| Edition |
Widescreen ed. (1.66:1) |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (101, 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 102 |
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The Classic collection |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 102.
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1972. |
| Contents |
Disc one. Feature ; El náufrago de la calle de Providencia = The castaway on the street of Providence, 24-minute documentary homage to Buñuel by his longtime friends Arturo Ripstein and Rafael Castanedo made in 1970 ; original theatrical trailer -- Disc two. A propósito de Buñuel = Speaking of Buñuel, 98-minute documentary produced in 2000 on the life and work of Buñuel by Jose Luis López-Linares and Javier Rioyo (French and Spanish with optional English subtitles) ; Buñuel filmography. |
| Credits |
Photography, Edmond Richard ; editor, Hélène Plemiannikov ; sets, Pierre Guffroy. |
| Cast |
Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Bulle Ogier, Paul Frankeur, Julien Bertheau. |
| Summary |
"An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined."--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Language |
In French with optional English subtitles. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1972): Best foreign film |
| Subject |
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983
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Upper class -- Drama.
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Dinners and dining -- Drama.
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Surrealism in motion pictures
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, French.
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Comedy films
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| Added Author |
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983
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Silberman, Serge
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Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-
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Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994.
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Seyrig, Delphine, 1932-1990
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Audran, Stéphane, 1932-
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Ripstein, Arturo.
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Castanedo, Rafael
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López-Linares, José Luis
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Rioyo, Javier
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Rialto Pictures LLC
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Studio Canal+
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Janus Films
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Discreet charm of the bourgeoisie |
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Náufrago de la calle de Providencia.
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A propósito de Buñuel.
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| ISBN |
078002382X : $39.95 |
| Standard No. |
037429154625 |
| Music No. |
DIS610 Criterion Collection |
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