The Criterion Collection

3 Films by Louis Malle

Edition no. 327

Murmur of the Heart - The Criterion Collection 2006 DVD ( USA) Lacombe, Lucien - The Criterion Collection 2006 DVD ( USA) Au revoir les enfants - The Criterion Collection 2006 DVD ( USA) 3 Films by Louis Malle - The Criterion Collection 2006 DVD ( USA) Au revoir les enfants - The Criterion Collection 2011 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $79.95
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Murmur of the Heart | Lacombe Lucien | Au revoir les enfants
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Nouvelles Editions de Films
Directed by: Louis Malle
Few directors have portrayed the agonies and epiphanies of growing up as poetically—and controversially—as Louis Malle. Laced with autobiographical details, Murmur of the Heart; Lacombe, Lucien; and Au revoir les enfants tell stories of youth, set against the tumult of World War II and postwar France. Tragic, amusing, and poignant, these three films are more than just coming-of-age stories. They are the director’s ongoing response to a world gone wrong.
  • Year: 1970 | 1974 | 1987
  • Time: 118 | 138 | 105 min.

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Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (4 Discs)
Total: 4 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included:
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Original theatrical trailer and teaser
  • Interview with actress Candice Bergen, Malle’s widow
  • Booklet containing a new essay by film critic Michael Sragow
  • Booklet featuring Pauline Kael’s 1974 New Yorker review
  • Booklet featuring new essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
  • Interview with Louis Malle biographer Pierre Billard
  • Excerpts from a French TV program featuring the director on the sets of Murmur of the Heart and Lacombe, Lucien
  • Audio excerpts from a 1988 AFI interview with Louis Malle
  • Audio interview with Louis Malle from 1974
  • Audio interview with Louis Malle from 1990
  • The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin’s 1917 short comedy, featured in Au revoir les enfants
  • Joseph: A Character Study, a profile of the provocative figure from Au revoir les enfants, created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
  • Insert featuring notes on this release

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Release Notes on Restoration

Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Ricardo Aronovich, was made by scanning the 35mm interpositive and internegative on a Spirit Datacine in 2K resolution, and color corrected on a Specter Virtual Datacine with Pandora color correction. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio soundtrack, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
Lacombe Lucien
Lacombe, Lucien is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was made by scanning the 35mm interpositive on a Spirit Datacine in 2K resolution, and color corrected on a Specter Virtual Datacine with Pandora color correction. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio soundtrack, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
Au revoir les enfants
Au revoir les enfants is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. Director of photography Renato Berta supervised this new high-definition digital transfer, which was made by scanning the 35mm original camera negative on a Spirit Datacine in 2K resolution, and color corrected on a Specter Virtual Datacine with Pandora color correction. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.