The Secret of the Grain [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen Rating:
NR-
Language:
French, Arb Studio:
CriterionUPC:
715515063111Year of Release:
2007Item Number:
HVD002226Release Date:
07/27/2010Genre:
Drama –
Ensemble Film –
Family Drama –
Foreign Films –
Slice of Life
Format:
Blu-ray
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Though it is seldom discussed (or acknowledged) in the West, modern-day France incorporates a substantial number of immigrant communities, with many indigenes from North Africa populating the bucolic regions of southern Gaul. Abdel Kechiche's La Graine et le Mulet hones in on one such community, located on the ocean, which exudes a laid-back, unforced rhythm and a slower pace of life for all of its residents. For many years, one such occupant, sexagenarian Slimane Beiji (Habib Boufares), has nurtured a single lifelong dream: to open up his own couscous and fish restaurant in the community. This dream appears ever more impossible when Slimane is promptly laid off, but he soon lands on the idea of occupying a wrecked boat and converting it into the restaurant. Meanwhile, the gentleman has recently divorced his wife, Souad (Bouraouia Marzouk), and has moved into a hotel owned by his lover, Latifa (Hatika Karaoui), but Slimane's extended family continues to meet at Souad's home on a weekly basis for her beloved fish couscous, where they expostulate their views on life and reflect on the state of their relationships with one another. In a tangentially related subplot, Slimane's oldest son, Hamid (Abdelhamid Aktouche), enjoys an extramarital affair, ignoring his nuptials with his Russian wife and the presence of his infant boy, and thus endangering the sanctity and happiness of his family. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
DVD FEATURES:
- Number of Discs: 1
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio
- Subtitle: Eng
- Features:
- New Video Interview with Kechiche
- Sueur, Kechiche's extended reedit of the climactic belly-dancing sequence, featuring a new video introduction by the Director
- New Video Interview with Film Scholar Ludovic Cortade
- Excerpt from a 20 heures television interview with Kechiche and Actress Hafsia Herzi
- Video Interviews with Herzi, Actress Bouraoia Marzouk, and the film's musicians
- Theatrical Trailer
- Plus: a Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Wesley Morris
AWARDS
Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominated Best Foreign Film - 2008 (Abdel Kechiche)
London Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2007
Miami International Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2008
Rotterdam International Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2008
San Francisco International Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2008
Seattle International Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2008
Tribeca Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2008
Venice International Film Festival
- Won Special Jury Prize - 2007
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Cast:
Habib Boufares - Slimane Beiji
Hafsia Herzi - Rym
Farida Benkhetache - Karima
Abdelhamid Aktouche - Hamid
Bouraouia Marzouk - Souad
Alice Houri - Julia
Sami Zitouni
Abdelkader Djeloulli
Olivier Loustau
Leila D'issernio
Bruno Lochet
Cyril Favre
Sabrina QuazaniDirector:
Abdel KechicheProducer:
Claude Berri, Pierre GrunsteinDialogue Writer:
Abdel KechicheScreen Story:
Abdel KechicheDialogue Writer:
Ghalia LacroixCinematographer:
Lubomir BakchevEditor:
Ghalia LacroixProduction Designer:
Benoit BarouhExecutive Producer:
Nathalie Rheims
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