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Memoir of war La douleur

Memoir of war La douleur

DVD 2018

Marguerite Duras must navigate the Resistance and the Gestapo to uncover the whereabouts of her imprisoned husband, Robert Antelme. After he's deported to Dachau in the midst of Nazi-occupied France, she becomes friendly with French collaborator Rabier to gain information at considerable risk to her underground cell. But as the months wear on, she must begin the process of confronting the unimaginable.

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Duras, Marguerite Fiction
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Husband and wife Fiction
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Description:
1 videodisc (126 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not Rated
14A
Other Title:
Douleur
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017
Title from container
Based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras "La Douleur"
Bonus features: From Melanie to Marguerite featurette; On image and sound: a conversation with the film's technicians; Costume and screen tests; Deleted scenes
Mélanie Thierry, Benoît Magimel, Benjamin Biolay
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
French dialogue; English subtitles
Control Number:
2630016
UPC:
751778951185
Other Authors:
Biolay, Benjamin, 1973- actor
CinéFrance, production company
Films du poisson (Firm), production company
Finkiel, Emmanuel, film director
KNM Productions, production company
Magimel, Benoît, actor
Music Box Films, publisher
Thierry, Mélanie, actor
motion picture adaptation of (work): Duras, Marguerite. Douleur
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