Le silence de la mer /
An idealistic, naive German officer is assigned to the home of a middle-aged man and his grown niece; their response to his presence, their only form of resistance is complete silence
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | French English |
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New York, NY :
The Criterion Collection,
[2015]
[New York, N.Y.] : [2015] [New York, NY] : [2015] |
| Edition: | Blu-ray edition |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
755 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) 755 Criterion collection ; 755 Criterion collection 755 |
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| Summary: | An idealistic, naive German officer is assigned to the home of a middle-aged man and his grown niece; their response to his presence, their only form of resistance is complete silence An idealistic, naive German officer is assigned to the home of a middle-aged man and his grown niece; their response to his presence₇their only form of resistance₇is complete silence |
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| Item Description: | Extras include 24 heures de la vie d'un clown (AKA 24 hours in the life of a clown, 1946), Melville's seventeen-minute first film; Sous le nom de Melville (AKA Code name Melville, 2008), a seventy-six-minute documentary on Melville's time in the French Resistance and his films about it; Melville sort de l'ombre (AKA Melville steps out of the shadows, 2010), a forty-two-minute documentary about Le silence de la mer; new interview with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; interview with Melville from 1959. Plus a booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and a selection from Rui Nogueira's 1971 book Melville on Melville Full screen (1.33:1) Fullscreen (1.33:1) Originally produced in France and released as a motion picture in 1949 Originally released as a motion picture in 1949 Special features: 24 hours in the life of a clown (1946), Melville's seventeen-minute first film; New interview with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; Interview with Melville from 1959; Plus: An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien Title from web page |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) 2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p.) 2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p., ill.) |
| Format: | DVD; mono |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Henri Decae; music, Edga Bischoff; production company, Melville Productions |
| ISBN: | 1604659866 1604659874 9781604659863 9781604659870 |