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THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL
complete 5-disc boxset
http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/346
http://www.amazon.com/Francois-Truffauts-Adventures-Antoine-Collette/dp/B00008H2GR/
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/doinel.htm
DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003
ABOUT THE BOXSET:
The release of Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows in 1959 shook world cinema to its foundations. The now-classic portrait of troubled adolescence introduced a major new director in the cinematic landscape and was an inaugural gesture of the revolutionary French New Wave. But The 400 Blows did not only introduce the world to its precocious director -- it also unveiled his indelible creation: Antoine Doinel. Initially patterned closely after Truffaut himself, the Doinel character (played by the irrepressible and iconic Jean-Pierre Leaud) reappeared in four subsequent films that knowingly portrayed his myriad frustrations and romantic entanglements from his stormy teens through marriage, children, divorce, and adulthood. With The Adventures of Antoine Doinel, Criterion is proud to present Truffaut's celebrated saga in its entirety: the feature films The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, and Love on the Run, and the 1962 short subject, Antoine and Colette, in a special edition five-disc box set.
CONTENTS:
4 feature films:
The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut, 1959, 99 min.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053198/
http://www.criterion.com/films/151
Stolen Kisses (Francois Truffaut, 1968, 91 min.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062695/
http://www.criterion.com/films/732
Bed and Board (Francois Truffaut, 1970, 97 min.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065651/
http://www.criterion.com/films/733
Love on the Run (Francois Truffaut, 1979, 95 min.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078771/
http://www.criterion.com/films/734
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 7.37 + 5.19 + 4.24 + 4.09 + 4.02 GB - Exact Untouched Copy
Time (total): 412 minutes
Type: Color | Black and White
Aspect Ratio: various
Sound (main features): French
Subtitles: optional English
DISC DETAILS
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DISC ONE
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THE 400 BLOWS
http://www.criterion.com/films/151
1959, 99 minutes
Franc,ois Truffaut's first feature, The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups), is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut's life-long cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut's own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. The film marks Truffaut's passage from leading critic of the French New Wave to his emergence as one of Europe's most brilliant auteurs.
B/W
2.35:1
French
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DISC TWO
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STOLEN KISSES
http://www.criterion.com/films/732
1968, 91 minutes
Jean-Pierre Leaud returns in the delightful Stolen Kisses, the third installment in the Antoine Doinel series. It is now 1968, and the mischievous and perpetually love-struck Doinel has been dishonorably discharged from the army and released onto the streets of Paris, where he stumbles into the unlikely profession of private detective and embarks on a series of misadventures. Whimsical, nostalgic, and irrepressibly romantic, Stolen Kisses is Truffaut's timeless ode to the passion and impetuosity of youth.
Color
1.66:1
French
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DISC THREE
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BED AND BOARD
http://www.criterion.com/films/733
1970, 97 minutes
Color
1.66:1
French
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DISC FOUR
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LOVE ON THE RUN
http://www.criterion.com/films/734
1979, 95 minutes
Color
1.66:1
French
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DISC FIVE
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LES MISTONS (1957, 18 min.)
WORKING WITH FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT (2003, 44 min.)
+ bonuses
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FIVE-DISC SPECIAL EDITION SET:
# New digital transfers of all films, enhanced for widescreen televisions.
# Audio commentary for 'Les Mistons' by assistant director and future co-writer Claude de Givray.
# Audio/visual 'primer' for 'Les mistons' by film historian Serge Toubiana.
# Excerpt from the rare documentary 'Francois Truffaut' (1961) featuring Truffaut discussing his influences and beginnings, along with 'Les Mistons' and 'The 400 Blows'.
# Interview from the 1981 French TV show 'Champ contre champ' in which Truffaut discusses Jean-Pierre Leaud, and the challenges of creating films that are intensely personal, yet popular in appeal.
# Promotional art gallery for 'The 400 Blows', 'Stolen Kisses', 'Bed and Board' and 'Love on the Run'.
# Two audio commentaries for 'The 400 Blows': one by cinema professor Brian Stonehill and another by lifelong friend of Truffaut, Robert Lachenay.
# Rare audition footage of 'The 400 Blows' stars Jean-Pierre Leaud, Patrick Auffay and Richard Kanayan.
# Newsreel footage of Jean-Pierre Leaud in Cannes for the showing of 'The 400 Blows'.
# Excerpt from a French TV program with Truffaut discussing his youth, critical writings, and the origins of Antoine Doinel in 'The 400 Blows' and 'Antoine and Colette'.
# Television interview with Truffaut about the global financial reception of 'The 400 Blows' and his own critical impression of the film.
# Theatrical trailers for 'The 400 Blows', 'Stolen Kisses', 'Bed and Board', and 'Love on the Run'.
# Introduction to 'Stolen Kisses' by film historian Serge Toubiana.
# Excerpt from the TV show 'Cineastes de notre temps: Francois Truffaut, dix ans, dix films' in which Truffaut discusses his vision of the Doinel cycle, and the complex relationship between Doinel and actor Jean-Pierre Leaud.
# Archival newsreel footage of the 'Langlois Affair,' documenting protests by Truffaut and other French film industry luminaries against the removal of Cinematheque francaise director Henri Langlois.
# Promotional spot featuring Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut appealing for public support of Henri Langlois.
# Newsreel footage of Truffaut's impassioned rally to shut down the 1968 Cannes Film Festival in support of striking students and workers.
# Rare behind-the-scenes footage with Truffaut at work on the Bed and Board set, and being interviewed along with actress Claude Jade.
# Rare television interview with Jean-Pierre Leaud discussing his feelings about Truffaut and Antoine Doinel, and his thoughts about 'ending' the series.
# Excerpt from the 1972 documentary 'Approches du cinema: Francois Truffaut ou la nouvelle vague', in which Truffaut addresses the complexities of Antoine Doinel.
# Rare television interview excerpt of Truffaut and actress/co-writer Marie-France Pisier discussing their working styles and their feelings about 'Love on the Run'.
# Excerpt from the 1980 TV show Cinescope in which Truffaut addresses his misgivings about his finale to the Doinel series, and illuminates his feelings about Jean-Pierre Leaud and Antoine Doinel.
# New and improved subtitle translation for all films.
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