DVD
REVIEW: André Téchiné 4 Film Collection
07/19/08
Four classic
movies from one of France’s most acclaimed contemporary
directors are now available in one unique DVD box set for
the first time in the U.S – The Director’s Series: André
Téchiné 4-Film Collection. This is the fifth release in The
Director’s Series, following Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir,
Luis Buňuel and Jean-Luc Godard. The André Téchiné 4-Film
Collection includes the following celebrated films on DVD:
Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux Sauvages), which won the Cesar Award
for Best Film, Best Director, Best Writing and Most
Promising Actress (Elodie Bouchez); My Favorite Season (Ma
Saison Préféree), a Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
and Cesar Award nominee for Best Film, Best Director, Best
Actor (Daniel Auteuil), Best Actress (Catherine Deneuve),
Best Supporting Actress (Marthe Villalonga) and Best Foreign
Film pick from the Boston Society of Film Critics; I Don’t
Kiss (J’Embrasse Pas), the Cesar Award winner for Most
Promising Actor (Manuel Blanc) and nominee for Best Director
and Best Supporting Actress (Helene Vincent); and Hotel
America (Hôtel des Ameriques), Cesar Award nominee for Best
Actress (Catherine Deneuve) and Best Supporting Actress
(Sabine Haudepin). A must-have for any film fan, the The
Director’s Series: André Téchiné 4-Film Collection is a
3-disc set encased in stylish foil stamp packaging that will
be available on July 22, 2008
Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux Sauvages)
Considered by many to be Techine’s masterwork, this
compelling coming-of-age drama features the Algerian War as
a backdrop and paints a rich portrait of the inner turmoil
facing four teens in Provence. Techine’s multi-layered study
of his characters’ divergent political and personal
viewpoints creates a “sober, heartfelt piece of work” (San
Francisco Chronicle).
My Favorite Season (Ma Saison Préférée)
This emotionally charged and profoundly perceptive drama
earned Téchiné comparisons to Ingmar Bergman and John
Cassavetes by The New York Times. The film chronicles the
relationship between an estranged brother and sister drawn
together after their mother’s stroke. It is a rich,
bittersweet story of the hidden motives that tear people
apart and bring them back together.
I Don’t Kiss (J’Embrasse Pas)
I Don’t Kiss is a striking visual portrait of Pierre, a
young man in Paris searching for the meaning of life. After
ignoring sage advice from an older gay man, Pierre gives up
his dream of becoming an actor and enters the dark world of
male prostitution. However, his luck goes awry when he falls
in love with a beautiful female prostitute, which leads to
tragic consequences.
Hotel America (Hôtel des Ameriques)
In Biarritz, Gilles meets Hélène after a minor accident and
falls desperately in love with her. Hélène, combining
dazzling beauty and embarrassed silences, tries to escape
his growing passion. Prisoner of a lost love, she
nevertheless reveals her secret in the end.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (16x9)(2.35:1)
AUDIO:
French
Dolby Stereo
Subtitles - English Spanish,
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