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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Au revoir, les enfants (1987); During WWII, in a Catholic boarding school in the French countryside, two boys become friends. One is a French boy, Julien Quintin, and the other is a Jewish boy, Jean Bonnet, who is being hidden from the Nazis by the friars who run the school. Louis Malle directed this film based on what actually happened when he was at a boarding school himself during the war.; Black Moon (1975); There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: Sister, Brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio. Since the content of this picture is not as important as the pictures and allegories, the simple plot can not be described further.; Lacombe Lucien (1974); A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance, the 18 year old Lucien Lacombe, whose father is a prisoner in Germany and whose mother dates her employer, works for the German police. He then meets France Horn, the daughter of a rich jewish tailor.; Le Souffle au coeur (1971); This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France. This is France in the mid-1950s rather than America in the 1990s. Thus, Laurent is unharmed by events which would irreparably shatter the self-esteem of a modern American adolescent: he gets drunk, he smokes, he has se...Louis Malle Volume Two ( Goodbye, Children / Black Moon / Lacombe, Lucien / Murmur of the Heart / May Fools ) ( Au revoir, les enfants / Black Moon / Lacombe Lucien / Le Souffle au coeur / Milou en mai )
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eclectic collection from a great director...,
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This review is from: Louis Malle Collection - Vol. 2 [ English subtitles ] [DVD] (DVD)
Louis Malle's filmography includes several masterpieces - and three candidates for that sort of praise are included here - Au Revoir Les Enfants, Lacombe Lucien and Le Souffle au Coeur. Personally I would only class the first of these, about a young boy experiencing the effects of the second world war while at school, as a great film, although the other two have their supporters too.
Lacombe Lucien is an unsettling story, again about a young boy, which deals with the impossible individual choices made during the Nazi occupation of France, and Le Souffle au Coeur is a drama about incest which caused controvesry at the time of its release in 1971 but seems quite old fashioned now; in fact, it's a subtle and interesting film. The set is completed by Milou en Mai, a pleasant enough country house comedy drama, and Black Moon, which is so odd that it defies description. Together, these five films are varied but always watchable, complement the Malle vol.1 boxed set (of his earlier work) well, and form a worthy addition to any serious DVD collection. Useful little introductions to each film are included as extras in the set.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible value for money again!,
By MarkusG "Markus" (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Louis Malle Collection - Vol. 2 [ English subtitles ] [DVD] (DVD)
I bought this set together with vol 1. For the price of one Criterion you get five Malle films with good transfer! The only minor minus is the non-optional (english) subtitles and the limited extra material. Buy it now before it is too late!
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very eclectic, very rich, very French !,
By Colin Bell (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Louis Malle Collection - Vol. 2 [ English subtitles ] [DVD] (DVD)
I bought this DVD first and because I was so impressed, I went on to buy Volume 1.
I must say, I prefer this one of the two, although volume 1 is also good, but for quite different reasons. The content of volume two is very varied, quintessentially French, and always extremely interesting. I like all of the films, each for perhaps different reasons. Black Moon is a fascinating fantasy. What is it about ? Perhaps it is a little up to the viewer, rather as when one looks at an abstract painting !? It is slightly quirky and very 1970's in it's content. I think to me it is saying something of the time in which it is made. We are at the crossroads, society is fragmenting, division is in the ascendent. What is happening is confusing and illogical [events don't necessarily always immediately make sense in real life !] and Lily [the main character] struggles to make sense of it all. It is set in the French countryside, there is conflict, exotic animals from all over the world appear, some friendly, some menacing. Naked children herd the local sheep. A thread of Wagner's 'Tristan & Isolde' runs through the film -- Tristan & Isolde is a myth telling of death dealing Eros, of the breaking of the marriage bond, and DESTRUCTIVE PASSION. Such passion, as a sickness unto death, destroys those who succumb to it, body and soul ! -- could Louis Malle be comparing Wagner's theme to what is going on in the 1970's ? Change, uncertainty, and confusion sit well together. I like this film, and everytime I look at it I see something new. I am surely projecting my own thoughts onto it, but then, that's life ! 'Lacombe Lucien' is I feel, one of the best films about the war in europe and the nazi era. It is realistic, tragic, and very human. It isn't excusing anything. It is simply telling a story. It is based on a true story. Perhaps it doesn't quite fit with the image of the period that many would have us believe. So what. 'Au revoir les enfants' is another [quite different] film set in the same era. Another very good, very sad film. Very real. 'Milou en Mai', visually rich, VERY French. Delightful film. 'Le Souffle au Coeur' explores darker themes. A wonderful, varied collection. If you like artistry and films that make you think then buy this DVD. You won't regret it.
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