LES DAMES DU BOIS DE BOULOGNE (1945) - (The Criterion Collection - #183) [DVD5] [2003]

This unique love story, based on a novelette by Denis Diderot and with dialogue written by Jean Cocteau, follows the maneuverings of a society lady as she connives to initiate a scandalous affair between her aristocratic ex-lover and a prostitute. With his second feature film, director Robert Bresson was already forging his singularly brilliant filmmaking technique as he created a moving study of the power of revenge and the strength of true love.







MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Robert Bresson
COUNTRY: France
YEAR: 1945

Cast
Jean: Paul Bernard
Hélène: María Casares
Agnès: Elina Labourdette
Madame D.: Lucienne Bogaert
Jacques: Jean Marchat

Credits
Director: Robert Bresson
Story by: Robert Bresson
From a story by: Denis Diderot
Dialogue: Jean Cocteau
Producer: Raoul Ploquin
Cinematography: Philippe Agostini
Editing: Jean Feyte
Camera operators: Maurice Pequeux and Marcel Weiss
Production Design: Max Douy
Set decoration: James Allan and Robert Clavel
Assistant director: Roger Mercanton
Sound: Robert Ivonnet and René Louge
Music: Jean-Jacques Grünenwald





DVD:
DVD RELEASE: March 11, 2003
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 183
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
BLACK AND WHITE
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 84 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab
DVD: Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image
FILE SIZE: 4.15 GB





Disc Features

* New digital transfer, with restored image and sound
* Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes photos
* Essays by François Truffaut and David Thomson
* New and improved English subtitle translation


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