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SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS (1930)

Criterion Collection # 161

Frankrijk
Komedie / Drama
96 minuten

geregisseerd door René Clair
met Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry en Edmond T. Gréville

Albert is verliefd op Pola, maar wordt door een vergissing aangezien voor een dief en gevangen gezet. Ondertussen wordt Pola verliefd op Louis, de beste vriend van Albert.


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User Rating:   7.7/10   586 votes


DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002


Director: Rene Clair


Description
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In Rene Clair"s irrepressibly romantic portrait of the crowded tenements of Paris, a street singer and a gangster vie for the love of a beautiful young woman. This witty exploration of love and human foibles, told primarily through song, captures the flamboyant atmosphere of the city with sophisticated visuals and groundbreaking use of the new technology of movie sound. An international sensation upon its release, Under the Roofs of Paris is an exhilarating celebration of filmmaking and one of France?s most beloved cinematic exports.


READ:
Under the Roofs of Paris
by Luc Sante
criterion.com/current/posts/220-under-the-roofs-of-paris


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.86 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 92 minutes

Type: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): French

Subtitles: optional English


DISC FEATURES:

# New digital transfer.
# Clair"s silent film Paris qui dort (1925).
# A BBC-TV interview with Clair.
# Trailer.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
# Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.


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