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(aka 'Chi è Mr. Klein?" or "Monsieur Klein")
directed by Joseph Losey
France /
Italy 1976
| Both a thriller and a Kafkaesque dissertation on identity, Joseph Losey's Mr. Klein stars Alain Delon (Le Samorai, Le Cercle rouge) as Robert Klein—a charming and unscrupulous art dealer in Nazi-occupied France. As Jews flee Paris, Klein exploits them, preying on their desperation by buying their valuables at a fraction of their worth...until he finds his name is shared by a Jewish criminal who is a member of the anti-Nazi resistance. Klein reports this to the authorities only to find he is uncontrollably sinking into the quicksand of mistaken identity. Co-starring Jeanne Moreau (La Femme Nikita), Mr. Klein is an award-winning suspense classic that studies the ever-changing relationship between victim and oppressor. |
Theatrical Release: September 23rd, 1976 - Italy
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DVD Review: Home Vision - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Home Vision - Region 1- NTSC | |
| Runtime | 2:02:44 | |
| Video | 1.66:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.6 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Production Company: Home Vision Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.66:1 
Edition Details: • Filmography for Joseph Losey and selected filmography for Alain Delon • Liner Notes by film critic and cinema studies professor Edwin Jahiel
DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004 |
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It is not
the tightest image I have ever seen, in fact, I have suspicions that it
may be from a PAL source. I don't have the times to state positively,
but I see a few telltales that may indicate. Colors are full and bright,
almost saturated, but not quite at that level, but I do see far too much
red in the skin tones. The picture has moments of real haziness although
it is 16X9 enhanced. I was also under-impressed by the audio which seems
extensively quiet. No real Extras to speak of and I only give this DVD
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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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