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The Complete
Jean Vigo
(1930-1934)
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Contents: À propos de Nice (1930), Taris (1931), Zéro de Conduite (1933) and L’Atalante (1934).
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 The Criterion Collection
2011 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Complete Jean Vigo (1930-1934), black & white, 161 minutes total, not rated, including À propos de Nice (1930), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated, Taris (1931), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Zéro de Conduite (1933), black & white, 44 minutes, not rated, and L’Atalante (1934), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, CC2045BD (spine number 578), UPC 7-15515-08481-9, ISBN 978-1-60465-457-8.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; 48-page insert booklet; standard DVD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 30 August 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival print materials.
À propos de Nice is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Marc Perrone.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by author Michael Temple; alternate edits of À propos de Nice; a television episode on Vigo; a 1968 conversation on Vigo by François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer; an animated tribute to Vigo by Michel Gondry; a 2001 documentary on L’Atalante; a 2001 interview on Vigo with Otar Iosseliani; and a 48-page insert booklet with essays by Michael Almereyda, Robert Polito, B. Kite and Luc Sante.
This is our recommended home video edition of these films.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 The Criterion Collection
2011 DVD edition
The Complete Jean Vigo (1930-1934), black & white, 161 minutes total, not rated, including À propos de Nice (1930), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated, Taris (1931), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Zéro de Conduite (1933), black & white, 44 minutes, not rated, and L’Atalante (1934), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, unknown catalog number (spine number 578), UPC 7-15515-08491-8, unknown ISBN number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 30 August 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from archival print materials.
À propos de Nice is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Marc Perrone.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by author Michael Temple; alternate edits of À propos de Nice; a television episode on Vigo; a 1968 conversation on Vigo by François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer; an animated tribute to Vigo by Michel Gondry; a 2001 documentary on L’Atalante; a 2001 interview on Vigo with Otar Iosseliani; and a 48-page insert booklet with essays by Michael Almereyda, Robert Polito, B. Kite and Luc Sante.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of these films.
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Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is available directly from . . .
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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