definitive Cyrano”. Magnificent sets and costumes, a wonderful score and a cast of thousands make this 1990 French epic a cinematic masterpiece. Winner, Academy Award, Best Costume Design, 1990.
The Last Metro (1980)
François Truffaut again tackles the elusive nature of creativity and creation in his thoughtful, sumptuous 1980 film nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar. Catherine Deneuve stars as a Paris Theatre manager during the Nazi occupation who, while hiding her Jewish husband, is seduced by a dashing Gérard Depardieu.
Queen Margot (1993)
Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Produced by Claude Berri (Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring), Queen Margot stars the beautiful Isabelle Adjani as the Catholic Queen Margot, and Vincent Perez (Indochine) as her Protestant husband Henri, in this epic depiction of the of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
France's favourite literary character is brought to life through the award-winning performance of Gerard Depardieu, described by the New York Times as “the definitive Cyrano”. Magnificent sets and costumes, a wonderful score and a cast of thousands make this 1990 French epic a cinematic masterpiece. Winner, Academy Award, Best Costume Design, 1990.
The Last Metro (1980)
François Truffaut again tackles the elusive nature of creativity and creation in his thoughtful, sumptuous 1980 film nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar. Catherine Deneuve stars as a Paris Theatre manager during the Nazi occupation who, while hiding her Jewish husband, is seduced by a dashing Gérard Depardieu.
