Le feu follet = The fire within
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
fre
ISBN
9781604650389, 1604650389
UPC
0715515029520, 715515029520

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General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
Based on the book 'Le feu follet' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.
General Note
Special features: Archival interviews with director Louis Malle and actor Maurice Ronet; "Malle's Fire within:" a new video program featuring interviews with actor Alexandra Stewart and filmmakers Philippe Collin and Volker Schlöndorff; "Jusqu'au 23 juillet:" a 2005 documentary short about the film and its source novel, Le feu follet, by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, featuring actor Mathieu Amalric, writer Didier Daeninckx, and Cannes festival curator Pierre-Henri Deleau; booklet features new essays by critic Michel Ciment and film historian Peter Cowie.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Ghislain Cloquet ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; production designer, Bernard Evein.
Participants/Performers
Maurice Ronet, Lena Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Alexandra Stewart, Jeanne Moreau.
Description
Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect with some old friends.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC.
Language
In French with optional English subtitles.
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Queffelean, A., Malle, L., Ronet, M., Skerla, L., Clech, Y., Stewart, A., Moreau, J., Cloquet, G., Baron, S., Evein, B., & Drieu La Rochelle, P. (2008). Le feu follet =: The fire within ([Special édition].). Criterion Collection.

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

Alain, Queffelean et al.. 2008. Le Feu Follet =: The Fire Within. Criterion Collection.

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

Alain, Queffelean et al.. Le Feu Follet =: The Fire Within Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Queffelean, Alain,, et al. Le Feu Follet =: The Fire Within [Special édition]., Criterion Collection, 2008.

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