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  • Actors: Java, Coco Le Martiniquais, Lucien Sénémaud
  • Directors: Jean Genet
  • Writers: Jean Genet
  • Producers: Nikos Papatakis
  • Format: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL, Silent
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 25 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009KOWL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 50,613 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
English
Region 2
Commentary By Jane Giles And Richard Kwietniowski


Synopsis
The author Jean Genet wrote and directed his one and only short film, UN CHANT D'AMOUR using a cast plucked from his associates and male lovers from Paris streets. Set in a French prison the film examines intense homosexual desire. Banned for many years it became a cause celebre for gay rights campaigners as well as being a masterpiece of poetic film-making.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film...overpriced by BFI, 8 Jul 2003
By DM Webster "arakis2002" (Norfolk) - See all my reviews
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The first time Genet's masterpiece arrived on video, it was accompanied by two other short films making 90 minutes of video viewing. This made buying the video worthwhile. This DVD presents only the film with a quite interesting commentary. However, considering the film is 25 minutes long, BFI charging full price for this is taking the mickey. yes this is a classic of French short cinema but please don't take us all for mugs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Brilliance, 23 Mar 2007
By Mr. A. Peacock "Sandy Peacock" (Edinburgh, UK) - See all my reviews
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I first came across this film in Amos Vogel's "Film As A Subversive Art", it stood out, but not really enough to warrant paying 19.99 for. After a while i couldnt resist and just bought it, and now i am truly stunned this film isn't far more famous.

It's a silent 25 minute long homosexual french film set in an all male prison. The focus of it is on repression, lust, and love, but the thing that particularly stands out is the outstanding visual beauty of the film.

I don't want to give too much of the incredibly minimal plot away, but the scene where all the prisoners are dancing erotically in their individual cells, getting more and more frantic while wildly shaking their bodies is just incredibly powerful, as is the arabic prisoner's dream of an idyllic and beautiful day in the woods with the prisoner in the adjoining cell. There are numerous other moments which truly take your breath away and the music has been specially created fairly recently, and it is just so fitting: lots of reeds, pipes, jungle drums. So thats perfect as well.

Honestly my expectations weren't incredibly high, and the fact that Genet only made one film made me feel wary, but i can honestly say to you that this film deserves to be up there in the top 10 list along with the likes of Olympia, Seven Samurai, Dekalog, Celine and Julie. I can't imagine anyone disliking this film unless they were particularly homophobic, but then if that was the case not seeing this due to that would be a great loss.

Trust me, this is an absolute masterpiece.
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