La vie de Je��sus /
"With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, La Vie de Je��sus finds unexpected phil...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | French English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Director-approved Blu-ray special edition |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
980 |
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| Summary: | "With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, La Vie de Je��sus finds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy (nonprofessional David Douche in a revelatory, one-off performance), an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film's cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world"--Container "With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, La vie de Je��sus finds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy (nonprofessional David Douche in a revelatory, one-off performance), an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film's cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world"--Container |
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| Item Description: | Features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Bruno Dumont, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack; New interview with Dumont; Conversation between Dumont and critic Philippe Rouyer from 2014; Excerpts from two 1997 episodes of the French television program Le cercle de minuit; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; An essay by critic Nicholas Elliott Features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Bruno Dumont; 2019 interview with Dumont; Conversation between Dumont and critic Philippe Rouyer from 2014; Excerpts from two 1997 episodes of the French television program Le cercle de minuit; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; An essay by critic Nicholas Elliott Originally released as a motion picture in 1997 Title and credits from screen Wide screen (2.35:1) |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm) |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); LPCM stereo DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital stereo |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Philippe Van Leeuw ; editors, Guy Lecorne, Yves Deschamps, Pierre Choukroun ; music, Richard Cuvillier |
| ISBN: | 1681435985 1681435993 9781681435985 9781681435992 |