DVD : Jean Renoir 3-Disc Collector's Edition (Whirlpool of Fate / Nana / Charleston Parade / La Marseillaise / The Doctor's Horrible Experiment / The Elusive Corporal)
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directed by: Jean Renoir
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012236211006
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 580 minutes
Sales Rank: 16109
Studio: Lions Gate
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DISC 1 - Jean Renoir 2 Early Movies: LA FILLE DE L'EAU, NANA. DISC 2 - Jean Renoir Political period: LA MARSEILLAISE, + 2 short films: SUR UN AIR DE CHARLESTON, LA PETITE MARCHANDE D'ALLUMETTES. DISC 3 - 2 Later Movies: LE TESTAMENT DU DOCTEUR CORDELIER, LE CAPORAL EPINGLE
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Rating: - Fascinating Set Including Rare Renoir Silents.
One of the participants in my silent film course at the local college told me about this set which is the first time I had heard of it. I knew that Jean Renoir had begun his career in the silent era but I didn't know if any of those films still existed. They do and 4 of them are on display here along with his 1938 LA MARSEILLAISE and two works from late in his career. They are THE DOCTOR'S HORRIBLE EXPERIMENT (a surprising Jekyll/Hyde adaptation from 1959) and THE ELUSIVE CORPORAL from 1962 (an early ... Read More
Rating: - A Classic, in its true historical sense
It was a case of serendipity. As we embarked upon our roller-coaster ride of the French Revolution, I advised my students that THE film to try to track down is Renoir's "La Marseillaise" as it includes real dialogue from the period. 'You'll probably have to look for it on VHS, and there's only one place in town likely to have it. It's a shame, but this should be on DVD.' As they have previously enjoyed films they wouldn't ordinarily select on their own, I had hopes some of them would search. After ... Read More
Rating: - Review of ''La Marseillaise'
''La Marseillaise'', Renoir's criminally underrated masterpiece about the French Revolution. The boxset is worth double the price at which it's been sold, just for bearing this underrated classic.
It's unlike any historical film ever made. It's focus is on the particular episodes that lead to the great events. Despite the lack of spectacle and grandstanding that accompanies conventional takes on the subject matter, ''La Marseillaise'' is more entertaining than any of these kind of films. It's ... Read More
Rating: - No masterpieces, but a great overview of Jean Renoir's career
LionsGate's Jean Renoir collection is quite a joy: there probably isn't a single genuinely great film on it, but the seven films taken together make for a great overview of his lesser-known work.
Renoir's first feature film, the 1925 silent La Fille de L'Eau aka Whirlpool, is a highly enjoyable tale of the riverbank, which is at once an almost Griffith-esque melodrama and visually experimental: there's a wonderfully surreal dream sequence, a memorable and striking shot of a boatman walking along ... Read More
Rating: - Renoir's OK movies are anyone else's masterpieces
The silent films, two full length and one short, star his very energetic wife. See the short, which is a thorough sendup of what the Europeans call civilization, though there is some not very pretty racism, some of which is satire and some unconscious. Nana is a pretty darned good movie, The Match Girl just allright. You'll want to see his La Marseillaise every July 14th. It is one cool movie. Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier stars Jean-Louis Barrault, who can do anything and perfectly. You'll have to ... Read More
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