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(aka 'Bed and Board')
Pretty ordinary stuff, but charming the way Truffaut captures the vignettes, all
the time focusing on Antoine and Christine. The relationships are much like we
find them in
Stolen Kisses, except this time Antoine is
more under control and his wife actually seeks a quick kiss when downstairs in
her parents’ wine cellar. There’s a few normal marital disagreements over things
like whether they really need a phone, but it first appears that the couple is
settling into the type of routine that most people endure. Excerpt from John Nesbit's review at CultureDose.net located HERE |
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Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1970
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Mk2 (France) - Region 2- PAL vs. Criterion (Doinel Boxset)- Region 0 - NTSC vs. Fox Lorber - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Artificial Eye - Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
Big thanks to Ole of DVDBasen for the PAL DVD Screen Caps!
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NOTE: These Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Artificial Eye - Region 'B' - Blu-ray (September 14'): Perhaps not as large an upgrade as The Soft Skin, but this 1080P still advances handily over the SD transfers which lean to greenish tinge. Contrast significantly advances, the image is brighter, shows some texture and a shade more information in the frame. We get lossless audio, optional subtitles plus a commentary (in French) with optional English subtitles and introduction by Serge Toubiana for both Bed and Board and the 1/2 Antoine and Colette - which also has a commentary! This is an excellent release offering a lot of value. Recommended!*** All versions seem marginally cropped in spots, but it is all negligible. The Mk2 image is slightly softer, but at the cost of detail. Again this difference is marginal in comparison to the Criterion which shows slight grain. I think the skin tones are more true in the Criterion, but again, a slight difference. Both the Mk2 and Criterion versions show the failings of the Fox Lorber image, which, actually, is not that bad considering. The real disparity is in the extras which go totally in Criterion's favor. The Mk2 has some nice additions as well, but they are not subtitled in English. Again the Fox Lorber has included the short 'Tribute to Jean-Pierre Leaud' and again has burned in subs for the film and this extra. Colors are relatively balanced in all three versions. If I had bought the 12 Disc Truffaut Boxset from Mk2, I wouldn't be overly disappointed in comparison to the Criterion in this case, especially if I understood French for the Extras. Still though, buy the Criterion Boxset if you don't own this film. |
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Recommended Reading on Truffaut / French Cinema (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Films in My Life |
François Truffaut by Annette Insdorf |
HITCHCOCK (REVISED EDITION)
by Helen G. Scott, Francois Truffaut |
The French New Wave: An Artistic School by Michel Marie, Richard John Neupert, Richard Neupert |
A History of the French New Wave Cinema by Richard Neupert |
French New Wave
by Jean Douchet, Robert Bonnono, Cedric Anger, Robert Bononno |
French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present by Remi Fournier Lanzoni |
Truffaut: A Biography by Antoine do Baecque and Serge Toubiana |
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