Early Varda
the Criterion Collection
- Resource Type:
- Blu-ray Video
- Edition:
- Blu-ray edition
- Creation:
- Content originally created in 1955 to 1958
- Publication:
- [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
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- Summary:
- La pointe courte: A film about a fishing town and a married couple who are evaluating their changing relationship. Varda juxtaposes the two tales to create a unique perspective on life.
Ô saisons, ô chateaux: A tour of the chateaux of the Loire district in France, accompanied by a playful text and excerpts from French poems.
Du côté de la côte: "A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera."--IMDB, viewed February 5, 2021 - Table of Contents:
- La pointe courte / Ciné-Tamaris présente ; scénario et réalisation, Agnès Varda (1955, black and white, 80 min.; 1.37:1; LPCM 1.0)
- Ô saisons, ô chateaux (1958, color, 21 min.; 1.37:1; Dolby digital 1.0)
- Du côté de la côte = Coasting along the coast (1958, color, 27 min.; 1.33:1; Dolby digital 1.0).
- Contributors:
- Varda, Agnès, 1928-2019 , film director, screenwrterMonfort, Silvia , actorNoiret, Philippe , actorSoulignac, Paul , director of photographyStein, Louis (Cinematographer) , director of photographyResnais, Alain, 1922-2014 , editor of moving image workSarraute, Anne, 1930-2008 , editor of moving image workBarbaud, Pierre , composerDelorme, Danièle , narratorCiné Tamaris (Firm) , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prnJanus Films , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fdsCriterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
- Language Notes:
- French dialogue.
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- System Details:
- Blu-ray; all regions; 16:9 widescreen presentation; DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
- Performers:
- Cast: La point courte: Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret, les habitants de La Pointe-Courte.
Cast: Ô saisons, ô chateaux: narrator: Danièle Delorme ; poems recited by Antoine Bourseiller. - Production Credits:
- La pointe courte: cinematography, Paul Soulignac and Louis Stein ; edited by Alain Resnais and Anne Sarraute ; music by Pierre Barbaud.
Ô saisons, ô chateaux: editor, Janine Verneau ; music, André Hodeir and the Jazz Groupe de Paris.
Du côté de la côte: written and direted by Agnès Varda - General Notes:
- Title from disc label.
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Issued in a boxed set entitled: The complete films of Agnès Varda.
Digitally restored.
Special features: Conversation between Varda and actor and filmmaker Mathieu Amalric from 2012 on the challenges of producing first features; Interview with Varda on 'La pointe courte, ' conducted in 2007; Excerpt from a 1964 episode of 'Cinéastes de notre temps' on the French New Wave; Appreciation of 'La pointe courte' by author Jhumpa Lahiri from 2017; Introductions to 'Ô saisons, ô chateaux' and 'Du côté de la côte' by Agnès Varda, recorded in 2007. - Audience:
- Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- 4 3/4 in.; stamping
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; mono; Dolby digital 2.0; Dolby digital 5.1
- Film Characteristics:
- 24 fps
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; Blu-ray; all regions
- Call Numbers:
- PN1993.5.F7 EAR 1955 BLU
- ISBNs:
- 9781681437361 (boxed set)
1681437368 (boxed set) - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515247917 (boxed set)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3164BD-2 (disc)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3164BD (boxed set) - OCLC Numbers:
- 1232954109