La Vie de Chateau
by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: Catherine Deneuve, Henri Garcin, Mary Marquet, Philippe Noiret, Pierre BrasseurDirector: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WellSpring
Movie Reviews of La Vie de Chateau
Movie Review: Great story easily overcomes technical nuisances
Summary: 5 Stars
The previous reviewer accurately describes the technical viscissitudes of this re-release. In fact, and as I recall the film from the '60s, this DVD is so dark that at times it feels like a completely different work, almost noirish in places. The impression is quite different.
But what a good tale! What moves it right along is that all of the characters are caricatures. In the '60s, the war still horrifyingly fresh in memory, we all knew what our characters were supposed to be like in war flics, so that this show seemed a welcome relief, permitting us some reserved laughter. So, the German commander and the French underground agent offered us a pleasant outlet over a most unpleasant event in recent history.
Ultimately, though, it's the wondrous Catherine Deneuve at lens center who makes the film work, as we see her genius emerging so early in her life. Not to seem gushing, now, but isn't it great that the DVD medium enables us all these many re-releases, permitting us to see anew the tremendous artistic range of her four decades in cinema! All the way from "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" to "Indochine", we receive the bigger picture of what a great actress she is, and how fortunate we are.
So buy this DVD, already. You'll like it!
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