The last metro = Le dernier métro
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
fre
UPC
715515042215

Notes

General Note
Special features: Disc one: New audio commentary by Annette Insdorf, author of François Truffaut; audio commentary by actor Gérard Depardieu, historian Jean-Pierre Azéma, and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana. Disc two: Deleted scene; French television excerpts featuring interviews with Truffaut and actors Catherine Deneuve, Depardieu, and Jean Poiret; new video interviews with actors Andréa Ferréol, Sabine Haudepin, and Paulette Dubost, second assistant director Alain Tasma, and camera assistants Florent Bazin and Tessa Racine, in which they discuss The last metro's ensemble performances and visual style; a video interview with the celebrated cinematographer Nestor Almendros, detailing his collaborations with Truffaut; "Une histoire d'eau," a 1958 short film by Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard; theatrical trailer. A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Armond White.
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1980.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Nestor Almendros ; editor, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue.
Participants/Performers
Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Sabine Haudepin, Maurice Risch, Heinz Bennent.
Description
Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country, he is actually hiding in the basement.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Language
French dialogue with optional English subtitles (new and improved translation)
Awards
César: Best Actor (Gérard Depardieu), Best Actress (Catherine Deneuve), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music Written for a Film, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Writing - Original or Adaptation, 1981.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Truffaut, F., Schiffman, S., Grumberg, J., Depardieu, G., Deneuve, C., Poiret, J., Ferréol, A., Dubost, P., Richard, J., Haudepin, S., Risch, M., Bennent, H., Almendros, N., Delerue, G., Insdorf, A., Toubiana, S., & White, A. (2009). The last metro =: Le dernier métro . Criterion Collection.

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

François. Truffaut et al.. 2009. The Last Metro =: Le Dernier Métro. Criterion Collection.

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

François. Truffaut et al.. The Last Metro =: Le Dernier Métro Criterion Collection, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Truffaut, François., et al. The Last Metro =: Le Dernier Métro Criterion Collection, 2009.

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