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Army Of Shadows (Region 1) - Jean-Pierre Melville
Releasedatum: 15 mei 2007
Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterpiece about the French Resistance against the Nazi occupation went unreleased in the United States for thirty-seven years, before its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006.
Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Melville’s most personal film, featuring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their battle against Hitler's regime.
DVD Extra's:
Audio commentary by film historian Ginette Vincendeau
New interviews with Lhomme and editor Françoise Bonnot
Archival video excerpts, including on-set footage and interviews with Melville, cast members, writer Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters
Jean-Pierre Melville et "L'Armée des ombres" (2006), a short program on the director and his film
Le journal de la Résistance (1944), a rare short documentary shot on the front lines of the final days of German-occupied France
Film restoration demonstration by Lhomme
New and improved English subtitle translation
A booklet featuring critic Amy Taubin, historian Robert Paxton, and excerpts from Rui Nogueira’s Melville on Melville
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