(aka "La Femme de l'aviateur ou 'on ne saurait penser à rien")

 

directed by Eric Rohmer

 

La Femme de l'aviateur was the first in Eric Rohmer's celebrated Comedies and Proverbs series. Francois (Philippe Marlaud) loves Anne (Marie Rivière). However, his nightshift job at the post office means they rarely get to spend much time together. One day, he sees her leaving home with her ex, Christian (Mathieu Carrière), who had come to break up with her for good. Reeling from the news, Anne lets Francois fall prey to his jealous imagination. Obsessed with the idea that she may have cheated on him, Francois decides to stay up all night. As he wanders, desolate, through the streets of Paris, he comes across his rival sitting in a cafe with a blonde-haired woman. Intrigued, he follows them. A young woman catches on to what he's up to and accosts him in an alley off the Buttes-Chaumont...

 

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Theatrical Release: March 4th, 1981 - France

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Distribution

Fox Lorber

Region 0 - NTSC

Arrow Film Distributors
Region 0 - PAL
Runtime 1:41:42 1:41:046
Video

1.33:1 Open Matte
Average Bitrate: 5.8
1 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s

1.33:1 Open Matte
Average Bitrate: ? mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

Audio French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

Subtitles English (non removable) English and None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Fox Lorber

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• Production notes
• Bios

DVD Release Date: June 15th, 1999
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Chapters 7
 

Release Information:
Studio: Arrow Film Distributors

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• ERIC ROHMER ON LA FEMME DE L'AVIATEUR 00:10:14 (English subs)
• 
Trailer (in 1:1.66) 02.22
 

DVD Release Date: April 12th, 2004
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Chapters 12

Comments

Everything about the Arrow Films version is better. The Fox is cropped slightly on all 4 sides, the subtitles are burned in and it was taken directly from a PAL source so will include associated artifacts and ghosting in motion sequences. Lots of film grain and smooth contrast on the Region 0 - PAL DVD. The Arrow films has a nice 10 minute Rohmer feature as well. This is a great Eric Rohmer work and I am glad to see it available with some dignity (and English subs). Don't hesitate - buy the Arrow Films today.

Gary W. Tooze

 



 

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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 Notes on the Cinematographer by Robert Bresson 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

 

 

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