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(aka "The Beautiful Captive" )
directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet
France 1983
In contemporary parlance, Alain Robbe-Grillet’s “La Belle Captive” (1983) might best be understood as a mashup or perhaps a proto-mashup. Based on a “collaborative” novel by Robbe-Grillet and René Magritte (even though Magritte was already dead), the story employs Magritte’s art work as the inspiration for a noir-ish detective story that also relies heavily on classical music and borrows liberally from the tradition of the vampire film: mysterious leather-clad boss-lady Sara Zeitgeist (Cyrielle Claire) appears to be an homage to the infamous Irma Vep.
Theatrical Release: Feb 16, 1983 (France)
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DVD Review: Koch Lorber - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Christopher Long for the Review!
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Koch Lorber Region 1 - NTSC |
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| Runtime | 85 min. | |
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1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
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| Audio | French | |
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Release Information: Studio: Koch Lorber Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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The transfer looks a bit underlit throughout, but the colors are fairly sharp - they could be better, but for Koch Lorber this isn't a bad job. I don't know if it is a progressive transfer or not, but I didn't catch any obvious examples of combing, which used to be a big problem for this studio. The image is definitely soft in some spots, as you can see in some of the screen captures below. Overall, it's a adequate transfer, but nothing more.
Unfortunately, there are no extras besides a three minute French
trailer for the film.
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