Le Boucher details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne, Mario Beccaria, Antonio Passalia |
| Director: | Claude Chabrol |
| Genres: | Thriller - Horror, World Cinema - Swedish |
| Studio: | ARROW FILMS |
| Name | Discs | |
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Le Boucher |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 29 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 05 Jul 2004 |
| Main languages: | French |
| Subtitles: | English |
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slice of life in late 1960's rural France
By a customer from London , 15 Sep 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
...so to speak.
Anyway that's a large part of the movie's appeal for me.
But okay the serial killer plot works for me too, for the time and place.
But it's not a dumb slasher, that's the point. It's thoughtful, slow but not boring, the characters are believable, the small rural French village life is depicted in a really nice realistic yet quirky way...
I recommend that you read my favorite film critic's essay about it:
http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/gr eatmovies/leboucher.html- Was this review helpful to you?
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(21)Yet another waste of rental choice
By Variaxer (21 reviews) from Glasgow , 14 Oct 2012Quite a lot recently Ive been duped by some of the glowing reviews of films in which I am interested in the story line or genre only to find on viewing that the rave reviewers must watch some movies from a different perspective.
This is another! Slow ...yes thrilling...eh dont think so. dull, watched it mostly in fast forward to avoid the long lingering shots of a tree or field....you know the thing in these so called arty films.
Don't waste your time if youre looking for a seat of your pants thriller which this purports to be by those who allegedly know best.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Low-key, but absorbing.
By Antiquary (52 reviews) from Aberdeen , 31 Dec 2010This quiet but chilling tale of an idyllic French village with a murderer lurking in the background is memorably presented: the photography is beautiful, the acting subtle and convincing, and the gradual build-up of suspense holds your attention - NOT quite to the very end, I'm sorry to say, because the final sequences seemed pointless and unnecessary; but almost. The developing relationship between the two main characters, the beautiful, self-possessed but vulnerable teacher and the robust down-to-earth butcher, is subtly and delicately portrayed, and has you wondering from the start how it's going to proceed. And though there is little fast action there are some moments that make you jump: watch for the little girl who thinks she feels a spot of rain, looks up, and then sees that a drop of blood has fallen onto her sandwich.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Intruiging title, enjoyable film
By Casualcritic (42 reviews) from Boston Spa , 09 Apr 2010The film actually focusses on the school teacher rather than the butcher. Her character is developed far more than his. Consequently I found the ending unsatisfactory when the action finally developed around him and not her.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Spellbinding
By Rosster (39 reviews) from Airdrie , 07 Mar 2010Good build-up to the climax in this film, and some twists and turns to keep you guessing about when that 'climax' is going to come. The last few minutes bring a close that isn't over the top, in the way that so many Hollywood-made thrillers are.
Worth watching! And fairly short, too.- Was this review helpful to you?
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boucher
By a customer from London , 28 May 2009I watched this on tv when kid and it came up same this time around. There's not great deal of suspense unless you get taken in and think about it which might have been the point, but the main female character is a schoolteacher. Classic film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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