DVD
Danton
Item details
- ISBN: 1604651261
- ISBN: 9781604651263
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) - Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2009.
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | D'après l'ouvrage de [After the work of] Stanisława Przybyszewska "L'affaire Danton" Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1982. In French with optional subtitles in English. Winner, Prix Louis Delluc: Andrzej Wajda, 1982; Meilleur réalisateur (Best Director): Andrzej Wajda--César Awards, 1983; Best Foreign Language Film: Margaret Ménégoz, Barbara Pec-Slesicka, Andrzej Wajda--BAFTA Film Awards, 1984. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1, the film Opening credits -- Paris, spring 1794. Year two of the Republic. -- Le vieux cordelier -- "Danton is back" -- Committee of Public Safety -- Danton advises restraint -- Jubilation at the Convention -- Dinner -- After-dinner conversation -- Robespierre and Desmoulins -- Order goes out -- Arrest -- Outrage at the Convention -- "Camille is not at home" -- Tribunal -- Robespierre models for David -- Danton's monologue -- Confession to a plot -- "You feel nothing when the blade drops" -- Rights of Man -- End credits -- Color bars (1982) (136 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Image [photography], Igor Luther ; montage [editor], Halina Prugar-Ketling ; musique, Jean Prodromides ; décors, Allan Starski ; création des costumes, Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle ; consultants historiques, Jan Baszkiewicz, Stefan Meller. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Gèrard Depardieu (Danton), Wojciech Pszoniak (Robespierre), Anne Alvaro (Eleonore), Roland Blanche (Lacroix), Patrice Chéreau (Desmoulins), Emmanuelle Debever (Louison), Krzysztof Globisz (Amar), Ronald Guttman (Herman), Gerard Hardy (Tallien), Tadeusz Huk (Couthon), Stephane Jobert (Panis), Marian Kociniak (Lindet), Marek Kondrat (Barere De Vieuzac), Bogusław Linda (Saint Just), Alain Macé (Heron), Bernard Maitre (Legendre), Lucien Melki (Fabre D'Eglantine), Serge Merlin (Philippeaux), Erwin Nowiaszak (Collot D'Herbois), Leonard Pietraszak (Carnot), Roger Planchon (Fouquier-Tinville), Andrzej Seweryn (Bourdon), Franciszek Starowieyski (David), Jerzy Trela (Billaud-Varenne), Jacques Villeret (Westermann), Angela Winkler (Lucile Desmoulins), Jean-Loup Wolff (Herault de Seyshelles), Czesław Wołłejko (Vadier). |
| System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer; new and improved English subtitle translation. |
| Language Note: | In French with optional subtitles in English. |
| Awards Note: | Winner, Prix Louis Delluc: Andrzej Wajda, 1982; Meilleur réalisateur (Best Director): Andrzej Wajda--César Awards, 1983; Best Foreign Language Film: Margaret Ménégoz, Barbara Pec-Slesicka, Andrzej Wajda--BAFTA Film Awards, 1984. |
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD DANTON Send SMS Text |
31001001780833 | AV | Available | |
| Middle Georgia Regional Library: Washington Memorial Library |
DVD DANTON Send SMS Text |
31033010248031 | Adult DVDs | Available |
