Au revoir les enfants (Motion picture) Souffle au cœur. Murmur of the heart. Lacombe, Lucien.
Notes:
Box set special features include : new, restored high-definition digital transfers ; new interviews with actor Candice Bergen and biographer Pierre Billard ; excerpts from a French TV program featuring the director on the sets of Murmur of the heart and Lacome, Lucien ; audio interviews with Louis Malle from 1974, 1988, and 1990 ; The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin's 1917 short comedy, featured in Au revoir les enfants ; a profile of the provocative character of Joseph from Au revoir les enfants, created by filmmaker Guy Magen, in 2005 ; original theatrical trailers ; new and improved English subtitle translations ; plus essays by film critics Michael Sragow, Pauline Kael, and Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy, as well as filmography. Each disc contains a booklet describing the film. (Le souffle au cœur = Murmur of the heart) Benoît Ferreux, Leá Massari, Daniel Gélin ; (Lacombe, Lucien) Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément ; (Au revoir les enfants) Gaspard Manesse, Raphäel Fejtö, Francois Negret, Philippe Morier-Genoud.
Contents:
[Disc 1]. Le souffle au cœur = Murmur of the heart (1971) -- [disc 2]. Lacombe, Lucien (1974) -- [disc 3]. Au revoir les enfants (1987) -- [disc 4]. The supplements.
Summary:
(Le souffle au cœur = Murmur of the heart) In 1950s France, 15-year-old Laurent is dying to lose his virginity, but he's watched closely by his tight family circle and suffocated by domestic problems, including his mother's marital discontent. When an illness sends him to a spa, he finally finds an opportunity for sex -- with a very unexpected partner. (Lacombe, Lucien) Story of a young opportunist French peasant who joins the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation. Despite being a collaborator he falls in love with the daughter of a Jewish tailor, with profound effects on her family. (Au revoir les enfants) Based on the director's life, this film chronicles Malle's experiences during the German occupation of France in World War II. Julien (Malle) is 12 years old, and the smartest boy in his class at boarding school when a new student appears. The two form a friendship even though Julien senses that there is something different about his new friend.
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