The Documentaries Of Louis Malle (Criterion Collection)

  
Format:  The Documentaries Of Louis Malle (Criterion Collection) DVD 
 
 
Apart from cinematic achievements such as "Pretty Baby" and "Atlantic City," French director Louis Malle amassed an impressive roster of nonfiction films. This six-disc collection of Malle documentaries includes the short "Vive Le Tour" (1962), concerning the Tour de France; "Phantom India" (1969), originally broadcast on European television, provides a deeply felt and beautiful appraisal of the Indian countryside; "Humain, Trop Humain" (1974) profiles French automobile factory workers; "Place De La Republique" (1974) observes everyday life on a French street corner; Malle surveys the immigrant experience in America, as newcomers dream of life, liberty, "And The Pursuit Of Happiness" (1986); Malle finds economic hardship in "God's Country" (1986), as Minnesota farmers struggle in Reagan's America. Also includes "Calcutta." 13 2/3 hrs. total. Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D35706
$71.99
Regularly $79.99
Category:
Documentary
Director:
Louis Malle
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Louis Malle
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    Format: | Starring: Lea Massari, Daniel Gelin, Michel Lonsdale

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    Format: | Starring: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement, Holger Löwenadler

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    Format: | Starring: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart

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    Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

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