Louis Malle Collection - Vol.2 DVD

Louis Malle Collection - Vol.2

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A collection of five films from celebrated 'nouvelle vague' French director Louis Malle. 'Black Moon' (1975) is a surreal allegorical adventure tale starring Cathryn Harrison as Lily, a young girl who finds herself in a strange Wonderlandesque world full of odd characters after travelling down a lonely road. 'Milou en Mai' (1990) offers a bleak view of the collapse of one family and their country during February 1968, when the family meet at the funeral of Milou's mother. The provincial country house becomes the site of a family in conflict as disputes rage both in the country and at home until the family are forced to flee to the hills in search of shelter. The wartime drama 'Lacombe Lucien' (1974) was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar and picked up the Best Film award at the BAFTAs. A young French peasant (Pierre Blaise) sees a chance for social advancement by joining the Gestapo during the French Occupation. However, his position is placed under threat when he begins a relationship with the daughter of a Jewish tailor - a liaison that could have disastrous repercussions for them both. 'Le Souffle Au Coeur' (1971) is an exploration of adolescence and sexual longing. Laurent (Ferreux) is a precocious 15-year-old living in the 1950s, growing up in a boisterous loving family. He travels with his mother to a fashionable spa town so that he can recuperate from a heart murmur. Motherly love transforms into sexual longing in this film, which explores the thin line of love between mother and son. The film boasts a soundtrack by the legendary Charlie Parker. Malle's semi-autobiographical wartime drama 'Au Revoir Les Enfants' is set during the Nazi occupation of France. Young teen Jean (Raphael Fetjo) is transferred to a Catholic boarding school. Classmate Julien (Gaspard Manesse) strikes up a friendship with him, and discovers that Jean is in fact Jewish, one of three boys being offered a safe haven by the headmaster. However, when a Gestapo officer arrives at the school, it seems that their cover has been blown. The film won the Best Film prize at Venice in 1987.

Louis Malle Collection - Vol.2 details

Format:	12 DVD
Starring:	Benoit Fereux, Aurore Clement, Gaspard Manesse, Michael Lonsdale
Director:	Louis Malle
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema - French
Studio:	ELEVATION

DVD 5 discs

Name	Discs
Louis Malle - Au Revoir Les Enfants	12 Disc 1
Louis Malle - Black Moon	12 Disc 2
Louis Malle - Le Souffle Au Coeur	18 Disc 3
Louis Malle - Milou En Mai	15 Disc 4
Louis Malle - Lacombe Lucien	12 Disc 5

DVD Information

Run time:	9 hours 26 minutes
Rental release:	31 Jul 2006
Main languages:	French
Subtitles:	English

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By a customer from London , 22 Jan 2007

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spell-binding, and tragic ,build-up to the Holocaust; what it actually felt like to the children of that period. Beautifully filmed, and wonderfully acted; no histrionics - and all the more powerful for that.

Only wish I could buy a copy....
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Alice in Wonderland

By a customer from London , 03 Feb 2011

This is only really for the art house film lover, very odd in parts, interesting as a visual representation of Malle's dreams, and the Alice in Wonderland influences are obvious.

There is a slightly voyeuristic feel to some aspects of the work, especially considering Ms Harrison's age, I felt a bit uncomfortable at times, and in certain scenes. If you watch it, you will know what I mean!

Not his best film by a long way, but why not challenge yourself and have a gander at it?
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Au Revoir Les Enfants

By Ave (63 reviews) from Rickmansworth , 11 Jan 2011

Very unusual film about the Holocaust, well taught story seen through a young boy's eyes, sensitive and not too sentimental More moving because of the rather civil way of telling
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By a customer from not living on a French farm , 30 Dec 2009

Dreamy old fRENCH STUFF.
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By a customer from not living on a French farm , 30 Dec 2009

Dreamy old rustic French stuff.
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By a customer from not living on a French farm , 30 Dec 2009

Dreamy old rustic French stuff.
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