| Edition |
Director-approved special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sheet (color illustrations ; 47 x 37 cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm) |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Series |
The Criterion collection, 1042 |
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Criterion collection ; 1042.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, 16:9 widescreen presentation (1.66:1); Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
In French with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Agnès Godard ; editor, Nelly Quettier ; music, Eran Tzur. |
| Note |
Loosely based on Herman Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor." |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Title from container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant sows the seeds of his ruin as his obsession with a striking young recruit plays out to the thunderous, operatic strains of Benjamin Britten. |
| Note |
Special features: New conversation between Denis and Barry Jenkins; new selected scene commentaries with Agnès Godard; new interviews with Denis Lavant and Grégoire Colin; Beau travail and the dance floor (new video essay by Judith Mayne); essay by Girish Shambu. |
| Subject |
France. Armée. Légion étrangère -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- France -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Djibouti -- Drama.
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Garrisons -- Djibouti -- History -- Drama.
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France -- Armed Forces -- Djibouti -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, French.
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Military films.
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| Added Author |
Denis, Claire, 1948- film director, screenwriter.
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Minet, Jérôme, film producer.
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Grandperret, Patrick, film producer.
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Fargeau, Jean-Pol, screenwriter.
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Tzur, Eran, composer (expression)
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Quettier, Nelly, editor of moving image work.
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Godard, Agnès, director of photography.
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Lavant, Denis, 1961- actor.
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Subor, Michel, 1935-2022, actor.
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Colin, Grégoire, actor.
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Courcet, Richard, actor.
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Duvauchelle, Nicolas, actor.
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Shambu, Girish, 1963- essayist.
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Mayne, Judith, video essayist.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Billy Budd.
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Sept/Arte (Firm), production company.
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Tanaïs Com (Firm) production company.
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SM Films (Firm), production company.
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681437569 |
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1681437562 |
| Standard No. |
715515251112 |
| Music No. |
CC3184DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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