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( aka "Dieci incredibili giorni" or "Ten Days Wonder")
France 1972
| "One of the great anti-detective films of the 60s and 70s (such as THE SPIDER'S STRATEGEM, BLOW-UP, THE PARALLAX VIEW) in which the traditional, detached, problem-solving power of the detective is removed and he finds himself lost in a labyrinth. The detective here, Paul Regis, is so much the embodiment of reason that he is a professor of philosophy. He observes, analyses, seeks patterns in a bewildering maze - his genius results in the suicidal death of the wrongfully suspected hero." |
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Theatrical Release Date: August 14th, 1972 - Sweden
DVD REVIEW: Pathfinder - Region 1 - NTSC
All screenshots courtesy of Ashirg. Thanks Gregory!
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Or order the complete Claude Chabrol Collection from
Pathfinder including:
Ten Days' Wonder,
The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme Infidele),
Les Biches (Bad Girls),
Innocents With Dirty Hands,
The Butcher
(Le Boucher),
This Man Must Die,
La Rupture (The Breach), and
Nada.
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Pathfinder - Region 1 - NTSC |
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| Runtime | 1:44:16 | |
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1.85:1.00
Letterboxed WideScreen Average Bitrate: 5.31 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Pathfinder
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| Audio | English partial dubbing (Dolby Digital 2.0), French and Spanish DUBS | |
| Subtitles | None | |
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Release Information: Aspect Ratio: Edition Details
DVD Release Date: April 29th, 2003 |
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| Comments |
This is the dirtiest
print I've seen so far of the Chabrol Boxset. Notice dirt on the third
large capture below. Not as soft as Unfaithful Wife, but the colors are
duller and overall not a tight image. It has an English dub, which
matches closest to the lip movement (I couldn't figure out if Welles
dubbed himself - it just didn't sound like him) as well as French and
Spanish dubs. No subtitles are provided. English soundtrack is also
not the cleanest - it got pops and hiss in some scenes. There's a
trailer, a still gallery (see 3 posters), another dull commentary by 3
people I know nothing about, biographies, some critical quotes about the
film and Chabrol's pre-word to the French edition of the book "Ten Days'
Wonder".
These discs are getting worse and worse. I will check out Nada next - the third (with Les Biches and Le Boucher) and last Anamorphic transfer in the collection. |
Recommended Reading in French Cinema (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Films in My Life |
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 |
French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present by Remi Fournier Lanzoni |
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Click the logo to order from:
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Or order the complete Claude Chabrol Collection from
Pathfinder including:
Ten Days' Wonder,
The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme Infidele),
Les Biches (Bad Girls),
Innocents With Dirty Hands,
The Butcher
(Le Boucher),
This Man Must Die,
La Rupture (The Breach), and
Nada.
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| Distribution |
Pathfinder - Region 1 - NTSC |
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