The Alain Delon Collection

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Catch the famed French sex symbol in his prime with this deceitful collection in Diabliquement Votre (Senta Berfer. 1967/93 min.), Le Gitan (Paul Meurisse. 1975/102 min.), La Piscine (Romy Schneider. 1969/120 min.), Notre Histoire (Nathalie Baye. 1984/110 min.) and La Veuve de Couderc (Simone Signoret. 1971/92 min.) 5 DVDs. Color/NR/widescreen.

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 3
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 (Vistavision)

AWARDS

• French Academy of Cinema

•     Won Best Actor - 1984 (Alain Delon)
•     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1984 (Bertrand Blier)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Alain Delon - Jean
       Alain Delon - Robert Avranche
       Senta Berger - Christiane
       Alain Delon - Jean-Paul
       Ottavia Piccolo - Felicie
       Romy Schneider - Marianne
       Nathalie Baye - Donatienne
       Alain Delon - Pierre
       Michel Galabru - Emile
       Maurice Ronet - Harry
       Sergio Fantoni - Freddie
       Simone Signoret - Coudrec
       Claude Pieplu
       Gerard Darmon - Duval
       Jane Birkin - Penelope
       Monique Chaumette - Francoise
       Peter Mosbacher - Kim
       Sabine Haudepin - Carmen
       Genevieve Fontanel - Madeleine
       Jean - Francois Stevenin - Chatelard
       Ginette Garcin - Florist
       Jacques Denis - A neighbour
       Jean Reno
       Paul Crauchet - Leveque
       Michel Peyrelon - A neighbour
       Jean - Louis Foulquier - Bob
       Nathalie Nell - The unknown girl
       Bobby Lapointe - Father
       Jean - Pierre Darroussin - The second passenger
       Jean Tissier - Henri
       Paul Guers - Clark
       Sebastien Floche
       Vincent Lindon - Brechet
       Christian Bouillette - A neighbour
       Jean - Claude Dreyfus - A neighbour
       Maurice Denham
       Bernard Farcy - Farid
       Philippe Laudenbach - Sam
       Nadia Barentin

• Director:

  Pierre Granier-Deferre, Julien Duvivier, Jacques Deray, Bertrand Blier

• Producer:

  Alain Delon, Alain Sarde

• Screenwriter:

  Pierre Granier-Deferre, Pascal Jardin, Georges Simenon

• Book Author:

  Georges Simenon

• Screenwriter:

  Paul Gégauff, Julien Duvivier

• Book Author:

  Louis Thomas

• Screenwriter:

  Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray

• Dialogue Writer:

  Bernard Blier

• Screenwriter:

  Bertrand Blier

• Cinematographer:

  Walter Wottitz, Henri Decaë, Jean-Jacques Tarbes, Jean Penzer

• Composer (Music Score):

  Philippe Sarde, Michel Legrand

• Featured Music:

  Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert

• Editor:

  Jean Ravel, Paul Cayatte, Claudine Merlin

• Production Designer:

  Ralph Baum, Jacques Saulnier, Bernard Evein

• Art Director:

  Bernard Evein

• Costume Designer:

  Michele Cerf

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Bernard Bats, Dominique Hennequin

• Production Director:

  Gerard Crosnier

REVIEW:

• Pierre Granier-Deferre's The Widow Couderc is a solid melodrama, with a lot of tension simmering just under the surface. It's greatly enhanced by the strong performances of its two leads, Simone Signoret and Alain Delon. Delon is believable as the tough, potentially dangerous Jean Lavigne, the quiet loner who takes his time sizing up the volatile situation around him, but the film belongs to Signoret as the bitter, aging abused woman who has finally taken control of her chaotic life, but risks everything for the possibility of forbidden romance. Circumstances force Lavigne to trust her, essentially, with his life, but he's not the type to resist temptation, and his attraction Felicie (Ottavia Piccolo) the seductive daughter of the widow's sneaky sister-in-law, ends up causing turmoil. Meanwhile, the rough surfaces of the mismatched couple give way to a surprising tenderness. With a strong emphasis on character development, the story builds slowly to an explosive climax. The Widow Couderc is leisurely paced, surprisingly restrained, and unequivocally French. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi