Lovers, The: The Criterion Collection (DVD)
APPROX. 90 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1958 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | May 13, 2008 |
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| Studio: | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year: | 1958 |
| Video: |
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs. |
| Audio: |
French: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- Remastered Audio and Video
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete, uncensored version
- Selection of archival interviews with Louis Malle, actors Jeanne Moreau and Jose Luis de Villalonga, and writer Louise de Vilmorin
- Gallery of promotional material from the U.S. theatrical release
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film historian Ginette Vincendeau
Synopsis
Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator To The Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash THE LOVERS (France - Les Amants), he made her a star once and for all.A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups, perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas, The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger (Jean-Marc Bory). Thanks to its frank sexuality, The Lovers caused quite a stir, being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off, its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven't aged a day.
Cast & Crew
Criterion/Voyager
presents
Jeanne MoreauAlain CunyJean-Marc BoryJudith MagreJose Luis de VillalongaMichele GirardonClaude MansardLucienne Hamon
"Lovers, The: The Criterion Collection"
Written byLouis MalleWritten byLouise De Vilmorinproduced byIrenee Leriche
directed byLouis Malle
Production Year: 1958
"Lovers, The: The Criterion Collection"
Written byLouis MalleWritten byLouise De Vilmorinproduced byIrenee Leriche
directed byLouis Malle
Production Year: 1958
