Le vieil homme et l'enfant = The two of us
(DVD)

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Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AVFOREIGN FRE TWOOn Shelf
Hinsdale Public Library - StacksDVD TWOOn Shelf
St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Movies & TVMOVIES WORLD FRENCH TWOOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Antisemitism -- France -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Biographical.
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Drama.
Hidden children (Holocaust) -- France -- Drama.
Jewish children in the Holocaust -- France -- Drama.
Video recordings.
War films.
War.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- France -- Drama.

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
French
ISBN
1934121576, 9781934121573
UPC
715515024129

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on director Claude Berri's own childhood experiences.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
General Note
Special features: "Le poulet" (1962), director Claude Berri's Oscar-winning short film; new video interviews with Berri and actor Alain Cohen; interviews from 1967 with Berri and Michel Simon; excerpt from "The Jewish children of occupied France, " a 1975 French talk-show segment featuring Berri and the woman who helped secure his family's safety during World War II; original theatrical trailer; plus a booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Sterritt, an appreciation of the film by François Truffaut, and excerpts from Berri's memoir.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Jean Penzer ; cameraman, Jean Chiabaut ; editors, Sophie Coussein, Denise Charvein ; music, Georges Delerue ; sets, Maurice Pétri, Georges Levy.
Participants/Performers
Michel Simon, Roger Carel, Paul Préboist, Luce Fabiole, Alain Cohen, Charles Denner, Jacqueline Rouillard, Marco Perrin, Aline Bertrand, Sylvine Delannoy, Zorica Lozic, Elisabeth Rey, Didier Perret, and featuring the children of Biviers and St.-Vincent-de-Mercuze.
Description
A Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris is sent by his parents to the countryside to live with an elderly Catholic couple until France's liberation. Forced to hide his identity, eight-year-old Claude bonds with the irascible, staunchly anti-Semitic Grampa, who improbably becomes his friend and confidant.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC, new, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Language
In French with English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hunebelle, A., Berri, C., Brach, G., Rivelin, M., Cadéac, P., Simon, M., Carel, R., Préboist, P., Fabiole, L., Cohen, A., Denner, C., Rouillard, J., Perrin, M., Bertrand, A., Delannoy, S., Lozic, Z., Rey, E., & Perret, D. (2007). Le vieil homme et l'enfant =: The two of us (Widescreen.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

André. Hunebelle et al.. 2007. Le Vieil Homme Et L'enfant =: The Two of Us. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

André. Hunebelle et al.. Le Vieil Homme Et L'enfant =: The Two of Us [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hunebelle, A., Berri, C., Brach, G., Rivelin, M., Cadéac, P., Simon, M. and Carel, R. et al (2007). Le vieil homme et l'enfant =: the two of us. Widescreen. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hunebelle, André., et al. Le Vieil Homme Et L'enfant =: The Two of Us Widescreen., Criterion Collection, 2007.

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