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Miscellaneous French films
Vol. 8
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Cartouche
(1963)
Starring:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, et al.
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Director:
Phillippe De Broca
Rated:
NR
Edition
Details:
NTSC format
(VHS, for use in U.S. and Canada only);
Subtitles in English; Color;
Number of tapes: 1
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ASIN: 6303103723
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An 18th
century story of Cartouche, a cooper's son
who becomes a quick-witted thief and
highwayman, a French Robin Hood who takes
over a Parisian crime syndicate. He joins
the army to escape a local gang, but he
later returns with two army mates and
becomes the gang's new leader. Together
with the band of robbers and a beautiful
Gypsy named Venus, Cartouche roams the
countryside -- plundering the aristocrats'
coffers to give to the poor, with enough
time left over for romancing the ladies.
Based on French legend, this dark fable
encompasses farce, tragedy, violence and
high-flown adventure.
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Presented
by Joseph E. Levine. Produced in
association with Les Films
Ariane-Filmsonor (Paris) and Vides (Rome).
Shot in Dyaliscope (French widescreen
process).
Belmondo is dashing as
Cartouche and Cardinale is ravishing as
Venus, his gypsy-mistress, in this rousing
action-comedy.
-- Leonard
Maltin
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Director:
François Truffaut
Rated:
NR
Edition
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(VHS, for use in U.S. and Canada only);
Dubbed in French, Subtitles in English;
Color,
Black & White, Widescreen
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François
Truffaut's first feature was this 1959
portrait of Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre
Léaud), a boy who turns to petty
crime in the face of neglect at home and
hard times at a reform school. Somewhat
autobiographical for its director, the
film helped usher in the heady spirit of
the French New Wave, and introduced the
Doinel character, who became a fixture in
Truffaut's movies over the years.
Poignant, exhilarating, and fun (there's a
parade of cameo appearances from some of
the essential icons and directors from the
movement), this film is an important
classic.
--Tom Keogh
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