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2 videodiscs (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #769
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1973
The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, unions threaten to walk, shooting must finish before the insurance lapses and a cat can't hit its mark. Is this any way to make a film?
Widescreen (1.66:1)
Film rating provided from IMDB.com web page for film and may not be present on container packaging
Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; New visual essay by filmmaker :: kogonada ; New interivews with Glenn and assitant editor Martine Barrqué ; New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew ; Documentary on the film from 2003, featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf ; Archival interviews with director François Truffaut, editor Yann Dedey, and actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Bay, Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Bernard Menez ; Archival television footage about the film, including footage of Truffaut on the set ; Trailer ; New English subtitle translation. Plus: an essay on container insert "Are movies magic?" by film scholar David Cairns
Cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editing, Yann Dedet, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue
Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese, Jean Champion, Dani, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alexandra Stewart, François Truffaut, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Bernard Menez
[MPAA rating: PG]
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural
In French with English subtitles
Academy Awards, 1973: Best foreign language film