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One of the most magnetic and prominent French actors of the post-war era, Alain Delon’s first outstanding success was in Rene Clement's stylish 1960 thriller Plein Soleil. An international hit that made the most of Delon’s unique blend of menace and charisma, the film cast him as a murderous American traveling abroad. Based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Plein Soleil was remade in 1999 as the star-studded The Talented Mr Ripley.
Delon was utilised quite brilliantly by Antonioni as a brash young stockbroker in the enigmatic L’Eclisse, a cornerstone of 1960s European cinema. (L’Eclisse is also being released individually for the first time on 9th July 2007) Thereafter Delon struck up perhaps the most profitable director relationship of his career, working with Jean-Pierre Melville on a number of pictures including Le Samouraï, Le Cercle Rouge, and Melville’s final work, Un Flic (included here), perhaps the director’s most perfect synthesis of style and suspense. All hugely popular with European audiences, these films honed Delon’s existentialist loner persona. Delon’s work was also typified by his complex portrayals of the troubled cops exemplified by Flic Story, and the killers and sexual deviants typified by Alain Jessua’s disturbing and audacious Traitement de Choc.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Black & White, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Un Flic (1972): A bank robbery in small town ends with one of the robbers being wounded. The loot from the robbery is just an asset for the even more spectacular heist... Plein Soleil (1960): Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled, playboy son, Philip, and bring him back home to the States. This film is based on the book "The Talented Mr Ripley". L'Eclisse (1962): A young woman meets a vital young man, but the love affair is doomed because of the man's materialistic nature. Traitement De Choc (1973): Doctors at a rejuvenation clinic discover a formula that will prevent aging. However, it involves harvesting the blood and body parts of young men, a process that the doctors aren't particularly averse to. Flic Story (1975): This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, ...Alain Delon Collection - 5-DVD Box Set ( Plein soleil / L'eclisse / Un flic / Traitement de choc / Flic Story ) ( Purple Noon / Eclipse / A Cop / Doctor in the Nude / Cop Story )
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57 of 61 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Golden boy of French cinema in the 60s given the repackaging treatment
20 July 2007
By C. O'Brien
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In many ways the French equivalent of shady English heartthrobs Terence Stamp and Michael Caine, Alain Delon was the most charismatic and menacing star of French cinema in the 60s and 70s. Yet to some, he's most recognisable as the owner of the chiselled cheekbones that graced the cover of The Smiths' album The Queen Is Dead.
He made his name at the dawn of the decade in Rene Clement's stylish thriller Plein Soleil, an adaptation from Patricia Highsmith's novel and later to be remade with Matt Damon and Jude Law as The Talented Mr Ripley.
He cemented his reputation in Antonioni's brilliant L'Eclisse, in which he plays a brash stockbroker who enters into a doomed relationship. He soon became known for playing dark, existential loners - some of them troubled cops, as in 1972's Un Flic and 1975's Flic Story (released on DVD here for the first time) and occasionally even more sinister creatures, as he did in his portrayal of the peculiar Dr Devilers in Alain Jessua's disturbing psychological thriller Traitement de Choc.
Perfectly matched with some of European cinema's most luminous leading ladies (Catherine Deneuve, Monica Vitti) Delon was never as compelling as he was in this era.
He continues to work (next year will see him playing Julius Caesar opposite Gerard Depardieu in the latest "Asterix" adventure, Asterix at the Olympic Games) but you really can't do better than these five films as an introduction to his early work and his glory days. Only the addition of 1970 gangster mega-hit Borsalino would improve the collection.
as published in Subba-Cultcha
He made his name at the dawn of the decade in Rene Clement's stylish thriller Plein Soleil, an adaptation from Patricia Highsmith's novel and later to be remade with Matt Damon and Jude Law as The Talented Mr Ripley.
He cemented his reputation in Antonioni's brilliant L'Eclisse, in which he plays a brash stockbroker who enters into a doomed relationship. He soon became known for playing dark, existential loners - some of them troubled cops, as in 1972's Un Flic and 1975's Flic Story (released on DVD here for the first time) and occasionally even more sinister creatures, as he did in his portrayal of the peculiar Dr Devilers in Alain Jessua's disturbing psychological thriller Traitement de Choc.
Perfectly matched with some of European cinema's most luminous leading ladies (Catherine Deneuve, Monica Vitti) Delon was never as compelling as he was in this era.
He continues to work (next year will see him playing Julius Caesar opposite Gerard Depardieu in the latest "Asterix" adventure, Asterix at the Olympic Games) but you really can't do better than these five films as an introduction to his early work and his glory days. Only the addition of 1970 gangster mega-hit Borsalino would improve the collection.
as published in Subba-Cultcha
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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There was a marvellous time on television in the 70's when an Alain Delon film was never far from being inexplicably hidden away somewhere in the small hours of late night tv.It is really great to revisit some of those films once again in this fine collection.I regret I did not sometimes show them the respect or appreciation they deserved back then and in comparison seeing them again is an absolute positive relief from the many poor films made today. All 5 films are extremely worthwhile watching.I always find myself somehow drawn into French or any European films more than any other so this set , which are loaded with ' atmosphere ' , are a must if anyone feels likewise.This chap has style a plenty.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By bisiti
Wish this set contained other Delon movies other than those already released previously in the English market (Plein Soleil, L'Eclisse, Un Flic, and Flic Story have all been released before), however the picture quality in this set is excellent, and it includes some extra materials for L'Eclisse and Traitement de Choc. Not to mention the latter film has never been out on DVD (and available with English subtitle either) before! This set contains Delon's work with some of the most important directors in his career. So buy it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good looking box-set starring a very good looking actor
First of all, I'd like to congratulate the manufacturers in producing such a smart and handsome set, in white and classy dark blue, that unfolds gate-fold style and even has... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tim Kidner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best films he made..
The first DVD would not work, which was the one I was looking forward to. The other titles are not his best films, so all in all a bit poor really.
Published 16 months ago by Placeyplacey
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have!
5 films that give a good picture of the 60s-70s cinema featuring one of the most talented and handsome actor of his time (including Plein soleil / first adaptation of Paricia... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Hexagone1304
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Excellent selection & quality, will be the highlight of any collector, fan or film buff
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by M. McKeown
5.0 out of 5 stars
an alain delon fan par exellece
very very pleased with the alain delon "screen icons collection dvd ",i just wish "they"would manufacture more of his other film,s ,have now bought the two... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009
1.0 out of 5 stars
Watch out! First DVD is unplayable.
The first DVD in the set I received (Plein Soleil) was unplayable. When I received a replacement set I found that the first DVD was unplayable again. Read more
Published on 13 July 2009 by WK
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