Chicken With Vinegar - Jean Poiret

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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka "Chicken With Vinegar" )

France 1985

One of the more flagrant injustices of foreign-film distribution has been the near total eclipse of Claude Chabrol in this country. This delightful, acidic 1984 mystery--set in a corrupt small town rife with land speculation, murder, and diverse other intrigues--was a big enough hit in France to prompt a sequel the following year (Inspecteur Lavardin), but American audiences weren't allowed so much as a peek at it. Adapted by Dominique Roulet and Chabrol from Roulet's novel Une mort en trop, this sexy and adroit intrigue starring Jean Poiret, Stephane Audran, and Michel Bouquet is one of Chabrol's best efforts in his lighter vein, and proves that the classic French cinema has never been quite as dead as U.S. release policies have suggested.

Excerpt from Jonathan Rosenbaum's capsule at the Chicago Reader located HERE

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Theatrical Release: France10 April 1985

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DVD Review: MK2 - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Per-Olof Strandberg for the Review!

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from:
	The Claude Chabrol Collection from MK2 includes the following five films: Betty, L'Enfer, Poulet, au vinaigre, Inspecteur Lavardin and Masques. They have all English subtitles on the main feature, but not on the extra material.
Distribution	MK2 Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	100:26 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Audio	DD 2.0 French
Subtitles	English , None
Features	Release Information: Studio: MK2 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.66:1 Edition Details: • Presentation of the film by Joel Magny (3:07) • Scene commentary by Claude Chabrol (20:47) • Claude Chabrol Collection trailers (11 films) • MK2 trailer reel • Note! • No English subtitles on the extra material DVD Release Date: 16 October 2002 Keep Case Chapters 19

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NOTE: Blu-ray Reviewed HERE.

This is one of the best transfers in the MK2 Chabrol box-set. Even though I don't think this DVD is made from new film elements, it's quite a fine one.

As with many other DVD transfers of Chabrol's films, also this one seems to have a little bit lack of details when projected on a screen. Of-course this can also be a consequence of the film material and lightning used in the original negative!

But I'm overall very happy with the film and the DVD.

The mono sound feels very strong.

- Per-Olof Strandberg

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Recommended Reading in French Cinema (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)


The Films in My Life by Francois Truffaut, Leonard Mayhew	French Cinema: A Student's Guide by Philip Powrie, Keith Reader	Agnes Varda by Alison Smith	Godard on Godard : Critical Writings by Jean-Luc Godard	Claude Chabrol (French Film Directors) by Guy Austin	Robert Bresson (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No. 2) by James Quandt	The Art of Cinema by Jean Cocteau	French New Wave by Jean Douchet, Robert Bonnono, Cedric Anger, Robert Bononno	French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present by Remi Fournier Lanzoni

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DVD Box Cover

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The Claude Chabrol Collection from MK2 includes the following five films: Betty, L'Enfer, Poulet, au vinaigre, Inspecteur Lavardin and Masques. They have all English subtitles on the main feature, but not on the extra material.

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MK2

Region 2 - PAL

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